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Social Media Coordinator for UFT
The United Federation of Teachers — the 200,000-member union of New York City public school teachers and other professionals — seeks an experienced social media coordinator with a passion for public schools to work as part of the union’s close-knit digital communications team. Working closely with the member communications director and others at the UFT,…
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Dead Labor on a Dead Planet: The Inconvenient Truth of Workers’ Bladders
This article was originally featured in Monthly Review Zine. By Kafui Attoh “Once labor has been embodied in instruments of production and enters the further process of labor to play its role there, it may be called, following Marx, dead labor [. . .]. The ideal toward which capitalism strives is the domination of dead…
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Fall 2014 NY Union Semester Students
Holiday decorations have taken over nearby Bryant Park, the mornings are getting chillier, midterms have come and gone, our mid-semester internship check-ups are complete, and New York Union Semester will be winding down in just a few weeks. Before they move on to other exciting endeavors, meet our students! They each bring something unique to…
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Two Openings at Labor Notes
Labor Notes is accepting applications for two positions in our New York office. We are looking for people with experience in the labor movement and demonstrated capacities as organizational leaders. Start date is in January. A commitment to rank-and-file unionism is a must. Assistant Editor Write, solicit, and edit articles for our monthly magazine and…
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