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December, 2008

Women of the Labor Movement Forum and Resource Fair

Published on Tuesday, 30th December, 2008 at 1:21PM
01/12/2009 - 6:00pm
01/12/2009 - 8:00pm

The Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women in partnership with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference presents ‘Women of the Labor Movement’ Forum and Resource Fair. 

Monday, January 12, 2009

6pm to 8pm

Panelists include:

Faith Culbreath, SEIU SOULA

Lola Smallwood Cuevas, UCLA Downtown Labor Center

Melanie Lee, Natl. Assn. Of Women in Construction

Francille Rusan Wilson, Commissioner. 

And many more! 

This forum is an opportunity to celebrate the many accomplishments of women in the labor movement as well as provide information on job training opportunities for women.

Location:

UCLA Downtown Labor Center675 South Park View StreetLos Angeles, CA 90057

Please RSVP by January 8, 2009 to CSWRsvp@lacity.org or call (213) 978-0300

 

Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, requests need to be called into the Commission office at least three working days before the meeting.

Sign up for Online Labor-Themed English 101 course at West LA College!

Published on Monday, 22nd December, 2008 at 1:05PM
Labor-Themed English 101 - College Reading and Composition 1
 
 
Section: 8045
Format: Online, taught through West LA College
Instructor: Bruce Anders
Starts 2/9/09 to 6/8/09
 
3 units
UC/CSU transferable
 
 
Do you work for a living?  Most of us do, and those who do not yet work for a living, are surrounded by workers.  What have been your workplace experiences? Is it more important to earn a "decent living" or to work at what we honestly believe in and enjoy? What is fair compensation for our labor? How do we respond to racism, nativism, and other forms of prejudice that affect hiring and job conditions?   How has immigration affected labor conditions? Can labor unions protect workers?

Internships and Jobs with UNITE HERE!

This resource was originally posted on Sat, 12/20/2008 - 7:28am
 Jobs at UNITE HERE
 
UNITE HERE organizes hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers -- many of them African-Americans, Latino and Asian immigrants, and women -- in hotels, casinos, industrial laundries, institutional cafeterias, airport concessions, and apparel manufacturing, distribution, and retail facilities throughout North America. 
 
UNITE HERE needs more talented staff people -- interns, organizers, researchers, and others. If you are interested, visit http://jobs.unitehere.org.

Open Educational Resources/Textbooks

This resource was originally posted on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 10:19am

What are open textbooks?

 

Covering a wide range of disciplines, open textbooks are freely available, under an unrestricted license, to download and print in various file formats from several web sites and OER (open educational resources) repositories.  Many organizations provide access to open textbooks through their websites. Several file formats are made available for open textbooks; typical formats are: HTML, Adobe PDF, and plain text.

The following attachments provide some information about open textbooks and where you can get them.  These resources were provided by Dr. Judy Baker, Director of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources.


Sign up for a New Sociology of Labor Course at LA Valley College!

Published on Thursday, 18th December, 2008 at 9:16AM
Picture of flyer for Sociology 35 course
 Register Now for Upcoming Spring 2009!
 
New Sociology of Labor Class at LA Valley College:
 
 
Sociology 35 Class – section #1607
Instructor: Pat Allen
Tuesdays & Thursdays
11:20-12:45 in BSC102
 
Course Description:
This course presents an overview and history of the labor movement in the U.S. beginning with slavery and moving on to the rise of labor unions and the middle class. The sociological perspective on labor includes major figures in the labor movement, prominent theories, and analysis of the impact on labor of the Industrial Revolution and wars.
 
This course is 3 units & CSU transferable.
For further information please contact:
Professor Pat Allen (818) 947-2521

Paid Organizing Internship with the ILWU

This resource was originally posted on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 1:45pm
Learn to Become a Union Organizer with the ILWU
 

The ILWU wants to help create good jobs with healthy, safe working environments and is looking for students who want to get into the trenches with workers and organize from the bottom up. As part of their campaign the ILWU has created a training program that is a great introduction to worker organizing and strategic research. Participants in this program will work directly with workers and also assist in important research.

Responsibilities include:


Internship Opportunity with United Food and Commercial Workers

This resource was originally posted on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 1:41pm
The United Food and Commercial Workers union is looking to hire student coordinators to help do outreach in the community including college campuses to identify progressive students and activists. This can be an for-credit internship, paid internship, or part-time work. Contact  Alan Hanson at (602) 300-0004 or ahanson@ufcw.org. for more information.

Labor Studies Classes at Cal State Dominguez Hills Spring 2009

This resource was originally posted on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 1:25pm
LABOR CLASSES SPRING 2009 AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS
 
Service-Learning Labor Studies Internet class: Instructor, Vivian Price
LBR 496S-01 CRN 22449 Practicum in Labor Studies
A three unit online class that involves a commitment to several possible field projects, readings and postings to the net. Must get instructor permission. Contact Vivian Price at vprice@csudh.edu
 
Labor Law: Instructor, Tommy Donahoe
LBR 412-01 CRN 20684
The Labor Law class meets 5 Saturdays 8:30 to 6 pm 2/28, 3/14, 3/28, 4/25 and 5/09.

Approaches for Teaching Labor Studies: Methods for Modern U.S. Labor History: Reconstruction to the Present

This resource was originally posted on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 5:30pm
The following is a guidebook developed by History Instructor, Grace Chee from West LA College on one approach to teaching a Modern U.S. Labor History Course from Reconstruction to the Present.

