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TRADE UNIONS AND JUST TRANSITION: TUED WORKING PAPER #11
By Sean Sweeney and John Treat The concept of “Just Transition” has become increasingly in vogue in recent years in international political circles. While commonly ascribed to be “transformative” in potential, like any fashionable term it runs the risk of being emptied of content and coopted by arbiters of the status quo. So what really is…
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The Chief-Leader Features Murphy Institute Conference on #MeToo
Last Friday, the Murphy Institute hosted a day-long event on labor and community in the age of #MeToo. The event brought together leaders from the labor movement, legal advocacy and gender equity work — with thought-provoking and actionable results. For a round up of some of the discussions and panels from the event, check out…
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Event: Organizing 2.0 (4/13-14)
Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 9:00 AM – Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 4:00 PM Murphy Institute 25 West 43rd Street 19th Floor New York, NY 10036 REGISTER HERE Organizing 2.0 is the New York region’s premier skills training conference for organizers, communicators, techies and activists of all levels. Join hundreds of staff and members of unions,…
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Video: “Behemoth” & “Making It: Why Manufacturing Still Matters”
On Friday, March 23rd, the Murphy Institute hosted book talks from Joshua Freeman, author of “Behemoth: The Factory and the Making of the Modern World” and Louis Uchitelle, author of “Making It: Why Manufacturing Still Matters”. Missed the event or want to see it again? Check out the video below: Speakers: Joshua Freeman, Distinguished Professor…
