Archive: Events
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Remembrance
On March 21, 2011, the Kalmanovitz Initiative co-sponsored a symposium to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City. The fire resulted in the deat
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KI Hosts Talk with Union Leaders on Work-Life
On February 25, 2011, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor and the Labor Project for Working Families sponsored a talk with new labor leaders to discuss steps unions are taking
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Christine Owens Gives Talk on Building a Good Economy
On November 30, 2010, Christine Owens, president of the National Employment Law Project, spoke to a group of over fifty students, staff, faculty and community members on Georgetown's campus about the
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Workplace Flexibility Conference
On November 29-30, 2010, Workplace Flexibility 2010 in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation hosted “Focus on Workplace Flexibility," a one-and-a-half day conference that convened scholars
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Alta Gracia: Proof that Decent Working Conditions ARE Possible
Diana Karakos of the International Labor Rights Forum reflected on what she learned about living wage apparel from the Kalmanovitz Initiative's panel discussion of the Alta Gracia factory last month
Categories: Anti-Sweatshop Sourcing, Events
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Doing What Works: A Forum on Unions and Workplace Flexibility
The Kalmanovitz Initiative co-sponsored a lunch discussion on workplace flexibility within the union context. Dr. Peter Berg of Michigan State University presented, with discussants Elizabeth Bunn (AFL-CIO), Armeta Dixon (1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East), and Kris Rondeau (AFSCME).
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Kalmanovitz Initiative Capitol Hill Briefing
The Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a briefing at the Georgetown University Law Center featuring Daniel Ernst (GU Law), Nelson Lichtenstein (UC Santa Barbara), Emily Stewart (UFCW), and Jennifer Luff (KI).
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Film Screening: Igual Que Tu
[caption id="attachment_250" align="alignnone" width="800"] Film maker Ellie Walton, and her collaborators Noe, Shorty, Benjamin, Anibal, and Gato, and Kalmanovitz Initiative undergraduate assistant J
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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Continuity and Change in Labor Codes in Latin America
April 14, 2010 Kalmanovitz Initiative Seminar Series: "The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Continuity and Change in Labor Codes in Latin America," Professor Matt Carnes, S.J. When do
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Labor, the Left and the Obama Era
The Kalmanovitz Initiative partnered with Dissent, The Nation, and The American Prospect for a discussion on “Labor, the Left, and Progressives in the Obama Era.”
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