Events Calendar

Local & National Events: Spring - Summer 2009

Following are events occurring in the New York metro area and nationally.

NY METRO

March 11 – Labor & Employment Relations Association of Long Island’s Spring Meeting. At Black Forest Brew House, Farmingdale, NY. For info. call: 516/746-9307, or visit: www.lilera.org.

March 20 – 98th Anniversary Commemoration of the Triangle Factory Fire in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. Speakers from the NYC Fire Dept. and UNITE/HERE remember the most deadly New York City industrial tragedy, in which 146 mostly young immigrant workers died. From 12 to 1 pm., at the original site on the corner of Washington Pl. & Greene St, 1 block east of Washington Sq. Park. For info. call: NYC Central Labor Council at 212/685-9552.

March 27–April 4 – 10th Annual Student-Labor Week of Action will feature a wide variety of events nationwide to highlight the Employee Free Choice Act, campus codes of decent employment, and other issues. For information, visit: www.jwj.org.

April 1 – The Employee Free Choice Act – The Right or Wrong Choice for America? Starts at 6 pm in Hofstra Law School, room 308. Debate between labor representatives Stuart Acuff (Organizing Director, AFL-CIO) and Amy Young (CWA Legal Dept.) and management reps. Randel Johnson (US Chamber of Commerce) and Martin Payson (Jackson-Lewis corporate law firm). Moderator: Eric Schmertz (Hofstra Law Emeritus Professor). Organized by Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal. Admission free. First come, first seated.

April 20 – “Congressional Night:” annual opportunity for Long Island union members to meet and question NY Congressional representatives and Senators on health care and education policy, Social Security’s future, immigration policy reform and other issues. Starts 6 pm at IBEW Local 25, Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Hauppauge. For info. call Long Island Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO): 631/396-1170, or visit: www.lilabor.org.

April 22 – “Earth Day” celebrates its 39th anniversary around the globe, with numerous events in and around most large cities organized by community, environmental, and labor groups. To find nearby events, visit: www.earthday.net.

April 28 –“Equal Pay Day” – “Beyond Career Stereotypes: Women in Science and Business,” a forum on job challenges and opportunities today, featuring six Hofstra women professors in Business, Chemistry and Engineering. AT 2:20–3:45, in Gutthart Cultural Center Theater (central campus, entry 1st floor, Axinn Library), Hofstra University. Organized by the Hofstra Labor Studies Program and the Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy. Cosponsored by the Women Studies Program, and Long Island Women on the Job. For info., call 516-463-5599 and visit: www.hofstra.edu/cld and www.pay-equity.org.

April 28 – “Workers Memorial Day.” April 28 is the anniversary of the founding of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Every year since 1989, people in hundreds of communities, worksites and union halls in the U.S and Canada recognize the many workers who have been killed or injured on the job. For events info. call: NYC Central Labor Council at 212/685-9552; and LI Federation of Labor at 631/396-1170.

May 1 – “Mayday at the Movies: Comedy & Tragedy At Work:” the 8th annual day-long festival of new films and classics on work and working people, with introductions and discussion led by academic experts. At Gutthart Cultural Center Theater (central campus, entry 1st floor, Axinn Library), Hofstra University. Free admission, seating limited, arrive early. Presented by Hofstra’s Labor Studies Program and the Center for Study of Labor & Democracy. For film schedules and other info. call: 516/463-5669.

May 4 – Paul Krugman (Nobel Economics Laureate and NY Times columnist) gives the keynote address at the Labor Research Association's 32nd Annual Dinner. Starts at 7 pm in Hilton Hotel, Manhattan. For reservations & info., visit: www.workinglife.org.

May 8 – “Shaping the Workplace of the Future,” annual spring conference of Labor & Employment Relations Association, L.I. Chapter. Starts 9 am at DeSeversky Center, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY. For info. call: 516/746-9307 or visit: www.lilera.org.

June 4–5 – NYU Law School’s 62nd annual labor law conference focuses on the theme of “Labor and Employment Law Proposals and Initiatives Under the Obama Administration.” At Lipton Hall, 108 West Third St., Manhattan. For info., call 212/998-6242 or check the Internet site www.law.nyu.edu/laborcenter.

