taylor law
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Video: The Taylor Law in Perspective at 50
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Public Employees Fair Employment Act, commonly known as the Taylor Law. This New York law was one of the first state laws to grant public workers the right to unionize, to require public employers and unions to bargain in good faith over working conditions, and to mandate conciliation of…
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Announcing: JSMI Fall 2017 Public Programming Season
Each season, the Murphy Institute brings incisive public programming about the political and social issues facing our city, our country and our world. This fall, we’re going deep on our democracy, our history and ourselves, exploring where we’ve been and where we might go from here. We begin this season with debate and strategic thinking…
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Prof. Joshua Freeman Talks Taylor Law on the Brian Lehrer Show
On Wednesday, Murphy Prof. Joshua Freeman was on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show along with William Herbert, Executive Director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, to talk about the Taylor Law. They discussed the history of the law, 50 years in, and its ramifications for public…