Activist
Turner has worked as an activist since the 1960s. He has served as the director of a community development corporation, an organizer training center, co-founder of the United Community Construction Workers, and founder of the Boston Jobs Council.
He has also worked as Coordinator of Training at Emerge, a batterer's counseling organization, and as education director at a nonprofit consulting firm focused on establishing worker cooperatives.
He played an instrumental role in the formation of the Boston Workers Alliance.
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