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New Labor Forum Highlights: Oct 2nd, 2017
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. A number of contemporary economists and political observers have begun to argue that remedies for the devastating consequences of neoliberalism…
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Video: The Taylor Law in Perspective at 50
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Public Employees Fair Employment Act, commonly known as the Taylor Law. This New York law was one of the first state laws to grant public workers the right to unionize, to require public employers and unions to bargain in good faith over working conditions, and to mandate conciliation of…
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Announcing the 20th Anniversary Issue of New Labor Forum
The right-wing’s decades-long attack on public sector unionism is slated for a hearing before the Supreme Court later this fall in the Janus v. AFSCME case. The September 2017 issue of New Labor Forum contemplates the probable implications and strategic options facing public sector unions once the ruling is handed down. Also under contemplation in…
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A Message From Our Director
With Labor Day behind us and the 2017-18 academic year ahead, I want to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to the entire Murphy Institute community and to share some of this past year’s achievements and some future prospects. Our accomplishments this year have been notable. In June, the CUNY Board of Trustees…
