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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.

  • CSEA SEIU Local 2001 (Hartford, CT) Seeks Staff Representative/Organizer

    The Connecticut State Employees Association (CSEA) SEIU Local 2001, Hartford, CT, has an immediate opening for a staff representative. The successful candidate will serve as chief negotiator in contract negotiations on behalf of Local 2001 membership. This position entails organizing workers, grievance handling and contract negotiations. Relevant college course work will be considered when evaluating…

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  • Cities Are Embracing the Worst Idea to Come Out of Ferguson

    This article was originally posted in Quartz. By Basil Smikle Jr. Earlier this week, Missouri governor Jay Nixon ended the curfew imposed on the community of Ferguson over the weekend. Residents had been required to be indoors between midnight and 5 am. It’s not surprising but it’s one of many moves authorities got wrong in…

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  • What’s Next for NYU Graduate Students Union?

    In a recent article published in Labor Notes, Natasha Raheja, a third-year PhD student in Anthropology at New York University and a member of GSOC-UAW, celebrates the recent win for NYU’s graduate students, who, she writes, “are poised to again become the only private sector student workers with a union contract in the U.S.” She…

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  • Furee Seeks Community Organizer

    Application Deadline: September 5th, 2014 FUREE is looking for an experienced community organizer with a solid background in organizing in low-income and working class communities of color and a demonstrated capacity to build grassroots leadership. Our campaigns include organizing against gentrification and for community-led accountable development, building the power of public housing residents to win…

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