Organizing
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Readers Responses to: Thoughts on Union Structures, Labor History And Union Member Consciousness
Last week we posted a piece from Nick Unger about union structures, labor history and union member consciousness. Below, you can find seven responses from readers of The Murphy Institute Blog. Stay tuned for Part 2 of Nick Unger’s Series, coming soon. From Gene Carroll at The Worker Institute at Cornell A few years back
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Thoughts on Union Structures, Labor History And Union Member Consciousness
By Nick Unger Introduction “Insurgent movements are not the product of hard times; they are the product of insurgent cultures.” Lawrence Goodwyn, The Populist Moment The generation that builds it really gets it; they were there. But what of those who come later? How do they get the word? This is not a problem unique
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AFM Local 802 Director of Organizing and Field Services
Description: Local 802 is the largest local union of professional musicians in the world. We represent musicians working in New York City, Sullivan, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, NY and parts of Connecticut. Our mission is to fight for the interests and well being of the musicians employed in New York’s music and entertainment industries through
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Leaning In and Fighting Back
By Ella Mahony Residents of Cambridge, MA often playfully call the city “The People’s Republic of Cambridge”, a tongue-in-cheek reference to its lefty politics and multicultural vibe. But the city is also well known for hosting a worldwide bastion of privilege and power, Harvard University. It is that paradox that is playing out right now
