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Social Security for All
By Deepak Bhargava and Mimi Abramovitz The economic crisis that accompanied the COVID pandemic pushed the safety net into the spotlight—and millions of Americans have found it threadbare. People seeking help for the first time are learning what poor and working-class people—mostly women and people of color—have long known: that in times of crisis, the…
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THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT (NELP) SEEKS A COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Communications Manager The National Employment Law Project (NELP) seeks a Communications Manager as a full-time one-year position. Reporting to the Communications Director, the Communications Manager will assist the communications team with vital support including: administrative support and reports, media and reporter research, digital communications, and online engagement. The Communications Manager may be assigned special projects…
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The US Safety Net Is Degrading by Design
Our social safety net is designed to fail. Our government isn’t working for the people. Bold steps are necessary to end this system of oppression, “that replaces our racial and gender caste system with a just and equitable one.” READ MORE in this piece by SLU Professors Deepak Bhargava and Mimi Abramovitz and Tammy Thomas…
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News from the SLU Community September 2020
For the second year in a row, Dean Gregory Mantsios has been named to City & State New York’s annual “Labor Power 100” list, which recognizes the most influential figures—activists, educators, community leaders and elected officials—in New York labor: Dean Mantsios was specifically lauded for having spent decades building programs in labor studies, which culminated in our School! In addition to…
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