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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.

  • NYC Small Business Services Seeks Program Manager, Worker Cooperative Business Development

    Agency Description: The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) helps unlock economic potential and create economic security for all New Yorkers by connecting New Yorkers to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building a fairer economy in neighborhoods across the five boroughs. About the Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative: The Worker Cooperative Business Development initiative…

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  • UNI Global Union Seeks Lead Organizer (Colombia)

    Lead Organizer / Líder en Campañas de Organización  Basado en Colombia UNI Américas está en la búsqueda de un Líder en campañas de organización. Los sindicatos afiliados a UNI Américas han crecido enormemente en los últimos años. El actual proceso de paz en Colombia brinda una apertura política para que los sindicatos asuman un papel…

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  • Video: Blue Wave or Red Tide?

    On Friday, October 16th, our community came together to process the midterm results and where the major parties — and labor — go from here. Was it a blue wave? Maybe. A red tide? Decidedly not. In an electoral season in which the sitting presidential administration has loomed large, what do the elections tell us…

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  • New Labor Forum Highlights: November 20th, 2018

    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. With this installment of New Labor Forum Highlights, we offer two important articles from the current issue of the journal, as well…

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