Murphy News
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Livestream: Unions, Workers, and the Democratic Party (9/18)
Regardless of who becomes the Democratic Party candidate for President in 2016, organized labor is poised once again to spend millions of dollars on the Democratic candidate. What is labor shopping for? What is it likely to get for its political money? How will it determine whether or not its resources were wisely spent? Will…
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Al Jazeera on Unionization, Pay Discrimination
The latest report from Murphy Professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce, The State of the Unions: A Profile of Organized Labor in New York City, New York State, and the United States, continues to gain coverage, this time over at Al Jazeera. In an article by Murphy alum Ned Resnikoff (Unionization found to reduce pay discrimination, Al Jazeera, 9/7/15),…
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Report: State of the Unions 2015
What’s the relationship between unionization and the racial pay gap? According to a new report by Murphy Institute Professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce, The State of the Unions: A Profile of Organized Labor in New York City, New York State, and the United States, unions narrow the racial divide in wage levels. The report states: Blacks have…
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Introducing Fall 2015 NY Union Semester Students
The Fall semester is upon us, and we’re gearing up to welcome yet another Union Semester cohort! Introducing the Fall 2015 class…. For information on joining the class of Spring 2016, find us at www.unionsemester.org. Siddika Degia Originally from India, Siddika has lived in New York City since the age of seven. She is a junior at Sarah Lawrence…
