News & Events

City Works is the NEW monthly news magazine program produced by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) in collaboration with CUNY TV and hosted by Laura Flanders.

Students & Alumni

We are pleased to announce the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) is offering tuition assistance scholarships for the Spring 2020 semester to undergraduate and graduate continuing students enrolled in a degree or certificate program. Scholarships will be awarded on a semester-by-semester basis by the SLU Scholarships Committee. All continuing students who meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply for the scholarship

Scholarships will be awarded on a semester-by-semester basis by the SLU Scholarship Committee. Transcripts, financial aid information and enrollment will be reviewed to ensure recipients continue to meet eligibility requirements.

Faculty & Courses

In Labor and Politics: Campaigns and Election, students will examine approaches to political action employed by unions in New York and the United States. The course will help students analyze the logic and practice of these various political strategies, evaluating their strengths and limitations. Emphasis will be placed on how unions decide to get involved, and how they measure success and impact.

Check out SLU’s new courses! Labor and Politics: Campaigns and Elections, & CUNY Special Topics: Strategy and Power for the Spring 2020 semester.

Research & Publications

Cover of the New labor Forum showing the statue of liberty as throne made out of missile

Founded in 1997, the journal provides a place for labor and its allies to consider vital research, debate strategy, and test new ideas.