A conversation about workers, communities and social justice

  • Resist Recover Rebuild: Labor Speaks out After Sandy

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgbaLv8r7c&w=420&h=315] Kevin Harrington, Vice President, Rapid Transit Operations, TWU Local 100, Nastaran Mohit, Occupy Sandy and the Laundry Workers Center, Michael Premo, Occupy Sandy, Judy Sheridan-Gonzales, NYS Nurses Association, Moderated by Amy Muldoon, CWA Local 1106 on “Resist Recover Rebuild: Labor Speaks out After Sandy” (December 7, 2012)

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  • Drowning in Debt: An Organizing Challenge

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHvk8KrXVvo&w=420&h=315] Andrew Ross, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, NYU, Leina Bocar, writer and organizer, Chris Kasper, artist and organizer, Suzanne Collado, labor and student community organizer, NYU Moderated by Stephanie Luce, Murphy Institute for Worker Education on “Drowning in Debt: An Organizing Challenge” (November 30th 2012)

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  • Research Associate, Center for Popular Democracy

    Full-Time Research Associate The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is seeking a full-time Research Associate to work on economic justice, immigrants’ rights and/or racial justice policy initiatives and campaigns. The Center for Popular Democracy builds organizing power and transforms the local and state policy landscape through deep, long-term partnerships with leading community organizing groups and…

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  • Assistant to the Business Agent, IATSE

    IATSE Local 161 in New York City is looking for a full time Assistant to the Business Agent to start as soon as possible. Responsibilities include organizing new members, tracking benefit contributions for members, tracking pay and overtime, communicating with benefit fund’s offices and payroll companies, keeping records of various jobs across our jurisdiction, keeping…

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