Cameron Orr
LATEST ARTICLES BY Cameron Orr
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Labor
Fighting for 15 at the presidential debate
September 28, 2016"It was important that hundreds of people representing $15 and a union came out and that there was a sense of hooking that issue into the Presidential campaign."
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News
Manhattan developers try evasion tactics on affordable housing
September 20, 2016Application of an affordable housing plan in New York City leaves questions for tenants, working people, and many community advocates about whose interests it is intended to serve.
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U.S.
Our Revolution launched, already succeeding
August 29, 2016"We changed the conversation regarding the possibilities of our country. That is what we changed."
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Labor
To November and beyond: #Fightfor15 convention showcases a worker-led movement
August 18, 2016Thousands of low-wage workers from across the country convened in the old capital of the Confederacy for the first ever national Fight for $15 meeting.
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Labor
Years of organizing at CUNY yields wins for workers
June 17, 2016Thousands of workers at the City University of New York's 24 campuses will see improvements in their pay and benefits.
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Labor
Thousands of Fight for $15 activists descend on McDonalds shareholder meeting
May 27, 2016The rally aimed to disrupt the burger giant's corporate proceedings with singing, chanting, and demands for $15 and a union.
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U.S.
NYU forum explores role of communists in Civil Rights Movement
May 13, 2016A public forum was held to uncover the buried history of communists' role in the Civil Rights Movement of the '50s and '60s
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Labor
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: Hundreds gather in solidarity with workers
March 24, 2016New Yorkers have long assembled to commemorate the anniversary of one of the greatest travesties in United States labor history.
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