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1 de feb. de 2021 · Karen Nussbaum was a cofounder of the pioneering labor-feminist organization 9to5. In an interview with Jacobin, she discusses why working women in the 1970s needed to organize as workers, 9to5’s hilarious tactics, and why “individually self-reliant but collectively powerless” women workers today still need to organize on the job.
Karen Nussbaum is a career left-of-center organizer and feminist activist who has spent more than 50 years working to increase the political and societal influence of labor unions. She has held leadership positions with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the AFL-CIO, two of the most powerful labor unions in the United States. She […]
KAREN NUSSBAUM. Karen Nussbaum was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 25, 1950. She attended the University Chicago for a year and a half. She became an activist in the anti-Vietnam War movement and worked with Jane Fonda. She moved to Boston while supporting herself as a clerical worker at Harvard University.
12 de may. de 2022 · Her sister, Karen Nussbaum, said the cause was complications of pneumonia. Ms. Nussbaum began using a wheelchair after being hit by a car at age 24 and soon became an integral part of Chicago’s ...
Karen Nussbaum has been a labor organizer for more than 50 years. She is a founder of 9to5, National Association of Working Women; District 925, SEIU; and Working America, AFL-CIO, where she is a senior advisor.
18 de nov. de 2023 · Mike Nussbaum, who turns 100 in December, is a well-known stage, television, and movie actor and director who has appeared in films ranging from Field of Dreams to Fatal Attraction. Based in his native Chicago, he is also the father of Karen Nussbaum—and a longtime subscriber to the Volunteer.
Karen Nussbaum has been an organizer for more than 50 years. She was the founding director of 9to5, the national organization of working women; District 925, SEIU; and Working America, the community organizing arm of the AFL-CIO.
