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Meet NY Union Semester Fall 2016!

Welcome our Fall 2016 NY Union Semester class!

16 students from Virginia, Massachusetts,  New York City, Montreal, Mexico City, Florida,  Illinois and others are thick in the middle of NY Union Semester. 11 graduate students and 5 undergraduates are at a range of host organizations, including SEIU 1199, Transport Workers Union Local 100, UNITE HERE, Laborer's … Continue Reading ››
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Dial-an-Organizer: Using Storytelling and Emotion to Build Movements

By Kressent Pottenger Imagine: you call a hotline to complain about how you were fired for being pregnant or harassed by your manager. On the other end, an operator gives you advice on organizing and labor law. It sounds unlikely today, but in the 1970s, a group of women clerical … Continue Reading ››