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Cities Are Embracing the Worst Idea to Come Out of Ferguson
This article was originally posted in Quartz. By Basil Smikle Jr. Earlier this week, Missouri governor Jay Nixon ended the curfew imposed on the community of Ferguson over the weekend. Residents had been required to be indoors between midnight and 5 am. It’s not surprising but it’s one of many moves authorities got wrong in…
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What’s Next for NYU Graduate Students Union?
In a recent article published in Labor Notes, Natasha Raheja, a third-year PhD student in Anthropology at New York University and a member of GSOC-UAW, celebrates the recent win for NYU’s graduate students, who, she writes, “are poised to again become the only private sector student workers with a union contract in the U.S.” She…
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Furee Seeks Community Organizer
Application Deadline: September 5th, 2014 FUREE is looking for an experienced community organizer with a solid background in organizing in low-income and working class communities of color and a demonstrated capacity to build grassroots leadership. Our campaigns include organizing against gentrification and for community-led accountable development, building the power of public housing residents to win…
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3 Positions with CSEA in NY
CSEA NY is currently hiring for three positions. The deadline for all postings is August 25th. See links for more information. Labor Relations Specialist – REGION 3 (Dutchess County) Labor Relations Specialist – REGION 3 (Westchester County) Notice Inquiry Clerk
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