Union alumnus and Poverty Initiative Poverty Scholar Jeff Mansfield gives an update on his work with Restaurant Opportunity Center of New York (ROC-NY) and their current campaign against the troubling labor practices of Mario Batalli and his Del Posto restaurant in Chelsea. Jeff also reflects on his faith and the ways it connects to his [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Labor’
Paul Robeson
By John Wessel-McCoy On Friday, February 25, Union Ph.D. candidate and Poverty Scholar, Derrick McQueen will perform Paul Robeson through His Words and Music in Union’s James Chapel. In anticipation of this exciting one-night-only opportunity, we’d like to say a few words about Paul Robeson. Sometimes leaders are born ahead of their time. They blaze [...]
From Cairo to Madison, Workers Demand Rights
Egypt may be receding from international headlines, but the protest movement that led to President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation continues. As the New York Times reported Wednesday, Egypt’s already vibrant labor movement has been invigorated by the mass protests in Tahrir Square. Localized actions are turning into national strikes, as workers demand higher wages and more [...]
One More Penny a Pound?
By Jenn Wilder As you watch this short two-minute video, take a look at those buckets, the red ones. Have you ever seen one before? This bucket is known as a “cubete” if you’re a farmworker in Immokalee, Florida, the majority of whom are Spanish-speaking immigrants. Compensation per-bucket has not increased since 1980. Immokalee rhymes [...]
The Right to Adequate Food: An Answer to Food Insecurity
By Shailly Barnes Recently, Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, claimed that every aspect of our food production – from farming, harvesting, delivery and distribution – must improve dramatically to meet our growing global demand for food. Her assertion is a commonly held belief and practice, evident in [...]
