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UFCW Local 1500 Seeks Field Staff
Position location: New York Metropolitan Area Start date: 12/5/16 Summary: The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500 is the largest grocery retail union in New York with over 20,000 members working in grocery stores, pharmacies, and other industry jobs. We are a committed to building a powerful union that fights for economic, political, and…
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Profs. Steve Brier and Michael Fabricant Talk Austerity Blues on WNYC
If you missed our forum last Friday on the history and impact of austerity and neoliberal policies on public higher education, you can still listen to an interview on WNYC with two of our panelists: Murphy Institute consortial faculty member Prof. Steve Brier and co-author Prof. Michael Fabricant of the CUNY Graduate Center and Vice President…
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Not Just Transition, But Transformation: the Paris Climate Agreement
via TUED Bulletin 53 By Sean Sweeney The Paris Climate Agreement came into effect November 4th, 2016. More than 90 countries have ratified the deal, which is enough to turn it into international law. Unions all over the world are trying to anticipate the agreement’s likely impacts and navigate its provisions to advance the interests…
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