Splits in the Labor Movement, Then and Now: C.I.O. - Change to Win

dsalaborblogmoderator — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:17:38 +0000

Rough economic times, changing demographics, the reinvention of work and workplaces, conflicting models for moving forward - both in the 1930s and the 2000s one result has been to split the labor movement.

AFL vs. CIO --- AFL-CIO vs. Change to Win, how far do the parallels hold up?

The New York Labor History Association's 2008 May 22 Conference Panel Discussion looks to be outstanding: Splits in the Labor Movement, Then and Now: C.I.O. - Change to Win

Join their panel of historians and activists for a lively overview of where we came from, where we are and what lies ahead for labor.

WHEN: Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 6:00-8:30 p.m.

WHO:Moderator /Commentator: Steven Greenhouse, Labor and Workplace Correspondent, The New York Times

Panelists:

* Melvyn Dubofsky, Professor of History and Sociology, Binghamton University

* Priscilla Murolo, Professor of History, Sarah Lawrence College

* Robert Master, Legislative & Political Director, Communications Workers of America, District 1

* Greg Denier, Director of Communications, Change to Win

WHERE. Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, NYU

. 70 Washington Square South - 10th Floor (Manhattan)

. Free and open to the public; refreshments will be served.

. For information: 212-998-2636

Co-sponsor: Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, NYU

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Splits in the Labor Movement, Then and Now: C.I.O. - Change to Win