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Elements of the Democratic Economy
For the sake of our communities and our environment, our economy will need to transform. But how? The language of “economic democracy” points us in a direction, but in order to make concrete advances and replicate successes, we need to be clear about just what a democratic economy consists of. A new resource from The
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Taking Back the Wheel: On Labor’s Future
How do we understand the future of labor? Will it be one of total automation and increasingly precarious workers? Perhaps if Uber has anything to say about it. SLU’s Kafui Attoh has co-authored an article with Declan Cullen and Kathryn Wells in Dissent that tackles some of these thorny questions called “Taking Back the Wheel.”
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NYC Workforce Development Corporation Seeks Storefront Improvement Project Manager
The Workforce Development Corporation (“WDC”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that works closely with the New York City Department of Small Business Services (“SBS”) to contribute to the economic vitality of the City by promoting workforce development and job creation through public and private partnerships. SBS’s Neighborhood Development Division (NDD) assists in the creation and
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Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM Seeks Union Organizer
Associated Musicians of Greater New York, American Federation of Musicians Local 802 is the largest local union of professional musicians in the world. We unite to fight for the common interests of all musicians by advancing industry standards that dignify our labor and honor and enrich our art. We seek to organize a community of
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