On Friday, October 21st, 2016, the Murphy Institute hosted Black, Brown and Blue, a conversation bringing together academics, activists, students, and practitioners to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movements’ place and responsibility within it. This week, an important — if controversial — announcement came from an unlikely place. Terrence Cunningham, … Continue Reading ››
Tag Archives: Police
Murphy Event: Black, Brown and Blue (10/21)
Join us! Where: The Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor When: Friday, October 21st, 6-8pm REGISTER HERE The ongoing killings of people of color too numerous to name, the killing of Police Officers in Baton Rouge and Dallas, and the occupations of the Fraternal Order of Police by BYP100 and the Movement for Black … Continue Reading ››
Challenging Racism at Work
This post was originally published in the Spring 2015 issue of New Labor Forum.
By Sarah Jaffe Cameron McLay became chief of police in Pittsburgh in September 2014, tasked by new mayor Bill Peduto with cleaning up the department, after its former chief wound up in federal prison for corruption. This put him in charge … Continue Reading ››
25 Years Later: Lessons from the Organizers of Justice for Janitors
This article originally was originally published on TalkPoverty. By Jono Shaffer & Stephen Lerner On June 15, 1990, the Los Angeles Police Department viciously attacked immigrant janitors who were striking for the right to organize in Century City, Los Angeles. In a story that is now all too familiar, the police claimed … Continue Reading ››
A Survey of Community and Labor Perspectives in the Wake of the Eric Garner Case
By Donald LaHuffman Produced for "Labor and Media Studies" with Prof. Ari Paul, Fall 2014 The United States recently exploded in protest around the country as citizens mobilized to show displeasure at the Staten Island Jury findings. The jurors decided not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner. Pantaleo had allegedly held Garner … Continue Reading ››
Rev. Al Sharpton Talks Protest and Policing at Murphy
