CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies

Join us Tuesday, March 3rd for a @cunyslu.bsky.social community lunch discussion to learn more about the programs and initiatives of the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium and CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies! Save your spot: slucuny.swoogo.com/3March2026

Due to the impending blizzard, the @cunyslu.bsky.social campus will operate fully remotely on Monday, February 23, 2026. All classes and administrative operations will be conducted remotely, and all on-campus events are canceled. Please stay safe! ❄️

Join us and CUNY BMI for an engaging virtual discussion series created for male students. Connect in a supportive space, share experiences, and build the confidence and community needed to thrive in your college journey. Reserve your spot: bit.ly/46e9NKX

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a lifelong advocate for civil and human rights. His commitment to justice and equality inspired generations and helped move our nation forward. We honor his legacy and the lasting impact of his work. ✊🏾

@cuny.edu has enhanced the process for reporting incidents of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, including reports pertaining to sexual misconduct. To submit a report, visit: cuny.edu/report

“Generation Union”: The people and strategies powering the labor movement in the 2020s Sociologist Ruth Milkman assessed labor organizing trends and union growth prospects in the 2020s

The U.S. labor movement made gains in the 2020s, but according to top labor sociologist Ruth Milkman (of @cunyslu.bsky.social), recent wins might not be enough to reverse the broader trend of decline.

Learn more about organizers' achievements and challenges here: irle.ucla.edu/2026/02/06/l...

Mahoma López Garfias, Labor Leader of the Laundry Workers Center, Dies at 47 - Documented Garfias led the Hot & Crusty union campaign and was the focus of the documentary “The Hand That Feeds.”

“In a life cut tragically short, Mahoma brought justice to the lives of countless workers and helped lay the foundation for the city’s immigrant workers’ rights movement." Read a tribute to labor leader Mahoma López Garfias on @documentedny.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ypzv6x8u

Join our upcoming virtual Internship Spotlight! Learn about internship opportunities at @nycplanning.bsky.social. Sign up now to save your spot: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Episode 64 - Capitalism is commonly understood as an economic system, but Columbia University legal scholar Katharina Pistor argues that its more properly understood as a kind of legal regime. Pistor joins Chris M

Heaven help me, I am a Podcaster now. I recently talked to @katharinapistor.bsky.social about capitalist law and its discontents (with a particular eye toward the law’s impact on labor and worker organizing) for @cunyslu.bsky.social’s Reinventing Solidarity podcast: soundcloud.com/cunyslu/epis...

Due to severe winter weather conditions, the @cunyslu.bsky.social campus will operate fully remotely on Monday, January 26, 2026. All classes and administrative operations will be conducted remotely, and all on-campus events are canceled: slu.cuny.edu/2026/01/25/weather-alert-2026

Please be safe!

Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to continue monitoring their emails and the @cunyslu.bsky.social website for updates related to this weather storm! Keep an eye out for updates via email or on our website: slu.cuny.edu

Join us virtually this Friday, January 23rd as we discuss some of the political, social, and economic shocks of 2025 as we seek strategic and tactical lessons for the fight for a multiracial, worker-centered democracy. Save your spot to receive your link: slucuny.swoogo.com/23January2026

Writing these down. 📝

The New Year will bring new opportunities to fight for equitable wages and safe workplaces through unionization! Join the movement: SEIU.co/Unions4AllNow

Join us to learn from Sultana Hossain, a key leader in the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), in conversation with Sarah Watson, director of the The Murphy Institute at @cunyslu.bsky.social! Join us for breakfast and a lively audience discussion! Save your spot here: slucuny.swoogo.com/16december2025

#GivingTuesday is this week, and giving to @cunyslu is easy! All donations are tax-deductible, and every dollar you give supports our students: bit.ly/CUNYTuesdaySLU

CUNY Tuesday is almost here! Support the Student Thriving Fund at @cunyslu.bsky.social and give students the support they need to become social justice leaders. Give today: bit.ly/CUNYTuesdaySLU

You are invited to our 4th annual CUNY-Wide Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil! 🏳️‍⚧️ This is a day to uplift transgender and nonbinary student voices. This year’s vigil will be held at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social’s Segal Theater (and Zoom) on Fri, Nov21 from 4-6pmET. RSVP: bit.ly/TDOR25

Speaking to an audience can be a powerful way to create change, but it’s also a common anxiety that strikes fear into the hearts of many! This @cunyslu.bsky.social Learning Hub workshop provides tools to reduce speaking anxiety: eventbrite.com/e/feel-the-fear-and-present-anyway-tickets-1474999977639

Thx to Tami Lee, @billfletcherjr.bsky.social & Cameron Black for today’s conversation on the last century of Black labor activism @cunyslu.bsky.social. I talked to workers & activists from all walks of life, signed copies of my book, & built more community than I had yesterday @ucpress.bsky.social

Fast-track your activism into action! The Community Semester & Union Semester programs at @cunyslu.bsky.social merge NY-based internships with undergrad or grad courses. Applications for Spring 2026 are open until Dec 1! Save your spot for an info session: welcome.slu.cuny.edu/portal/internship

Our thoughts and hearts are with the people in the Caribbean islands in the wake of the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa. To learn about how you can help, please visit: cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/student-affairs/programs-services/disaster-relief

Are protests our democracy's last line of defense or just performance?

Join us with Stephanie Luce, co-author of Practical Radicals, to explore what actually builds power versus what just makes us feel better. The scales might just fall off your eyes!

NOW: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/how...

It is with deep sadness that we learned of the news of the passing of Kent Wong – a giant in our field, a beloved colleague and mentor, and a dear friend of so many of us at @cunyslu.bsky.social. In memory of Kent: slu.cuny.edu/2025/10/09/slu-mourns-the-loss-of-kent-wong-labor-educator-and-visionary

Don’t wait. Register today and make your voice heard! Your application must be received by the Board of Elections by October 25th to be eligible to vote in
the General Election: cuny.edu/votes

Is a Debtors’ Revolution the Way? Presented by South Atlantic Quarterly Special Debt Issue Authors Jason Wozniak, Eleni Schirmer, Braxton Brewington, Sofya Aptekar

Join us for this @debtcollective.bsky.social Jubilee School session on Oct. 21. Ill be talking about military labor and debt (even as footage of military workers in food pantry lines is all over the news) debtcollective.org/event/is-a-d...

The university’s creditors with Sofya Aptekar - American Campus Podcast On hedge funds, private equity, and the financialization of public colleges.References and suggested readings:The Coalition Against Campus Debt. 2024. Lend and Rule: Fighting the Financialization of P...

I went on the American Campus podcast to talk about the other kind of college debt - the debt that our colleges are in. What does the financialization of higher ed mean for the way colleges and universities are governed? americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...

UCLA IRLE expert on the “conservative labor movement” and American Compass Kristoffer Smemo, UCLA Labor Studies faculty, explores an American conservative “pro-worker” agenda

IRLE expert, Kit Smemo, was recently published in @cunyslu.bsky.social's New Labor Forum with a piece analyzing the conservative think tank American Compass.

Read about the publication here: irle.ucla.edu/2025/10/08/e...

Join us October 8th for a live recording event for the podcast Reinventing Solidarity! New Labor Forum's Editors will discuss where the US labor movement is going, the place of labor at a time of rising authoritarianism, and more! Q&A to follow, save your spot: slucuny.swoogo.com/8October2025

The Professional Staff Congress, AFT Local 2334 seeks an Executive Director to be based in New York City, NY. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @psc-cuny.org