Tag Archives: opportunity

2020 Student Labor Journalism Award

The New York Metro labor Communications Council is offering a $500 prize for work by undergraduate and graduate students on the theme:

“The 2020 Elections and My Life/My Community”

The country is about to elect a president in November; additional state and local elections will take place. How will this impact your life and/or the life of your … Continue Reading ››

Spring 2019 MA Scholarship Application Now Open (Deadline: 12/18)

The Murphy Institute is offering a small number of tuition-only scholarships for Spring 2019 to both newly-admitted and continuing MA students in Urban Studies and Labor Studies. Students must re-apply each semester to be considered for a scholarship for the next term. (Scholarships and amounts may vary from semester to semester depending on the availability … Continue Reading ››

NY Rising Community Reconstruction (NYRCR) Program Seeks 2 Americorps Vistas

In participation with the first-year Resilience AmeriCorps pilot, the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) is engaging two AmeriCorps VISTA members in ongoing recovery initiatives, with particular focus on the NY Rising Community Reconstruction (NYRCR) Program. The NYRCR Program is a participatory recovery initiative established to provide assistance to 124 communities severely … Continue Reading ››

LaborPress Seeks Freelance Journalists

LaborPress is seeking freelance journalists in the Tri-State area to work on a variety of projects. Background in covering labor, politics, and nonprofit issues is a plus. Compensation commensurate with experience and project.   More info: Neal Tepel, Publisher LaborPress (646) 591-6484 neal@laborpress.org 420 West 45th St., New York, NY 10036,

Pratt Center for Community Development Seeks Program Director for Made in NYC

Made In NYC (MINYC), an initiative of the Pratt Center for Community Development, was created to support a vibrant manufacturing sector in New York City. Local manufacturing creates employment opportunities for New York’s extraordinarily diverse workforce and gives the city much of its character and soul. Launched in 2001, MINYC assists manufacturing businesses in growing their companies, encourages … Continue Reading ››

Worker’s Justice Project Hiring Lead Organizer

See original posting here. Worker’s Justice Project (WJP) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote justice and opportunity for low-wage immigrant workers in New York City by pushing for systematic enforcement and expansion of workplace protections, including labor and occupational health and safety standards; advocating for industry-specific efforts to improve working … Continue Reading ››