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Welcome to our story hub—a place where every voice, experience, and perspective comes together. Here, you’ll find all the stories we’ve shared across the site, from inspiring journeys and insightful interviews to behind-the-scenes moments and community highlights. Whether you’re looking to catch up, explore something new, or simply get inspired, this is your gateway to everything we’ve been talking about.

  • New Labor Forum Highlights: Feburary 19th, 2019

    The New Labor Forum has a bi-weekly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest edition below. An increasing number of Americans now see climate change as an imminent threat caused by humans. Sixty-four percent of voters also believe

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  • Video: Change in Mexico

    On February 8th, members of SLU community gathered to to learn from and speak with two high-ranking officials from the new Mexican government led by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. A discussion with TATIANA CLOUTHIER (Congresswoman from Mexico; former campaign director for current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador) and ROBERTO VALDOVINOS (Director, Institute of Mexicans

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  • Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) Seeks Interim Organizing Director (MA)

    The Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) seeks a dynamic organizer to work in collaboration with the active, engaged, working Board of Directors to advance WILD’s mission of strengthening the number, influence and diversity of women in the Massachusetts labor movement, and building an awareness of all issues of oppression within the movement. See full

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  • Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson (NLMH) Hiring for Multiple Positions

    Organizing Director Reports to:  Type of position:  Compensation:  Executive Director Full time, 40 hours $65,000 – $75,000. Benefits including health insurance Mission & Purpose: Based in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York, Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson (NLMH) builds power for social justice through mass organizing rooted in the needs of working people and people of color.

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