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  • Event: Police Unionism in the Times of #BlackLivesMatter (8/5)

    Event: Police Unionism in the Times of #BlackLivesMatter (8/5)

    Join us for a special *live* recording of City Works on the pressing issues of police unionism, policing reform, and the Movement for Black Lives. Following the program, panelists will take audience questions. Host: Laura Flanders – Host & Executive Producer, The Laura Flanders Show Guest Speakers: Evelyn DeJesus – Executive Vice President, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Terry Melvin –…

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  • New Publications from SLU Faculty and Staff

    New Publications from SLU Faculty and Staff

    Stephanie Luce has two new articles out: one in LaborNotes on workers and housing, and another in Portside on how unions are organizing for racial justice. Gladys Palma de Shrynemakers is co-hosting Next Gen Assessment: A Series for Educators Transitioning Online for the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU). This is an ongoing series of blog posts complemented by brief video discussions designed to…

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  • New Labor Forum Highlights: July 2020

    New Labor Forum Highlights: July 2020

    The New Labor Forum has a monthly 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. Well in advance of the fall 2020 issue of  New Labor Forum , we are releasing an important article by David Unger on…

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  • New Labor Forum Highlights: June 2020

    New Labor Forum Highlights: June 2020

    The New Labor Forum has a monthly 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. In his introduction to  Policing the Planet:   Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter,  the poet Martin Espada writes: “I see the…

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