union semester
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Meet NY Union Semester Fall 2016!
Welcome our Fall 2016 NY Union Semester class! 16 students from Virginia, Massachusetts, New York City, Montreal, Mexico City, Florida, Illinois and others are thick in the middle of NY Union Semester. 11 graduate students and 5 undergraduates are at a range of host organizations, including SEIU 1199, Transport Workers Union Local 100, UNITE HERE, Laborer’s…
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Celebrating Union Semester’s Wrap
Huge congratulations to our graduating NY Union Semester students of spring 2016! We are so pleased that so many of our students had life-changing experiences this semester. This semester, our students hung out with union presidents, organized for a potentially devastating Supreme Court case, talked to roadpavers about their rights at work, used popular education…
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Orientation Week at Union Semester
Photo features Union Semester Spring 2016 students January 25 saw the arrival of a new crop of Union Semester students to the Murphy Institute. Students spent the next four days diving into the labor movement, learning about and from each other, and interviewing with potential organizations. Some highlights include: Social Justice Milestones Students were asked to…
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Welcoming a New Class of Union Semester Students!
Welcome our spring 2016 NY Union Semester class! Andrew Brockwell Born and raised on Long Island, Andrew is a recently graduate of SUNY Old Westbury with a degree in Labor Relations. Ambitious and intelligent, he is joining the Union Semester program to gain insight and experience in working for a union and learn how, as…
