Miriam Shestack is a Spring 2015 In These Times editorial intern. She is a senior at the University of Chicago majoring in history and a member of Students Organizing United with Labor, an affiliate of United Students Against Sweatshops.
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Labor
We Need Domestic and International Regulations to Prevent Corporations from Fleeing Overseas
Miriam Shestack
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Viewpoint
Students Protest University of Chicago Budget Cuts, Say Admin Is “Acting Like a Corporation”
The students, some dressed in their graduation gowns, say their school's austerity measures are part of a broader pattern of corporatization in higher education.
Miriam Shestack
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Labor
University of Chicago Nurses Narrowly Avert Strike, Claim Victory Against Hospital
Miriam Shestack
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Labor
On 2-Year Anniversary of Rana Plaza Factory Collapse, Activists Announce Major Victory for Victims
Miriam Shestack