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Uber, the “Metropocalypse,” and Economic Inequality in D.C.
This post originally appeared at Working-Class Perspectives. By Katie Wells, Kafui Attoh, and Declan Cullen Public transit infrastructure in Washington, D.C. is crumbling. Metro and bus services have been cut. Fares have gone up. And, safety remains a problem. After 40 years of deferred maintenance, poor management, and the lack of decent, long-term funding, the Metro
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Union Coop Council Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
In 2007, the UnionCo-ops Committee was conceptualized at the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD) in Asheville, North Carolina where Lynn Williams (USW) was keynote speaker. The council then became part of the U.S. Federation of Worker Co-ops and has met monthly since, helping building local and national connections between worker co-ops and labor unions.
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Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association Seeks Community Organizer – Housing Focus (Bronx, NY)
Organization Mission: Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Inc. is a community development corporation located in the Hunts Point, Longwood, and Morrisania neighborhoods of the Bronx. Our mission is to contribute to a revitalized, safe and economically vibrant South Bronx through the development and management of affordable housing and provision of targeted human services. Banana Kelly seeks
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NY Renews Seeks Campaign Coordinator
Description NY Renews is an unprecedented statewide coalition that has come together to fight for groundbreaking climate policies grounded in equity and justice for communities and working people. Spurred by Superstorm Sandy, the People’s Climate March, and the urgent need for state climate leadership under the current federal administration, NY Renews is campaigning to pass
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