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Livestream: Unions, Workers, and the Democratic Party (9/18)
Regardless of who becomes the Democratic Party candidate for President in 2016, organized labor is poised once again to spend millions of dollars on the Democratic candidate. What is labor shopping for? What is it likely to get for its political money? How will it determine whether or not its resources were wisely spent? Will…
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Al Jazeera on Unionization, Pay Discrimination
The latest report from Murphy Professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce, The State of the Unions: A Profile of Organized Labor in New York City, New York State, and the United States, continues to gain coverage, this time over at Al Jazeera. In an article by Murphy alum Ned Resnikoff (Unionization found to reduce pay discrimination, Al Jazeera, 9/7/15),…
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Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100
By Samina Shahidi For the full text of “Albanza,” by Martin Espada, visit the poet’s website at MartinEspada.net. In the prose poem “Alabanza,” acclaimed poet Martin Espada honors the forty-three members of Local 100 who died in the attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. These workers staffed the Windows on the World…
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Two Men Named David: A 9/11 Miracle
Photo features Officer David W. Lim and Urban Studies Graduate Student David T. Boyd (3/9/01) By David T. Boyd It’s not often that a series of unrelated occurrences come full circle, especially in connection to the tragic events of September 11th, but a few short weeks ago I made one of the most amazing discoveries of…
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