Sentences with phrase «labor activism»

The Queens Museum has survey of another innovator in «Mierle Laderman Ukeles: Maintenance Art,» * a survey of an artist who has, since the 1960s, combined feminism, environmentalism and labor activism in private and public art projects, some done in her role as the New York City Department of Sanitation's official (though unsalaried) artist in residence.

During his time as a radio announcer at WNEW, Justin jumped into labor activism and served as shop steward where he represented and defended the interests of his fellow employees and advocated to get all union members retroactively paid for decades of overtime work on weekends and overnights.

Still, some say that the West Virginia teachers» strike was a harbinger of things to come, with increased labor activism on the horizon.

In this, her fourth solo exhibition at Vielmetter, she looks into different types of labor activism.

Mierle Laderman Ukeles, right, combined feminism, environmentalism and labor activism in art projects, some done in her role as the New York City Department of Sanitation's artist in residence.

Labor activism is nothing new to teachers.

Since the 1960's Ukeles has been combining performance, feminism and labor activism.