FALL 2011

Sept. 10 – LABOR DAY PARADE
Music, speeches, and block after block of imaginative floats move up Fifth Avenue each year in this display of the city’s diverse array of labor organizations. Parade starts at 44th Street. More info at: www.nycclc.org.
WHEN: Saturday, 9/10/201, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
WHERE: Fifth Avenue and 44th St., Manhattan

Sept. 16  – “ARE WE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT 9/11?
PROTECTING WORKER & COMMUNITY HEALTH,”
Conference organized by NY Committee for Occupational Safety and Health.  For info. Call NYCOSH at: 212/227-6440 and visit: www.nycosh.org.
WHEN: 9/16/2011, 9 am – 5 pm
WHERE: UFT building, 52 Broadway, Manhattan.

Sept. 19–20 – “SUMMIT ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE FISCAL CRISIS”
Academic and policy conference sponsored by School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University,  Is urban violent crime on the rise due to police layoffs? Are fire service response times increasing as cities and towns reduce the number of their professional firefighters?  Academic researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners will discuss how the current fiscal crisis is impacting the provision of police enforcement, fire services, and criminal justice. For preregistration or more info.: email learn@work.rutgers.edu or call (732) 9504. Visit www.ilearn.rutgers.edu.
WHEN: 9/19/2011–9/20/2011, 9 am – 5 pm
WHERE: Heldrich Hotel, 10 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ.

Sept. 26 – JOB AND INTERNSHIP FAIR @ HOFSTRA
A diverse group of employers – representing a wide variety of career fields – comes to Hofstra seeking candidates to fill full- and part-time positions, and internships. A list of participating organizations is available at hofstra.edu/career, and will be continually updated. All attendees should be professionally dressed and have plenty of resumes.  For helpful advice on preparing an effective resume and on your interview skills, contact the Career Center well in advance at: 516-463-6060 .
WHEN: Friday, September 16, 2011, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
WHERE: Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center.

Oct. 6  – THE WORKPLACE PROJECT’S 19TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
Annual celebration of “food, dancing, fun and immigrant rights.”  Recognition awards are given to community leaders. For info, call: 516-565-5377 and visit: www.workplaceprojectny.org.
WHEN: Thursday, 10/06/2011, starts 6:30 pm
WHERE: Chateau La Mer, Lindenhurst, Long Island, NY.

Oct. 26  – “DAY OF DIALOGUE” at HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
Annual daylong series of debates airing multiple perspectives on important national issues. For events schedule, visit: www.hofstra.edu/cce.
WHEN: Wednesday, 10/26/2011, starts 9 am
WHERE: Student Center, Hofstra U.

Dec. 6  –  LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATION MEETING
Dinner meeting, with speaker, of LERA’s Long Island chapter. For info. call: 516/746-9307, or visit: www.lilera.org.
WHEN: 12/06/2011, starts 6:30 pm
WHERE: Nassau Co. Bar Association, 15th and West Streets, Mineola, NY.

SPRING 2012

February 9, 16 & 23 –  BLACK LABOR HISTORY FILMS
African-American History Month features the annual Labor Studies film series “Africans At Work: Life and Labor in Africa and America.“ Each film has an introduction and discussion led by academic experts. For film schedule with individual film titles and screening times, see: www.hofstra.edu/laborstudies. Free admission. No reservations. First come, first seated.

• “Traces of the Trade”
  WHEN:       Tuesday, February 9, 2:15-3:45 p.m.
  WHERE:     Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, 1st floor
• TBA
  WHEN:       Tuesday, February 16, 9:35-11 a.m.
  WHERE:     Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater , Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
• “The Dark Side of Chocolate”
  WHEN:       Thursday, February 23, 12:45-2:00 p.m.
  WHERE:        Student Center Theater, Hofstra Student Center

April 17 – EQUAL PAY DAY
As part of the nationwide events focused on chronic gender and racial earnings gaps, Hofstra’s Labor Studies Program presents each year a forum of  employment experts and representatives of business, labor and government discussing the latest trends and future prospects for career advancement. Cosponsored by Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, the Women’s Studies Program and LI Women On The Job. Free admission. No reservations. First come, first seated. For events schedule, info., call 516-463-5040 and visit: www.hofstra.edu/laborstudies and www.pay-equity.org.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
WHERE: Axinn Library East, room 246

April 28 – WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY
The nationwide day of remembrance to recognize the thousands of U.S. workers who die and millions more who become disabled each year just doing their job. In New York State alone, each year an average of over 220 workers die on the job and nearly 280,000 are reported to become ill or injured as a result of their work. For information on local events, visit: www.nycosh.org.

May 1 –“MAYDAY AT THE MOVIES: COMEDY & TRAGEDY AT WORK
The annual day-long festival of new films and classics on work and working people, with introductions and discussion led by academic experts. At Guthart Cultural Center Theater (central campus, entry 1st floor, Axinn Library). For film schedule with individual film titles and screening times, see: www.hofstra.edu/laborstudies. Free admission. No reservations. First come, first seated.
WHEN: Tuesday, 5/01/2012
WHERE: Leo Gutthart Cultural Center Theater [in Hofstra’s Axinn Library, 1st floor]

May 4 – LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Annual spring conference of Labor & Employment Relations Association, L.I. Chapter. Features panels on current employment controversies and scholarship awards to top Long Island Labor Studies students. For info. call: 516/746-9307 or visit: www.lilera.org.
WHEN: 5/4/2012, 9 am – 1 pm
WHERE: DeSeversky Center, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY.

NATIONAL

Jan. 6–8, 2012 - LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSOC.: NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Annual National Meetings of Labor & Employment Relations Association (formerly IRRA) at ASSA Meetings.
For info. call: 608/262-2762, or visit www.leraweb.org
WHEN: 9 am, 1/06/2012  – 1 pm, 1/08/2012
WHERE: Chicago Hilton, Chicago, IL

March 21–25, 2012– UNITED ASSOCIATION FOR LABOR EDUCATION: ANNUAL MEETING
Annual conference of the largest national organization of Labor Studies educators. For schedule of sessions, registration details and more info., visit www.uale.org.
WHEN: 3/21/2012–3/25/2012, starts 9 am
WHERE: Westin Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA