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'''''New Labor Forum''''' ({{ISSN|1095-7960}}, E-{{ISSN|1557-2978}}) is a labor journal founded in the Fall of 1997<ref name="Slaughter">[http://metrotimes.com/news/stories/news/18/18/LaborMagReview.html Jane Slaughter. "Rumblings on the Left: Sweeney's Election Boosted Hopes and Magazines." ''Metro Times.'' January 28, 1998.]</ref> by the Center for Labor, Community, and Policy Studies, at the Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies of the [[City University of New York]]. It is published three times a year by [[Routledge]], a division of the [[Taylor and Francis Group]]. |
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| title = New Labor Forum |
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| discipline = [[Industrial relations]], [[Sociology]], [[Political Science]] [[labor movement]] [[worker rights]] |
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| abbreviation = New Labor Forum |
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| editor = Paula Finn |
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| publisher = [[SAGE Publishing]] for the Murphy Institute, [[CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies]] |
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| country = [[United States of America]] |
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| frequency = Triannual |
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| history = 1997–present |
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| website = http://journals.sagepub.com/home/nlf |
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| link1 = http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/ |
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| link1-name = New Labor Forum blog |
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| ISSN = 1095-7960 |
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| eISSN = 1557-2978 |
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| JSTOR = 10957960 |
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| OCLC = 761548706 |
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| LCCN = 98660553 |
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'''''New Labor Forum''''' ({{ISSN|1095-7960}}, E-{{ISSN|1557-2978}}) is a national labor journal of debate, analysis and new ideas. ''New Labor Forum'' is published by the CUNY [[Joseph S. Murphy]] Institute and SAGE Press, three times a year, in January, May, and September. Founded in 1997, the journal provides a place for labor and its allies to consider vital research, debate strategy, and test new ideas. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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In its over two decades of publication, articles in the journal have covered the full range of challenges that confront workers and working-class communities. |
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On the '''domestic''' side, these issues have included: |
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* the dramatic growth of low wage service and precarious work |
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* the decline of manufacturing |
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* corporate domination in U.S. politics |
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* the privatization of public education |
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* the persistence of black unemployment at double or near double the rate for whites |
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* mass incarceration |
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* immigration raids and the super exploitation of immigrant workers |
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* sexual harassment at work |
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* pay inequity |
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* LGBTQ workplace discrimination |
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* labor's relationship to the American empire and wars without end |
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* the climate change crisis. |
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'''Internationally''', contributors to the journal have examined: |
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⚫ | ''New Labor Forum'' is often considered a critical journal of thought within the American labor movement. For example, its January 2006 issue contained articles linked to the first-of-its-kind (and controversial) Global Unions Conference.<ref>[http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=149111 "Important Upcoming Issue of New Labor Forum." H-Net.org. January 3, 2006]; [http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb06/Global.unions.prewrite.html "First-of-Its Kind New York City Conference to Look at Labor's Responses to Globalization." ''Cornell Chronicle.'' February 1, 2006]; [ |
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* organized labor and economic justice in post-Apartheid South Africa |
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* the rise and fall of the pink tide in Latin America |
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* efforts to organize among informal workers throughout the global south, and |
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* the rise of economic nationalism throughout Europe. |
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⚫ | The journal provides a place for labor and its allies to introduce new ideas and debate old concepts. Recent contributors include: [[Andy Stern]], [[Frances Fox Piven]], [[Bill Fletcher (labor activist)|Bill Fletcher]], [[David Roediger]], [[JoAnn Wypijewski]], [[Jonathan Tasini]], [[Ruth Milkman]], and [[Maria Elena Durazo]]. Its editorial board is composed of a number of notable scholars, including [[Kate Bronfenbrenner]], [[Joshua Freeman]], and [[Paul Buhle]]. Each issue of the journal also includes a "Books and the Arts" section that publishes poetry and book/film reviews. |
