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What is Worker Cooperative Development?
Want more on worker cooperatives, solidarity economies, and the role of organized labor? Join us at the Murphy Institute on December 4th for our upcoming Labor Breakfast Forum, Solidarity Economies: Worker Coops. This article originally appeared at Grassroots Economic Organizing. By Christopher Michael In the 1980s, the British government supported a comprehensive system of local worker…
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Pratt Center for Community Development Seeks to Hire Community Canvassers
The Pratt Center for Community Development works for a more sustainable and equitable New York City in partnership with community-based organizations, small businesses and policymakers. We combine urban planning, research, policy advocacy, and small business assistance to advance innovative solutions to low- and moderate-income communities’ greatest economic and environmental challenges. Position Summary: We are hiring part-time community canvassers…
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Padraig O’Donoghue: Reflections on Labor
By Padraig O’Donogue I am a passionate member of the PSC and will be part of the (hopefully) packed house at Cooper Union on November 19th when we continue our path to a new contract. I’ve had quite a few really positive experiences with the union that have stuck with me and make me want to fight for the…
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Raise the Age!
By Ken Francis It’s October, and a group of students are lined up against a fence outside their school, bundled up against the unexpected frost. Hoodies are pulled taut, hands are gloved and beanies with bright pom-poms are pulled low. These students, aged 10 through 15, are waiting to shake their principal’s hand before they…
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