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Event: Immigration Politics in the Trump Era (5/11)
Date: May 11th, 2017 Time: 10am-6pm Location: Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor RSVP HERE Co-sponsored by the Scholars Strategy Network and Murphy Institute This all-day conference will assess the unfolding immigration crisis, highlighting the perspectives of labor unions, worker centers, community organizations, and local government. The Trump administration’s efforts to restrict immigration, expand
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Murphy Institute Union Semester Seeks Full-Time Coordinator
The New York Union Semester (NYUS) program is seeking a full-time coordinator (Academic Internship Specialist). The NYUS is a unique and innovative program which combines academic scholarship with hands–on internships at New York City local unions and worker centers. It welcomes students from around the country for an in-depth, rewarding and unforgettable experience. Students study
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Excelsior: Free Tuition for Whom?
By Steve Brier If you’ve at all been confused about or even impressed by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s widely touted Excelsior Scholarship program that was just voted into law by the New York State legislature, a good place to start to deal with your questions and concerns is Lauren Gurley’s article in the May issue of The
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Tom Cat Workers Resist
This article was originally featured at the Indypendent. By Astha Rajvanshi Workers at Tom Cat Bakery start kneading the day’s first loaves inside a Queens factory at 6 a.m. Soon after, the industrial-scale bakery begins delivering 400 varieties of baked goods to hotels, supermarkets, food chains and Starbucks locations across New York City. One of
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