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The Champ in Our Corner
By Dan La Botz After Muhammad Ali refused induction — we had the champ in our corner. When in June of 1963 I graduated from Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, just south of San Diego, California, I went to my local Selective Service Board—the draft board—and registered as a conscientious objector. My paternal…
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Green Worker Cooperatives Seeks Worker Co-op Developer (NYC)
Green Worker Cooperatives is a Bronx-based organization dedicated to incubating worker-owned green businesses in order to build a strong local economy rooted in democracy and environmental justice. We train and develop worker cooperatives that have a positive environmental impact and enable the transformation of their members and community. The Worker Co-op Developer is responsible for…
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PSC Seeks Coordinator of Contract Administration
The Professional Staff Congress, AFT Local 2334, is a progressive, activist union representing 25,000 faculty and professional staff at the City University of New York. The PSC is seeking to hire an experienced individual who will work closely with the Director of Contract Administration to increase the union’s effectiveness in enforcing the instructional staff contract…
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Congratulations, Graduates!
By Padraig O Donoghue On May 20th, the Murphy Graduation Party was held. A big congratulations to our graduating class of 2016! And a big thank you to all the staff who planned and worked this event! Our gratitude, too, to our wonderful MCs on the night — Sheryl Calderon (MA in Labor Studies graduate)…
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