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New Labor Forum Highlights: July 11th, 2016
The New Labor Forum has launched 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. The 2016 election season has simmered with both an inchoate and occasionally crystal clear sense that there is something intrinsically…
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“Black Lives Matter/Fight For $15: A New Social Movement” Sparks Conversation
On October 19th, the Murphy Institute had a packed house for “Black Lives Matter/Fight For $15: A New Social Movement,” sponsored by the Murphy Institute and the Sidney Hillman Foundation. The forum panelists highlighted that the growing movements, Black Lives Matter and Fight For $15, share in the struggle for access to justice and equality. These…
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A Survey of Community and Labor Perspectives in the Wake of the Eric Garner Case
By Donald LaHuffman Produced for “Labor and Media Studies” with Prof. Ari Paul, Fall 2014 The United States recently exploded in protest around the country as citizens mobilized to show displeasure at the Staten Island Jury findings. The jurors decided not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner. Pantaleo had allegedly…
