>Below please find the call for papers for next year's AFL-CIO/UCLEA Annual
>Education Conference. Please forward it to any and all list serves,
>organizations, and individuals which you think might be appropriate. I
>have also attached both a Word and Wordperfect version of the call so that
>you can print it for further distribution. Please feel free to contact me
>if you have any questions or need further information. In soldiarity
>--Kate Bronfenbrenner
>
>
>
>>CALL FOR PAPERS/CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
>>
>>UNIONS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: LABOR EDUCATION AT THE CROSSROADS
>>
>>UCLEA/AFL-CIO EDUCATION CONFERENCE
>>April 13-15, 2000 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
>>
>>On April 13-15, 2000, the AFL-CIO and the University College Labor
>>Education Association (UCLEA) will jointly sponsor a labor education
>>conference on UNIONS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: LABOR EDUCATION AT THE
>>CROSSROADS at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. The goal of the
>>conference is to bring together union and university labor educators,
>>researchers, and activists who are committed to strengthening the
>>collective economic and political power of workers and unions through
>>building alliances, organizations, and actions across borders, around the
>>globe.
>>
>>This is a call for proposals to present papers and organize round table
>>discussion groups and workshop sessions at the conference. While the
>>conference coordinators will consider all proposals that relate to the
>>theme of the conference we are especially interested in encouraging
>>research and discussions which provide fresh insights into issues
>>relating to union transformation and the transformation of labor
>>education in the context of the global economy. In keeping with the
>>theme of the conference, we welcome paper and workshop proposals from
>>labor educators and union activists from other countries. In particular
>>we are looking for research and presentations which directly focus on the
>>following areas:
>>< Meeting the challenge of the global economy: union transformation
>>for 2000 and beyond
>>< The role of labor education in union transformation: a review of
>>best practices
>>< Union strategies to build worker power across borders: working
>>with trade secretariats, company wide labor councils, and other
>>cross-border labor organizations
>>< The impact of globalization and trade and investment policies on
>>workers, unions, and communities
>>< Teaching global solidarity: labor education strategies for
>>teaching workers and unions about the global economy and
>>effective strategies for dealing with international capital
>>< Race, class, gender, and the global workforce
>>< Comparative analysis of union strategies and labor education
>>initiatives across borders
>>< Bargaining with multinational employers: taking on capital
>>mobility and technological change
>>< Sweatshops, child labor and global solidarity
>>< Maquiladoras and labor issues along the US-Mexican border
>>< Immigration and globalization
>>< Building community, regional, and consumer coalitions for
>>international labor standards, fair trade, and socially
>>responsible investment
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Paper Proposals: Paper proposals should be approximately 750-1000 words
>>in length and are due no later than September 20, 1999. The proposals
>>should describe the topic, state all working hypotheses, and explain the
>>research methodology. Proposals should also include the author's name,
>>address, phone number, fax number, and where possible, e-mail
>>addresses. We are particularly interested in both case studies and
>>quantitative research that use original data to address the issues
>>relating to the theme of the conference. We are not interested in
>>opinion or editorial papers that are not supported by original research,
>>although such presentations could be proposed for a roundtable workshop.
>>All papers must be written in a format and style which are accessible to
>>the general reader, free from academic jargon. Final papers should be 20
>>double-spaced pages in length, including all citations, tables, and
>>references. It is anticipated that a collection of selected papers from
>>the conference will be published in a special issue of the Labor Studies
>>Journal, subject to the Journal's normal review process.
>>
>>Workshop and Roundtable Discussion Proposals: In addition to paper
>>proposals we are also interested in proposals for workshops and informal
>>roundtable discussions relating to the subjects listed above or other
>>subjects relating to the labor movement and labor education which you
>>believe would be important to address at the conference. Proposals for
>>workshops and roundtable discussions should be one or two pages and
>>include the session title, the subject to be addressed, and the names and
>>addresses of the workshop co-chairs, and the names, addresses, and
>>presentation title for any speakers or panelists. All workshops and
>>roundtable discussions will be required to have both a union and a
>>university co-chair. Workshop proposals are due no later than September
>>30, 1999.
>>
>>All proposals should be sent to Kate Bronfenbrenner, UCLEA Professional
>>Council Chair, 207 ILR Extension Building, Cornell University, Ithaca,
>>NY 14853-3901, FAX #: (607) 255-0245. Proposals can also be sent as
>>e-mail attachments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The deadline for receipt of
>>paper proposals is September 20, 1999 while deadline for receipt of
>>workshop proposals will be September 30, 1999. Decisions regarding
>>acceptance of papers and the workshops for the conference will be made
>>jointly by the AFL-CIO Education Department and the UCLEA conference
>>planning committee. The deadline for receiving the working draft of your
>>paper, along with an abstract, will be March 15, 2000. Final papers for
>>consideration in the special issue of the Labor Studies Journal will be
>>due by June 1, 2000. If you have any questions, you may call Kate
>>Bronfenbrenner at Cornell (607) 255-7581, or her assistant, Anne
>>Sieverding, at (607) 254-4749.
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Director of Labor Education Research
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-7581
Fax: 607-255-0245
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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