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Event: Confronting the Tragedy (4/28-29)
Dates: April 28th-29th Time: 9am-5:30pm Location: Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor REGISTER HERE The Murphy Institute for Worker Education & Labor Studies, CUNY, is bringing together academics, labor leaders, activists, students, and policy makers to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movement’s place and responsibility within it. Our two-day conference,…
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New Labor Forum Highlights: April 17th, 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. With the escalation of US involvement in the Syrian battlefield AND the introduction of our biggest bomb ever to the…
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Diversity Scholarship: Spring 2017 Symposium
By Janet Leslie On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the Murphy Institute hosted the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor Spring 2017 Scholar Symposium. Michelle Akyempong, Vice President of Legislation & Political Action for District Council 37, Local 371 attended as this term’s special guest. Since the inception of the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship program,…
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Fall Graduate Class: Economic Democracy Against Economic Crisis
Taught by Evan Casper-Futterman With Guest Lectures by Dario Azzellini This class will be cross-listed in the Masters Programs of both Labor and Urban Studies. Speak to your adviser about registration. Monday nights at the Murphy Institute In the 1950s, labor unions claimed membership in 35% of the workforce. Today, density of labor unions outside of…
