A conversation about workers, communities and social justice

  • Is this the Bad Kind of Unionism?

    Is this the Bad Kind of Unionism?

    This article was originally featured in Jacobin and represents one of many perspectives on the question of police and unions. On Friday, October 21st, 2016, the Murphy Institute hosted Black, Brown and Blue, a conversation bringing together academics, activists, students, and practitioners to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movements’ place and…

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  • Police Organization Chief Apologizes for Mistreatment of Minorities

    On Friday, October 21st, 2016, the Murphy Institute hosted Black, Brown and Blue, a conversation bringing together academics, activists, students, and practitioners to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movements’ place and responsibility within it. This week, an important — if controversial — announcement came from an unlikely place. Terrence Cunningham, president…

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  • Community and Worker Ownership Project

    Launched in September 2016 the Murphy Institute’s Community and Worker Ownership Project (CWOP) seeks to support undertakings in worker-owned cooperatives, worker participation and control and the development of grassroots leadership in community decision making. Working alongside labor and community organizations and partners in the university the project will develop non-credit courses and new coursework for…

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  • ICA Hiring for Multiple Positions

    Since 1977, the ICA Group has applied expert analysis, results-based planning and a collaborative management approach to start and grow worker cooperatives, democratic ESOPs, and other social purpose ventures. Inspired by the Mondragon experiment in Northern Spain, the founders of ICA promoted worker cooperatives as a means to prevent job loss and create stable communities. Over the last 38…

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