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NYC Council Introduces “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act
This holiday season, New Yorkers living in the gig economy were given reason for optimism: the NY City Council introduced a bill proposing a set of rights for freelance workers. Dubbed “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” and introduced by Council Member Brad Lander, this act would give freelance workers access to “protections now enjoyed by regular employees.” Lydia DePillis,…
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The Future of Murphy: Labor Studies School?
The NYC Council Committees on Labor and Higher Education held a joint hearing last Thursday to focus on the Murphy Institute and the proposal to establish a new CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. At the hearing, union representatives and Murphy students sang the praises of the Institute. An article in this week’s edition of the Chief describes…
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Murphy Institute Briefs City Council on Labor in NYC
On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, the Murphy Institute conducted an executive briefing on labor in New York City for City Council members convened by Council Member I. Daneek Miller, Chair of the City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor. The briefing provided City Council members with an in-depth view of the role and status…
