Applications are now open for the 2027 Movement Leader Fellowship! Designed for experienced organizers within power-building orgs, this fellowship combines coursework, retreats, and coaching to strengthen strategic leadership. Apply now: socialjusticeleadership.squarespace.com/movement-leader-2027

"This growth in data centers calls into question even more sharply the dominant narrative that endless economic growth is compatible with addressing the climate crisis." Read the latest in #NewLaborForum: newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2026/06/25/will-the-data-center-boom-make-the-climate-go-bust

Join us and the @nyscivilservice.bsky.social to explore career opportunities, hiring pathways, and how to get started: bit.ly/4vEfCv4

CUNY SLU mourns the loss of Lillian Roberts, a trailblazing labor leader whose courage and lifelong commitment to working people helped to strengthen NY’s labor movement. Rest in power, Lillian Roberts. Service info: dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/new-york-ny/lillian-roberts-12962677

Watch a brilliant conversation between Prof. Kandice Chuh and editor Ken Wissoker on the centennial of Duke University Press. They share advice for early career scholars on how to think about writing and publishing youtu.be/X4F1_PY3hP4

Writing and Publishing Now: Strategies for Turbulent Times

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The Palomar Faculty Federation, AFT Local 6161 seeks a Director of Membership, Communications, and Operations to be based in San Marcos, CA. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3104... #1u #UnionStrong @aft.org

Since 2021, the @cornellilr.bsky.social Labor Action Tracker has been the only comprehensive database of strikes and other work stoppages in the country. Researchers join NLF Editor Chris Maisano on the latest episode of Reinventing Solidarity: on.soundcloud.com/M7cNwbonfnMNBkxTgI

We’re excited to share a few featured #career and internship opportunities we wanted to highlight this month! Find the role below on @joinhandshake.bsky.social or connect with us for more opportunities: careerservices@slu.cuny.edu

Check out our conversation with @cgmaisano.bsky.social on Reinventing Solidarity from @cunyslu.bsky.social. We had a great time discussing some of our key findings and what they mean for the labor movement!

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Episode 69 - Talking Strikes w/the Labor Action Tracker Team How do we know where, when, and for how long strikes and other labor actions happen in the U.S.? Since 2021, the Labor Action Tracker has been the only comprehensive database of strikes and other work stoppages in the country. Researche

I had a lot of fun talking to the team behind the @laboraction.bsky.social Labor Action Tracker for @cunyslu.bsky.social’s Reinventing Solidarity. If you’ve never used their interactive map, put down what you’re doing and do it now (but be warned, it’s addictive) on.soundcloud.com/mnvLpfuMa9Yk...

Episode 69 - Talking Strikes w/the Labor Action Tracker Team

How do we know where, when, and for how long strikes and other labor actions happen in the U.S.? Since 2021, the Labor Action Tracker has been the only comprehensive database of strikes and other work

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Attend the #CUNYSLU Alumni Association and Black Women’s Association #Juneteenth Celebration on July 1st, 2026, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM in person at @cunyslu.bsky.social! This community event will feature a panel discussion along time to gather, reflect & celebrate. RSVP: slucuny.swoogo.com/juneteenth

‪GOTV! @bradlander.bsky.social for Congress in District 10 and @alexbores.nyc for Congress in District 12. Early Voting Period is happening NOW through June 21st PSC's full list of endorsed candidates can be found here: psc-cuny.org/issues/psc-e... Find Your Pollsite: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

"The struggle to achieve democracy in Iran in the face of domestic repression and foreign intervention - dialectically interrelated forms of violence - stretches back for more than a century." Read the latest by @cunyslu.bsky.social's Puya Gerami: jacobin.com/2026/04/iran...

The Struggle for Democracy in Iran Isn’t Over

After this war ends, Iranians will carry on their struggle for democracy, but against even steeper odds in a society gutted by US and Israeli bombs, under a regime that will use the horror of this for...

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Don’t wait! Register to vote by June 13 and make your voice heard! Only voters registered with a party holding an election can vote in the primary election. For more information, vist: vote.nyc

Hi Henry, I want to ask you to write for @cunyslu.bsky.social’s New Labor Forum but I couldn’t find anywhere else to contact you. So I’m doing it here (sorry)! I assure you, I am a real human person! Please DM me if you’re interested, thanks for all your writing!

