Workshop
| Monday 20 Apr 2015
Bard Labor Workshop
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Monday 20 Apr 2015 - 12:00am - 12:00amWhere
Levy Economics Institute
Blithewood
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
April 20, 2015
Cosponsored by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College and SEIU 775
This daylong workshop will address three primary themes: the state of the American labor movement, the future of work, and new models of organizing and worker power. An expert panel will address each topic, followed by a Q&A session.
The workshop is free and open to the public. For further information, contact Azfar Khan: [email protected]; 845-758-7776. To download the workshop flyer, click here.
Program
| 10:00−10:15 a.m. | Introduction David Kettler, Bard College |
| 10:15−10:50 a.m. | Keynote David Rolf, SEIU 775 |
| 10:50 a.m. − 12:00 p.m. | Panel 1: State of the Unions Labor experts from academia, nonprofits, and the private sector will take a deep dive into the state of the American labor movement and explore where it may be headed. MODERATOR: Ruth Milkman, City University of New York PANELISTS: Keith Mestrich, Amalgamated Bank Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School Haeyoung Yoon, National Employment Law Project Stephanie Luce, City University of New York |
| 12:00−1:10 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:10−2:20 p.m. | Panel 2: The Future of Work This panel features thinkers from diverse fields investigating the future of work, including the changing nature of jobs, the workplace, and attitudes toward work. MODERATOR: Dorian Warren, Columbia University PANELISTS: Andy Stern, Columbia University Larry Mishel, Economic Policy Institute Felicia Wong, Roosevelt Institute Tom Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2:20−2:40 p.m. | Break |
| 2:40−3:50 p.m. | Panel 3: New Models of Organizing and Worker Power The worker organizers, philanthropists, academics, and activists on this panel will discuss new models for building worker power, examples of successful experiments, what we have learned, and where the movement should go from here. MODERATOR: Janice Fine, Rutgers University PANELISTS: Carmen Rojas, The Workers Lab Dan Cantor, Working Families Party Rick McGahey, The New School Dan Beckmann, IB5K |
| 3:50−4:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 p.m. | Reception |