Archive:What’s Happening at the KI
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Student Blog | Centering Workers in the Environmental Justice Movement: An Opportunity for Solidarity
On June 2 and June 3, 2022 the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a virtual event, “The Pandemic Worker Wave and a New Social Compact: A Public Forum on Working-Class Prosperity in a Transformed World.”
Category: Updates
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Apply Now: Executive Director, Interreligious Network for Worker Solidarity
Our partners at the Interreligious Network for Worker Solidarity are working to hire their first full-time staff. See the full description for the Executive Director position below and consider apply
Category: Updates
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Rewatch Sessions from “The Pandemic Worker Wave”
On June 2-3, 2022, the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a public forum, "The Pandemic Worker Wave and a New Social Compact." The event featured two days, ten panels, and over 45 speakers who commented o
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Georgetown Hosts Memorial for President John Sweeney
On May 5, a memorial service for AFL-CIO President Emeritus, John J. Sweeney was held in Gaston Hall at Georgetown University. President Sweeney passed away in February of 2021 but the pandemic preve
Category: Updates
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EVENT | Labor and Ukraine: Solidarity in a Time of War
On May 5, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor and the Solidarity Center hosted an event, "Labor and Ukraine: Solidarity in a Time of War." The panel featured activists from Ukra
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Come work with us!
We're hiring a Director of Communications and Events to support all of KI's programs and initiatives. See the full description below and share with potential candidates in your network. Contact kilwp
Category: Updates
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EVENT | Women Leading the Labor Movement Surge
On May 4, WILL Empower, the Kalmanovitz Initiative, and The Century Foundation hosted an event, "Women Leading the Labor Movement Surge." The event featured a panel of women activists and highlighted
Categories: Events, Updates, Women Innovating Labor Leadership
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Financial Times | ‘Union drip’ shows how the American labour movement is changing
KI Executive Director Joe McCartin is featured in a piece about "union drip" and the changing face of the American labor movement. "But the history of organised labour in the US shows that fa
Categories: In the News, Updates
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EVENT | Stopping Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work
On April 26, the Kalmanovitz Initiative and the Solidarity Center hosted a panel, "Stopping Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work." The panel discussed the new book by the same title which des
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DCist | Union Kitchen Workers Face Uncertain Union Victory Amidst Firings And Delays
KI Associate Director and Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project, James Benton, discusses the unionization efforts at Union Kitchen and the challenges workers are facing as they fight
Categories: In the News, Updates