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Program Coordinator at Healthcare Career Advancement Program
Program Coordinator for Healthcare Workforce Development (specialization in Research and Policy) The Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP) is a national Labor/Management organization that supports and promotes career ladder education and workforce development for the healthcare workforce. H- CAP also staffs an affiliated 501 C 3 organization, the H-CAP Education Association (EA), focused on program and…
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Worker’s Cooperative Program Manager at Urban Upbound
Founded in 2004, the mission of Urban Upbound is to provide residents of public housing neighborhoods the tools and resources needed to achieve economic mobility and self-sufficiency, and to break cycles of poverty. Urban Upbound advances its mission through five integrated programs: employment services, financial counseling, youth development/college and career access, the Urban Upbound Federal…
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State Workers Sucker-Punched in Fight for $15 Proposal
Workers in New York State have reason to be excited: Governor Andrew Cuomo has taken steps toward raising the statewide minimum wage to $15. To many, this might seem like an obvious victory for workers and activists who have been engaged in the long fight for $15/hr. But, as Henry Garrido, executive director of DC 37…
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Tenant Organizer at Goddard Riverside Community Center
The Goddard Riverside Law Project provides free legal representation and organizing support to low-income individuals, families, and groups of tenants in the west side of Manhattan to preserve affordable housing and improve living conditions. Law Project staff consists of tenant organizers and attorneys who work with individual tenants and tenant groups, educate tenants about their…
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