CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
@cunyslu.bsky.social
The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Labor Studies and Urban Studies: slu.cuny.edu
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February 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
@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
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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...
Learn more about organizers' achievements and challenges here: irle.ucla.edu/2026/02/06/l...
“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
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February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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...
Learn more about organizers' achievements and challenges here: irle.ucla.edu/2026/02/06/l...
“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
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.”
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February 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
“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...
January 29, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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...
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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...
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
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January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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!
Please be safe!
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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!
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
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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. 📝
January 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Writing these down. 📝
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The New Year will bring new opportunities to fight for equitable wages and safe workplaces through unionization! Join the movement: SEIU.co/Unions4AllNow
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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
December 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#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
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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
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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
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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
October 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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
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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...
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...
October 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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...
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
October 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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
the General Election: cuny.edu/votes
October 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
the General Election: cuny.edu/votes
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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...
Is a Debtors’ Revolution the Way?
Presented by South Atlantic Quarterly Special Debt Issue Authors Jason Wozniak, Eleni Schirmer, Braxton Brewington, Sofya Aptekar
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October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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...
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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...
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...
americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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...
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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...
Read about the publication here: irle.ucla.edu/2025/10/08/e...
UCLA IRLE expert on the “conservative labor movement” and American Compass
Kristoffer Smemo, UCLA Labor Studies faculty, explores an American conservative “pro-worker” agenda
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October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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...
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
October 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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