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NYTimes: Union Rates Rebounding Over 18-Month Period
On Labor Day this year, Murphy faculty members Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce were quoted in a New York Times article entitled Study Suggests a Rebound for Union Jobs in New York. The article describes the pair’s research findings around trends in union membership in New York City, referencing their recent “State of the Unions” report — which notes a…
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The Murphy Institute Fall 2014 Labor and Policy Forums
September 17, 2014, 6:00-7:30 pm Wisconsin Rising: Film Screening & Discussion September 19, 2014, 9:30-11:15 am “From Protest to Policy: Policing in Communities of Color.” Reverend Al Sharpton, founder and president, National Action Network Moderator: John Mollenkopf, Director, Urban Research Center, CUNY Graduate Center October 31, 2014, 8:30 to 10:30 am “Temperature Rising: Labor and…
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Welcome Fall 2014 JSMI Students!
We are excited to welcome incoming Fall 2014 students to The Murphy Institute this week! Below is a reflection from Palma Dellaporta, a PSC member and a registrar at Brooklyn College, who attended the Urban Studies MA orientation last Saturday. [The Urban Studies MA Orientation this past Saturday] was a comprehensive event that not only left me feeling…
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Should Labor Boycott Israel?
Whose Side Are You On? By Andrew RossThe BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) campaign is shaping up as one of these historical moments when everyone has to choose which side they are on. Trade unionists have good reason to know what this feels like. Labor history is punctuated with similar contests, when nuanced views on…
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