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TWU Proposes School Bus Coop
School bus maintenance and driving has long been a tricky business in New York City. In the face of mounting maintenance costs, excessive emissions and flatlining wages, the Transit Workers Union (TWU) has proposed a novel -- and potentially transformative -- solution for the city's school buses. This week, TWU international president John Samuelsen and Manhattan New … Continue Reading ››
Reflections from the Verizon Strike
After 45 days on strike, nearly 40,000 Verizon workers have agreed to head back to work. Having reached a tentative agreement with the communications giant, the workers state that they have achieved their goals: raising working families' standard of living, creating over 1,300 new union jobs and achieving a first contract … Continue Reading ››
And a Union: Minimum-Wage Victories & the Fight for Worker Power
Minimum-wage victories must be part of a broader strategy to win worker power.
On Escalation, Dying-In and the Fight to Fund CUNY
By David Unger
“C-U-N-Y…Don’t Let CUNY Die!"
Over the past few years, we have been lying down on the pavements of New York. In Grand Central Station, in front of Barclay’s Center, in the middle of streets in Brooklyn, near Union Square, in Harlem and in the Bronx. We have been … Continue Reading ››
CUNY On Strike?
By Sarah Hughes If you've been around Murphy recently, you've probably heard rumblings about the PSC contract battle. As a labor school, Murphy Institute faculty, students and staff study and put into practice the fight for labor rights. Now, as members of the Professional Staff Congress-CUNY and AFSCME District Council 37, Murphy community members are in … Continue Reading ››
