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Will Unions Get Out The Vote For Mayor In 2021?, Caroline Leddy
Will Unions Get Out The Vote For Mayor In 2021?, Caroline Leddy
Capstones
Labor unions have played an important role in New York City politics for decades--with the 2021 mayoral election approaching, will they be able to motivate their membership to vote for the candidate they endorse, or will their members vote for whomever they want without taking into account who their union recommends? Link here: https://caroline-leddy.medium.com/will-unions-get-out-the-vote-for-mayor-in-2021-a85388813d2d
As Pandemic Endures, Impact On Households Is Here To Stay, Amanda J. Glodowski
As Pandemic Endures, Impact On Households Is Here To Stay, Amanda J. Glodowski
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Covid-19 has uniquely and disproportionately impacted women. Nearly 60% of those who have lost their jobs are women. Women who stayed working had a higher likelihood of serving on the frontline during the height of the pandemic as essential workers. With most schools not fully back in-person, homeschooling responsibilities have increased and endured longer than expected. These tensions ripple through families. Fathers are finding themselves with front-row seats to the mounting pressure working mothers face, causing household dynamics to shift. As the intricacies of households come to light, fathers are willing to renegotiate their roles with their partners as well …
Fed Up, Desperate And Daring Enough To Unionize, Suzannah C. Cavanaugh
Fed Up, Desperate And Daring Enough To Unionize, Suzannah C. Cavanaugh
Capstones
This is a long-form story that outlines the hazards of restaurant work that predated the pandemic, among them wage theft, racism and sexual harassment. The story focuses on three restaurant workers pushed to unionize after Covid-19 worsened working conditions by cutting take-home pay and creating new safety hazards for employees. Legislation and employer resistance are stacked against them, but for many workers organization is the only solution.
Link to Capstone: http://fedup.tilda.ws/
Community Building At Amalgamated Housing Co-Operative, Janet Butler Munch
Community Building At Amalgamated Housing Co-Operative, Janet Butler Munch
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Amalgamated Housing Co-operative is located north of the Jerome Park Reservoir in The Bronx. Sponsored by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union (A.C.W.U.), this development opened in 1927 under the New York State Limited Dividend Housing Law of 1926.1 Built as affordable housing for moderate-income workers, the limited dividend housing legislation granted tax exemptions to the co-operative for a period of 20 years. Its residents were "co-operators," not tenants, who would own shares for their apartments in the development. Now in its ninth decade of operation, the Amalgamated is the oldest limited dividend housing development in the country and has been …