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Graduated, But Not Gone: Murphy Institute Alumni Network Meets
As the latest group of Murphy MA candidates prepared to graduate, a small group of alumni and alumni-to-be met to form a network. This first Murphy alumni meeting took place on May 19th at the Murphy Institute. With the help of Murphy staff members, the group of MA program and Union Semester students discussed the…
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Sub: The View from the Teaching Underclass
By Joshua Freeman Shortly after graduating college, when I thought we would seize state power in a couple months, or maybe a couple of years, I took a job as a substitute school teacher in Worcester, Massachusetts. Assigned to a junior high school — this was before the new-fangled middle school became the norm —…
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Murphy Report in NYTimes: Retail Workers and Unions
This week, the NYTimes ran a story by Rachel L. Swarns showing the stark differences in labor conditions for unionized vs non-unionized retail workers. In an article that will come as no surprise to those who have been following labor struggles among retail workers, Swarns writes about the relatively stable labor conditions for workers at Macy’s…
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Working Families Party Seeks Membership Engagement Coordinator
LOCATION (flexible) Brooklyn, NY, Washington, DC, Hartford, CT, Philadelphia, PA, or Baltimore, MD WORKING FAMILIES OVERVIEW Working Families is a progressive independent political organization that fights for social, economic, and racial justice– and wins. Formed by labor unions, community organizations, and grassroots activists, our aim is to advance bold policy goals that support dignity and…
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