Links to Labor Library Web Sites

This resource was originally posted on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 12:50pm

Libraries About Labor

The following is a list of some libraries carrying labor materials, including brief descriptions.  Click on the name to go to the website.

 

Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Library 
 
The Library is part of UC Berkeley's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and offers vast resources on labor and union topics, including pictures, films, documents and much more.

 


Links to Governmental Labor Institutions

This resource was originally posted on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 12:40pm
 Governmental Labor Institutions

The following is a list of some governmental labor institutes, including brief descriptions.  Click on the name to go to the website.

 

International Labour Organization


Links to Labor Education Web Sites

This resource was originally posted on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 12:26pm

Labor Education

The following is a list of some labor education sites, including brief descriptions.  Click on the name to go to the website.

 

California State University Dominguez Hills Labor Studies

 Their mission is to educate students to understand the historical and current labor issues in the US and internationally. Their classes prepare students to work in the labor movement, in government, non-profit, and the corporate world as leaders and activists for change. 

 

Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy (UC Santa Barbara)


Links to Worker Centers and Community Web Sites

This resource was originally posted on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 12:08pm

Worker Centers and Community Organizations

The following is a list of some worker centers and community organizations, including brief descriptions.  Click on the name to go to the website.

 

 

The mission of 9to5, National Association of Working Women to build a movement to achieve economic justice, by engaging directly affected women to improve working conditions. Founded in 1973, 9to5 is a grassroots membership organization with activists in more than 200 cities and members in every state.

 


The Environment, Jobs and Change

Published on Saturday, 6th December, 2008 at 11:45AM
04/16/2009 - 11:00am
04/16/2009 - 12:45pm

 

LA Valley College Labor Event

Published on Saturday, 6th December, 2008 at 11:35AM
05/06/2009 - 11:30am
05/06/2009 - 1:00pm
The students of LA Valley College will be hosting a special event about labor, in celebration of International Labor Day.Speaker: Emilia Casteneda talks about her experience of being unconstitutionally deported in the 1930s during the Mexican Repatriation and the lawsuit that MALDEF filed on her behalf.  The Repatriation was an voluntary and involuntary migration mainly taking place between 1929 and 1937, when an estimated 400-500,000 Mexicans left the US due to high unemployment, fear of deportation, encouragement by welfare agencies and the Mexican government. Between 1929 and 1935, some 163,900 people were deported from the country, of whom 35,000 were deported to Mexico, roughly 20% of the total.

Southwest Labor Studies Association Mini-Conference

Published on Saturday, 6th December, 2008 at 11:23AM
04/30/2009 - 12:00pm
04/30/2009 - 9:00pm

The Southwest Labor Studies Association will be holding a mini-conference in partnership with the California State University Dominguez Hills May Day Labor Festival at the California State University Dominguez Hills campus.

More updates to come.

CSUDH Labor and Social Justice Fair

Published on Thursday, 4th December, 2008 at 4:23PM
04/30/2009 - 12:00pm
04/30/2009 - 9:00pm

Save the Date! 

Labor and Social Justice Fair

April 30th, 2009

Loker Student Union, California State University, Dominguez Hills

 

The DHLI is co-sponsoring the Cal State Dominguez Hills May Day Labor Festival in April 2009.  There will be workshops, booths, entertainment, food and much more.  

Together with more than twenty-five unions and social justice groups, high schools and local colleges, CSUDH is planning a career and educational event to commemorate May Day. From noon to nine p.m. Thursday April 30th, there will be booths from each organization, workshops on key issues, as well as cultural programming and refreshments.

The event is jointly coordinated by the CSUDH Labor Studies Dept. and the CSUDH Labor Studies club.

This is going to be a historical event! To get involved, contact idspace@csudh.edu or vprice@csudh.edu or call 310-243-3640.

For updates check: http://cah.csudh.edu/labor/events.htm 

 

 

 

 

2009 2nd Annual Education and Labor Collaborative Forum

Published on Thursday, 4th December, 2008 at 3:29PM
04/25/2009 - 8:30am
04/25/2009 - 4:30pm
Save the date for the 2009 Education and Labor Collaborative Forum!
 
 

2nd ANNUAL EDUCATION AND LABOR COLLABORATIVE FORUM  TEACHERS, WORKERS, PARENTS & A NEW “NEW DEAL”: TEACHING,  LEARNING, & ORGANIZING FOR LABOR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

SAVE THE DATES!  APRIL 24-25, 2009

EDUCATION/ORGANIZING CONFERENCE

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009, 8:30 AM — 4:30 PM at UNITED TEACHERS OF LOS ANGELES (UTLA) 3303 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010

Topics include:

  • Teaching kids about labor and social justice
  • Immigration, education and organizing
  • Grassroots organizing in the Age of Obama
  • Youth, work and the economy
  • Preparing teachers to educate working class students
  • Green economics
  • Teachers' unions and social justice
  • Why we need a new "New Deal"

 

Student Leadership Academy

This resource was originally posted on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 9:52am
Applications are now available for the 2009 Student Leadership Academy (SLA), which is hosted by the DHLI and the UCLA Labor Center. Students are encouraged to apply.
 
The SLA is a training and summer internship program that connects university and college students as well as recent graduates to career opportunities within Los Angeles labor organizations. Participants gain hands-on experience and develop leadership skills that will be valuable training for a career in civil rights work, social justice, labor, or community organizing. 
 
  • Develop leadership skills and learn more about how the labor movement is leading the struggle for social justice.
  • Meet leaders who are driving some of the most dynamic campaigns to empower workers in Los Angeles and apply for an eight week paid summer internship.