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Room at the Top: Black Women in District Council 37, AFSCME  

Jewel Bellush ▪ Fall 1987

For years, one of the most exploited segments in public services had been the nonprofessionals in New York City’s hospitals, public schools, and governmental offices. Receiving the lowest pay among municipal workers, they remained primarily outside the organized labor movement, …



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