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New York State Nurses Association Administrative Assistant – Political & Community Organizing (Midtown West)
The New York State Nurses Association is a union of 37,000 frontline nurses standing together for strength at work, our practice, safe staffing, and healthcare for all. We are New York’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses. JOB DESCRIPTION This position reports to the Director of Political Affairs and Public Policy and will…
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NYTimes: Union Rates Rebounding Over 18-Month Period
On Labor Day this year, Murphy faculty members Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce were quoted in a New York Times article entitled Study Suggests a Rebound for Union Jobs in New York. The article describes the pair’s research findings around trends in union membership in New York City, referencing their recent “State of the Unions” report — which notes a…
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The Murphy Institute Fall 2014 Labor and Policy Forums
September 17, 2014, 6:00-7:30 pm Wisconsin Rising: Film Screening & Discussion September 19, 2014, 9:30-11:15 am “From Protest to Policy: Policing in Communities of Color.” Reverend Al Sharpton, founder and president, National Action Network Moderator: John Mollenkopf, Director, Urban Research Center, CUNY Graduate Center October 31, 2014, 8:30 to 10:30 am “Temperature Rising: Labor and…
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Welcome Fall 2014 JSMI Students!
We are excited to welcome incoming Fall 2014 students to The Murphy Institute this week! Below is a reflection from Palma Dellaporta, a PSC member and a registrar at Brooklyn College, who attended the Urban Studies MA orientation last Saturday. [The Urban Studies MA Orientation this past Saturday] was a comprehensive event that not only left me feeling…
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