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Stories

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.

  • Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) Seeks Organizer (NYC or Detroit, MI)

    Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) is a grassroots movement of Teamster members working to reform our union based on a vision of democratic participation and social justice. In 2016, the reform candidate for General President won the majority of the vote in the U.S.  TDU is building a movement to finish the job. This success

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  • Rural & Migrant Ministry Seeks Summer Interns (New York State)

    Rural & Migrant Ministry has openings for summer interns. RMM – throughout its thirty-seven year history – has worked with hundreds of interns from across the country providing experiential education in the areas of youth empowerment, advocacy and community leadership development. Interns have an opportunity to learn about: challenges farmworkers face in NY, issues around

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  • New Labor Forum Highlights: Feb. 19th, 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. Some of the best of what New Labor Forum has to offer comes in the form of the artwork we publish and review.

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  • Work for Progress Seeks Organizers (NYC)

    Impact is a team of organizers that works on behalf of groups like PIRG and Environment America. We work on campaigns for our environment, our democracy and our future. Our partner groups already have researchers, policy analysts and lobbyists working together on these campaigns. But research and lobbying aren’t always enough to get things done

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