The @cunyslu.bsky.social community celebrated our 8th Commencement on May 28 at Town Hall in Manhattan. Family and friends gathered to cheer on the 150 students who received bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees or certificates. Relive the commencement ceremony online: youtube.com/live/p2rBQxTMtaE

Presenting the @cunyslu.bsky.social Class of 2026! As we close out the school year we celebrate your achievements, your perseverance, and the dedication that brought you to this milestone. We are proud of all you have accomplished and inspired by all that lies ahead. Congrats, Class of '26! 🎓

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!!! 🎓 We're proud to celebrate this milestone with you and all the hard work that brought you here. We look forward to seeing the impact you will make as leaders and changemakers in social justice, labor, and community work. The future is brighter because of you.

Today is SLU’s Commencement Ceremony! Join us as we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our 2026 graduates. For those unable to join us in person, the ceremony will also be streamed LIVE right here on the @cunyslu.bsky.social Commencement webpage: youtube.com/live/p2rBQxTMtaE

CUNY SLU 2026 Commencement Ceremony

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Registration for the 49th UALE Northeast Women’s Summer School is open now, register before June 15th! The 49th summer school is hosted by @cunyslu.bsky.social and will take place July 20-24 in NYC, a historic center of labor struggle and organizing. Find out more: slu.cuny.edu/uale-summer-school

Here’s the great labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein on the UAW situation ahead of the union’s constitutional convention and leadership elections, for @cunyslu.bsky.social’s New Labor Forum: newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2026/05/15/s...

Great convo with @cunyslu.bsky.social & @afscme.bsky.social Pres. Lee Saunders about the Trump admin undermining the power of working people. Through Congress, commerce, courts, courts of public opinion—and connecting as a union and labor movement—we're fighting for a better life for working people

@rweingarten.bsky.social shared the importance of building power and common cause with working people to create a path to a better life for all during a virtual event with @cunyslu.bsky.social today. "We have to make this country work for an American Dream again, and that's what I hear all over."

Brooks Bitterman spent his life fighting for workers' rights and is remembered with love. At @cunyslu.bsky.social, we continue his work by hosting the Brooks Bitterman Memorial Scholarship to support training a new generation of researchers: pressherald.com/2026/05/01/obituarybrooks-bitterman-2

Obituary: Brooks Bitterman

SCARBROUGH - Brooks Bitterman died in Scarborough, Maine, on April 26, 2024 from malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a rare, aggressive ...

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How have union-led legal challenges reversed union-busting and anti-worker policies instituted by Trump since early 2025? Join us for a lively conversation on this question and more with two national labor leaders. Audience questions will be welcomed! RSVP: slucuny.swoogo.com/28april2026

🚨LABOR PODCAST CONTENT🚨 What can we learn from the UAW’s efforts to organize in higer ed and manufacturing? @micahuetricht.bsky.social and I talked to @chactivist.bsky.social for @cunyslu.bsky.social’s Reinventing Solidarity to find out on.soundcloud.com/GGU59U6ge3LS...

Episode 67 - How Can Workers Win?

What can the UAW’s efforts to scale up new organizing efforts teach the rest of the labor movement? Former UAW chief of staff Chris Brooks shares his reflections on organizing in higher education and

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Check out the interview with Chris Brooks at the @cunyslu.bsky.social podcast discussing his two article in New Labor Forum: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Episode 67 - How Can Workers Win?

Podcast Episode · Reinventing Solidarity · April 24 · 43m

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Join us for our Open House on May 11! Whether you prefer to connect from home or experience campus in person, we’ve got you covered. Explore our academic programs, meet faculty and staff, and learn how we can help you advance your career and make a difference: welcome.slu.cuny.edu/portal/open_house

Good chance to ask AFT, AFSCME prez about Chicago Teachers Union successful push for their schools to have students, school employees free to make #MayDayStrong a time for civic action. No work. No School. No shopping. Register here for the @cunyslu.bsky.social event: slucuny.swoogo.com/28April2026

Good stuff by Puya Gerami on Iranian workers and their long fight for democracy in @cunyslu.bsky.social’s New Labor Forum newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2026/04/22/l...