Archive: Events
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A Closer Look at Apple and Foxconn: Labor Practices in China and Brazil
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012, the Economic Policy Institute sponsored a forum titled A Closer Look at Apple and Foxconn: Labor Practices in China and Brazil.
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Communities Respond to Immigration
The Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted screenings of two films that explored community reactions to immigration: “9500 Liberty,” which was screened on April 2 and “On the Line,” which was screened on April 18.
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A Hammer With Which To Shape It: Art and the Human Voice in the Global Labor Struggle
On March 19, 2012, monologist Mike Daisey joined us to address the notion of solidarity in a globalized economy and own up to his own failing to accurately document the labor conditions at Apple factories in China.
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Mike Daisey Comes to Georgetown
On March 19, 2012, Mike Daisey, the New York Times-acclaimed monologist, comes to Georgetown University for a one-night free performance of his original talk, “A Hammer With Which To Shape It: Art and the Human Voice in the Global Labor Struggle” at 7:30pm at Lohrfink Auditorium.
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What Works for Workers? Public Policies and Innovative Strategies for Low-Wage Workers
On February 23-24, 2012, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor and the Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, CUNY, hosted a conference called What Works for Workers? Public Policies and Innovative Strategies for Low-Wage Workers.
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What Works for Workers? A Conference on Public Policies and Innovative Strategies for Low-Wage Workers
In February 2012, the Kalmanovitz Initiative invited an interdisciplinary group of scholars to a two-day conference at Georgetown University that addressed the impact of a range of policy strategies on low-wage work.
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Wisconsin On: The Politics of Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
In light of events in Wisconsin and Ohio, the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a panel discussion of the history, law, and politics of collective bargaining in the public sector.
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KI Co-Hosts Launch of American Workers in an Age of Austerity
On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, the Kalmanovitz Initiative co-sponsored a launch event for the winter edition of Dissent magazine's 2012 winter issue: "American Workers in an Age of Austerity." The la
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American Workers in an Age of Austerity
It’s not news that America’s workers are under assault. But in the midst of today’s global economic crisis, what can we learn from the past as we strategize for the future? In January 2012, Dissent magazine and the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a panel addressing this important question.
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PATCO's Legacy
KI executive director Joseph A. McCartin was joined at the AFL-CIO by former PATCO members to discuss his new book, Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America.
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