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Bernie Sanders, Labor, Ideology and the Future of American Politics
This article originally appeared at the New Labor Forum. Want to continue the conversation about the future of American politics? Join us at the Murphy Institute for “The Left Wing of the Possible,” to be held Friday, September 16th at 8:30am. By Bob Master The Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, contrary to all expectation, has become…
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Mario Cilento Re-elected President of the New York State AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO recently held elections at its 33rd Constitutional Convention in New York City. There, Mario Cilento was unanimously re-elected for another four-year term as President, via which he represents “2.5 million members from 3,000 affiliated public sector, private sector, and building trades unions throughout the state.” From the AFL-CIO: Cilento thanked the delegates telling them,…
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New Report: Despite National Trends, Unions Remain Strong in NYC
On the occasion of Labor Day this year, New York City received some welcome news courtesy of “The State of the Unions 2016,” the latest report from Murphy Professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce. Amid declining rates of unionization nationwide, the Big Apple remains strong, with over 25% of workers unionized. According to the report, entitled “The State of the Unions,”…
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NYC Department of Transportation Seeks College Aide
New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) oversees one of the most complex urban transportation networks in the world. NYC DOT manages 789 bridges and tunnels, 6,000 miles of streets and highways, over 12,000 miles of sidewalks, installs and maintain over one million of street signs, 12,700 signalized intersections, over 315,000 street lights and…
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