June 17 – New York Central Labor Council’s Annual Awards Dinner, honoring Edward Malloy – At Tavern on the Green, Manhattan, 6pm-9pm. For info. contact Peggy Ortega-Camacho at (212) 604-9552, ext. 218.

August 2–7 – 34th Annual Northeast Regional Summer School for Union Women. At State University of New York, Stony Brook. For more information, call Debra Bergen, Union Coordinator (212) 354-1252, ext. 248, DBergen@pscmail.org

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NATIONAL

April 15–18 – Annual National Labor Education Conference (UALE/AFL-CIO), “Imagining Alternatives.” At National Labor College, Silver Springs, MD. For registration and other info, visit: www.uale.org.

June 21–23 – 31st Annual Great Labor Arts Exchange Conference. At National Labor College, Silver Springs, MD. For registration and other info, visit: www.laborheritage.org

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Hofstra’s LABOR STUDIES Program invites you to be part of the national EQUAL PAY DAY 2009 .
Come hear Hofstra professors in a very timely forum:

“Beyond Career Stereotypes: Women in Science & Business”

Saryn Goldberg – Engineering
Margaret Hunter – Engineering
Deb Sledgianowski – Information Technology
Sabrina Sobel – Chemistry
Elizabeth Venuti – Accounting
Nanette Wachter – Chemistry

Tuesday, April 28th @ 2:20 – 3:45 p.m.
Leo Guthart Cultural Center Theater
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY [entry on 1st floor of Axinn Library]

FREE ADMISSION. Seating limited; no reservations/first come–first seated. For more information, call 436-5599 or visit www.hofstra.edu/laborstudies. For more information on “EQUAL PAY DAY,” visit www.pay-equity.org. Co-sponsored by: Hofstra Women’s Studies Program & Hofstra Career Center

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Hofstra’s Labor Studies Program invites you to its
8th Annual Film Festival Celebrating “International Workers Day”

MAYDAY at the MOVIES
Comedy & Tragedy at Work
Friday, May 1, 2009
Cultural Center Theater [Axinn Library, 1st floor]

FREE ADMISSION. Seating limited; first come, first seated.
For more info: call 516-463-5599 or visit www.hofstra.edu/laborstudies

10:10 am -11:05 am: SICK AROUND THE WORLD - What realistic options do Americans have to replace our costly and collapsing health insurance system? This new documentary interviews patients, doctors, and economists about the costs, convenience, and effectiveness of the widely varying alternatives in the U.S., England, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, and Taiwan. Introduced by: Professor Martin Melkonian

11:15 am -12:45 pm: OFFICE SPACE - Clever comedy about white-collar peon Peter Gibbons who decides he's had enough with his pushy boss and mindless job. When his slacker rebellion is misinterpreted by upper management, he is quickly promoted. But his seemingly fool-proof corporate robbery scheme spins out of control, with surprising consequences. Introduced by: Professor Russell Harrison

12:50 pm - 1:45 pm: SIT DOWN AND FIGHT - Today, the American automobile industry is in a near-fatal crisis, dependent for survival on union concessions and government bailouts. This film shows how the industry developed and how workers won historic advances in their pay and benefits that helped build the “middle class.” Includes vivid sections on the crucial roles of women and minority workers in the battles against often militant employer and police resistance. Introduced by: Professor Gregory DeFreitas

1:55 pm -2:50 pm: MADE IN L.A. - Moving documentary tracing the personal transformations of three Latina garment workers who, through a ground-breaking law suit and consumer boycott, fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. An insider's view into both the struggles of recent immigrants and into the highs and lows of the organizing process today. Introduced by: Professor Bhaswati Sengupta

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NOTE TO READERS: If you know of upcoming labor-related meetings or conferences, collective bargaining contract expirations or renewals, or other events you would like considered for our next Calendar, please send us a brief description, together with the time, place, contact person, and their telephone number. Either fax this information, with a cover sheet addressed to Regional Labor Review, to fax # 516-463-6519; or email us at: laborstudies@hofstra.edu