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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.

  • HOPE Seeks Crew Leader – Intervine (NYC)

    HOPE has a 30+ year track record of transforming lives of New Yorkers through training, jobs and career advancement. We offer five training opportunities preparing New Yorkers for diverse careers as well as sector-based training in food industry and in green construction and maintenance. Our student-centered approach, employer-driven training, wide range of support services, and

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  • TUED International Conference on Just Transition

    By John Treat for TUED On May 29, 2018, trade union representatives and close allies from more than a dozen countries met in New York City for TUED’s international conference, Towards a Just Transition: International Labor Perspectives on Energy, Climate and Economy. The conference brought together more than fifty participants, from both the global North and

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  • Peoples Climate March Seeks Full-Time Short-Term Coordinator (NYC)

    Full-time, short term coordinator, Now through Sept 15, 2018 Peoples Climate Movement-NY is seeking an energetic and organized person to coordinate our efforts for a mass demonstration on climate on Sept. 6 in Lower Manhattan, and related activities.  The coordinator will focus on expanding participation in the coalition’s planning process and work closely with several functioning task-oriented committees.

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  • New York City Office of Labor Relations Seeks Labor Relations Analyst

    The duties of this position include: –  Assist in the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements. –  Calculate wage and benefit costs for use in negotiations, impasse arbitration and related proceedings. –  Conduct wage and benefit surveys and analyze the data. –  Research data and prepare charts and graphs as needed. –  Work on

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