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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.

  • The End of Tipping?

    The food & labor worlds have been abuzz with the news that acclaimed New York restauranteur Danny Meyer has eliminated tipping in his restaurants in favor of higher hourly wages for workers. This comes on the heels of a similar trend in other cities: in Seattle, for instance, a rising minimum wage has led many restauranteurs to raise prices.…

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  • Clinton Housing Development Company Hiring Project Manager (New York)

    Nature of Work The Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day project management of affordable housing development projects, including coordinating all development activities with the appropriate lenders, joint venture partners, contractors, owners, architects, engineers and government agencies. Current CHDC projects range from 10 to 100 units and include both substantial rehabilitation and new construction. Responsibilities…

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  • Organizer – PASO Internacional (Bogota)

    NOMBRE DEL CARGO: Organizador Sindical; PASO Internacional LOCALIDAD: Bogotá, Colombia ESTIPENDIO: $1.000.000 COP mensuales BENEFICIOS ADICIONALES: Seguro médico, gastos de visas, tiquete área ida/vuelta a Colombia, reembolso de viáticos asociados al ejecución del trabajo en campo PROPÓSITO DE PASO: Apoyar al movimiento sindical en el marco de su objetivo para construir sindicatos más grandes, poderosos…

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  • The Working World is Hiring a Rockaway Project Coordinator (NYC, P/T)

    Description: The position requires serving as community outreach and cooperative development coordinator for the Worker Owned Rockaways Cooperatives development program (WORCs). WORCs is a cooperative business incubator that helps residents of the Rockaways develop and finance worker-owned business. Begun in the spring of 2013, WORCs is an initiative to rebuild after Sandy in a way…

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