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⚫ | ''New Labor Forum'' is often considered a critical journal of thought within the American labor movement. For example, its January 2006 issue contained articles linked to the first-of-its-kind (and controversial) Global Unions Conference.<ref>[http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=149111 "Important Upcoming Issue of New Labor Forum." H-Net.org. January 3, 2006]; [http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb06/Global.unions.prewrite.html "First-of-Its Kind New York City Conference to Look at Labor's Responses to Globalization." ''Cornell Chronicle.'' February 1, 2006]; [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/09/nyregion/09visa.html Jennifer Lee. "French Activist Denied Entry to United States, Cornell Says." ''New York Times.'' February 9, 2006.]</ref> In the winter of 2007, [[Robert Pollin]], co-director of the [[Political Economy Research Institute]] at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]], began a regular column in ''New Labor Forum'' titled "Economic Prospects."<ref>[http://www.peri.umass.edu/economic_prospects/ "New Labor Forum: Economic Prospects." ''PERI in the News.'' No date.]</ref> The [[AFL–CIO]] has cited ''New Labor Forum,''<ref>[http://blog.aflcio.org/2006/06/20/the-us-needs-manufacturing-jobs%e2%80%94so-does-the-middle-class/ James Parks. "The U.S. Needs Manufacturing Jobs—So Does the Middle Class." ''AFL-CIO Blog.'' June 20, 2006.]</ref> although the magazine is often critical of that labor federation.<ref name="Slaughter">[http://metrotimes.com/news/stories/news/18/18/LaborMagReview.html Jane Slaughter. "Rumblings on the Left: Sweeney's Election Boosted Hopes and Magazines." ''Metro Times.'' January 28, 1998.]</ref> Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of ''[[The Nation]]'' magazine, called the journal "invaluable".<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut/303630/is_this_a_watershed_moment_ Katrina vanden Heuvel "Is This a Watershed Moment?" Editor's Cut Blog. TheNation.com March 27, 2008.]</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 10 July 2023
Discipline | Industrial relations, Sociology, Political Science labor movement worker rights |
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Sprache | Englisch |
Edited by | Paula Finn |
Publication details | |
History | 1997–present |
Publisher | SAGE Publishing for the Murphy Institute, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (United States of America) |
Frequency | Triannual |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | New Labor Forum |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 1095-7960 (print) 1557-2978 (web) |
LCCN | 98660553 |
JSTOR | 10957960 |
OCLC no. | 761548706 |
Links | |
New Labor Forum (ISSN 1095-7960, E-ISSN 1557-2978) is a national labor journal of debate, analysis and new ideas. New Labor Forum is published by the CUNY Joseph S. Murphy Institute and SAGE Press, three times a year, in January, May, and September. Founded in 1997, the journal provides a place for labor and its allies to consider vital research, debate strategy, and test new ideas.
Übersicht
[edit]In its over two decades of publication, articles in the journal have covered the full range of challenges that confront workers and working-class communities.
On the domestic side, these issues have included:
- the dramatic growth of low wage service and precarious work
- the decline of manufacturing
- corporate domination in U.S. politics
- the privatization of public education
- the persistence of black unemployment at double or near double the rate for whites
- mass incarceration
- immigration raids and the super exploitation of immigrant workers
- sexual harassment at work
- pay inequity
- LGBTQ workplace discrimination
- labor's relationship to the American empire and wars without end
- the climate change crisis.
Internationally, contributors to the journal have examined:
- organized labor and economic justice in post-Apartheid South Africa
- the rise and fall of the pink tide in Latin America
- efforts to organize among informal workers throughout the global south, and
- the rise of economic nationalism throughout Europe.
The journal provides a place for labor and its allies to introduce new ideas and debate old concepts. Recent contributors include: Andy Stern, Frances Fox Piven, Bill Fletcher, David Roediger, JoAnn Wypijewski, Jonathan Tasini, Ruth Milkman, and Maria Elena Durazo. Its editorial board is composed of a number of notable scholars, including Kate Bronfenbrenner, Joshua Freeman, and Paul Buhle. Each issue of the journal also includes a "Books and the Arts" section that publishes poetry and book/film reviews.
New Labor Forum has a subscription base of approximately 7,000 individuals and institutions.
New Labor Forum is often considered a critical journal of thought within the American labor movement. For example, its January 2006 issue contained articles linked to the first-of-its-kind (and controversial) Global Unions Conference.[1] In the winter of 2007, Robert Pollin, co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, began a regular column in New Labor Forum titled "Economic Prospects."[2] The AFL–CIO has cited New Labor Forum,[3] although the magazine is often critical of that labor federation.[4] Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation magazine, called the journal "invaluable".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Important Upcoming Issue of New Labor Forum." H-Net.org. January 3, 2006; "First-of-Its Kind New York City Conference to Look at Labor's Responses to Globalization." Cornell Chronicle. February 1, 2006; Jennifer Lee. "French Activist Denied Entry to United States, Cornell Says." New York Times. February 9, 2006.
- ^ "New Labor Forum: Economic Prospects." PERI in the News. No date.
- ^ James Parks. "The U.S. Needs Manufacturing Jobs—So Does the Middle Class." AFL-CIO Blog. June 20, 2006.
- ^ Jane Slaughter. "Rumblings on the Left: Sweeney's Election Boosted Hopes and Magazines." Metro Times. January 28, 1998.
- ^ Katrina vanden Heuvel "Is This a Watershed Moment?" Editor's Cut Blog. TheNation.com March 27, 2008.
External links
[edit]- New Labor Forum – official website