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  • Social Security for All

    Social Security for All

    By Deepak Bhargava and Mimi Abramovitz The economic crisis that accompanied the COVID pandemic pushed the safety net into the spotlight—and millions of Americans have found it threadbare. People seeking help for the first time are learning what poor and working-class people—mostly women and people of color—have long known: that in times of crisis, the…

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  • Update on Fall 2020 Semester

    Update on Fall 2020 Semester

    SLU will begin the Fall 2020 semester in distance learning and remote work modality. The University will continue to employ distance learning for most classes throughout the semester, until it’s safe for students and staff to return to the physical campuses. In preparation for distance learning this fall, SLU’s faculty are currently engaged in intensive remote…

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  • Event: Black Workers and the Triple Pandemic (6/24)

    Event: Black Workers and the Triple Pandemic (6/24)

    Confronting COVID, Economic Freefall, and Structural Racism RSVP HERE WED. JUNE 24, 2020 * 12pm – 2 pm * Virtual Forum Please note: ZOOM link will be shared with all participants on the day before and day-of the event. Black workers are facing a crisis on multiple fronts. They are more likely to be frontline…

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  • Online Event: Fighting COVID / Building Power: Workers & Unions on the Frontlines (5/19)

    Online Event: Fighting COVID / Building Power: Workers & Unions on the Frontlines (5/19)

    Tue. May 19 * 9:00am-10:15am Online Forum via ZOOM RSVP HERE Speakers include: Angeles Solis * Make the Road New York Director of Worker Organizing @AngeMariaSolis @maketheroadny Eric Loegel * TWU Local 100 Vice President, Rapid Transit Operations (RTO) @EricEddy100 @TWULocall100 Mark Henry * ATU Local 1056 President / Business Agent #ATULocal1056 #1u Nikki Kateman…

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