CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies has developed programs in collaboration with several unions, municipal agencies, and community groups. Many of our students can take advantage of employer, union, and other benefits to cover the cost of their tuition. With Bachelor’s, Master’s, and certificate programs in labor studies and urban studies, we prepares our students for impactful careers. Learn more.
Labor Studies M.A. student Joseph Juntunen began sneaking into nightclubs at a very young age. Over time, he also learned stagehand skills in the nightclub business and became a seasoned sound engineer. Coming from “a long line of Finnish troublemakers,” he couldn’t help but organize some of his workplaces. He’s had real successes — yet there’s much more to do. Read more.
With all 51 districts of the New York City Council up for election on Nov. 4, new faces are coming to local government – and SLU alumnus Justin Sanchez, 34, is likely to be among them. Justin was SLU valedictorian in 2021 when he received his B.A. in Urban and Community Studies. In June, he won the Democratic Primary in the Bronx’s Council District 17, where three-quarters of voters are registered Democrats. Read more.
Join us on the 20th anniversary of the 2005 NYC Transit Workers Strike for a conversation with Roger Toussaint, former president of TWU Local 100, labor historian Joshua Freeman, and Kafui Attoh, Professor of Urban Studies. Learn how TWU Local 100 mobilized an entire city to support transit workers, even in the face of a hostile, well funded corporate media campaign to vilify them. Read more.
Two SLU students earned prestigious CUNY-wide awards recognizing their commitment to public service and community engagement. Their projects address urban challenges through research, collaboration, and policy action embodying SLU’s mission to prepare students as leaders in social justice and civic life. These achievements highlight how SLU’s programs connect classroom learning to real-world impact. Read more.
Check out the latest issue of New Labor Forum, featuring articles including probing analyses of how the working class fits into the platform of the modern Republican Party, the evolution of tariffs and trade policy, the intersection of climate justice and labor through the Build Public Renewables Act, and the advancing frontier of artificial intelligence and worker power. Read more.