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Uber, the “Metropocalypse,” and Economic Inequality in D.C.
This post originally appeared at Working-Class Perspectives. By Katie Wells, Kafui Attoh, and Declan Cullen Public transit infrastructure in Washington, D.C. is crumbling. Metro and bus services have been cut. Fares have gone up. And, safety remains a problem. After 40 years of deferred maintenance, poor management, and the lack of decent, long-term funding, the Metro…
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New Labor Forum Highlights: Feb. 19th, 2018
The New Labor Forum has 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. Some of the best of what New Labor Forum has to offer comes in the form of the artwork we publish and review.…
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Welcoming the Spring 2018 Union Semester Class
Nadja Barlera Born in New York and raised in many places, Nadja is a recent graduate from USC with a degree in English. She was a community and labor organizer with the Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation and service worker unions on campus. She is excited to join the Union Semester and learn about the…
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Civic Engagement & Leadership Development – Spring Semester 2018
The Murphy Institute is pleased to present the Spring 2018 Civic Engagement & Leadership Development series for union members, organizers, activists, and aspiring politicians to deepen their thinking about ways to engage the democratic process and learn new skills related to effective participation in electoral, legislative, and other civic activity. This free 10 week series…
