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Multiple Positions, Fund for Public Health NYC
FPHNYC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. COVID-19 JOBS If you have already applied to these positions under a previous title, please do not resubmit. Your application will still be considered. Supervising Contact Tracer Contact Tracer I Contact Tracer II COVID-19- ADMIN SUPPORT JOBS Contract…
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Spotlight on Students: Montserrat Vargas
By Becky Firesheets This new reality of life in quarantine is challenging for all of us, but we don’t have to look far to find encouragement and motivation, especially when it comes to our students here at SLU. Montserrat Vargas, an adult learner currently enrolled in Worker Education’s Reading/Writing College Preparation course, recently shared her…
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Ruth Milkman on the Future of Unions in Post-Pandemic America
What’s the future of labor in post-pandemic America? As once-ignored workers are increasingly hailed as frontline heroes, how can the attention translate into a stronger labor movement? SLU’s Ruth Milkman shared thoughts in an article in The American Prospect, part of the publication’s symposium on “The Future of Labor”: During the 40 years that I’ve…
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Rethinking Immigration Virtual Conference (5/1)
Please register for the live webcast of the RETHINKING IMMIGRATION conference, brought to you by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. The event will be held exclusively ONLINE. U.S. immigration policy is a longstanding political flashpoint, one that may be further inflamed by the coronavirus crisis. The RETHINKING IMMIGRATION web conference will feature movement leaders, academics, and policy experts who will discuss the…
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