Good Jobs and Inclusive Growth: The Fight for A People’s Policy and New York City

The Zohran Mamdani administration has reinvigorated the demand for a city centered on affordability, focusing on a broad swathe of platforms aimed at achieving affordable housing, accessible public transit, food security, and universal childcare. 

This conference invites participants to interrogate the scope, role, and nature of what public resources can provide, especially considering what a people-oriented policy framework can do for the city economically. Read the complete program, with panels featuring former UAW Local 7902 member Cea Weaver and Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla.

We ask how an engagement with public resources that goes beyond a traditional, conventional and narrow conceptualization of what is achievable allows for an understanding that centers equity, sustainability, and collective well-being for New York City and its residents. The convening will bring an academic and technical lens to debates, offering empirical and theoretical support for a policy platform rooted in heterodox and progressive economic traditions. 

The conference is free with registration. Presented by the Economics Department at The New School for Social Research, with support from Catalyst, The Center for New York City Affairs, UAW Local 7902, and UAW Region 9A.