– Video ArchiveCUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies

Spring 2021

Black Led Antiracist Unionism: The Legacy of Ben Fletcher & I.W.W., February 4, 2021

GUEST SPEAKER:

Peter Cole – Author, Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly; Professor of History, Western Illinois University

MODERATED BY:

Kafui Attoh – Professor of Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies

“THE FIRST 100 DAYS”, January 21, 2021

GUEST SPEAKERS: Judith Browne Dianis – Executive Director, The Advancement Project
Dorian Warren – President, Community Change
Felicia Wong – CEO, Roosevelt Institute
Ellen Dichner – Distinguished Lecturer in Labor Studies, CUNY SLU

MODERATED BY: Deepak Bhargava – Distinguished Lecturer in Urban Studies, CUNY SLU

Seismic Shifts: Organized Labor & Covid’s Impact on the Economy, January 28, 2021

GUEST SPEAKERS:

Heidi Shierholz – Director of Policy, Economic Policy Institute

Mark Levinson – Chief Economist, SEIU

MODERATED BY:

Joshua Freeman – Professor Emeritus, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies

Fall 2020

“MAKING SENSE OF #ELECTION 2020: A REPORTERS’ ROUNDTABLE”

GUEST SPEAKERS: Juan Manuel Benitez; Michelle Chen; Jeet Heer; Harold Meyerson

MODERATED BY: Laura Flanders – Host, The Laura Flanders Show (PBS) & City Works (SLU)

“THE PANDEMIC ECONOMY & THE FUTURE OF WORK”

GUEST SPEAKER: Aaron Benanav – Author, Automation and the Future of Work (Verso 2020)

MODERATED BY: Joel Suarez – Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, CUNY SLU

“ECONOMIC, RACIAL & IMMIGRANT JUSTICE: A PROGRESSIVE CONGRESSIONAL AGENDA FOR 2021”

GUEST SPEAKER: Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

MODERATED BY: Deepak Bhargava – Distinguished Lecturer of Urban Studies, SLU

“THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE COVID PANDEMIC”

GUEST SPEAKER: Leo Panitch – Professor at York University & Editor of The Socialist Register

MODERATED BY: Samir Sonti – Professor of Labor Studies, SLU

“PUBLIC HEALTH, PRIVATE EQUITY, & THE PANDEMIC”

GUEST SPEAKER: Max Fraser – Professor of History, University of Miami

MODERATED BY: Samir Sonti – Professor of Labor and Urban Studies, SLU

“CONFRONTING COVID: WORKERS & UNIONS ON THE FRONTLINE”

GUEST SPEAKER: Sara Nelson – President, Association of Flight Attendants

MODERATED BY: Ruth Milkman – Professor of Labor Studies, SLU

“COVID, CLIMATE CRISIS & THE NEED FOR A RESILIENCE WORKFORCE”

GUEST SPEAKER: Saket Soni – Executive Director, Resilience Force

MODERATED BY: Sean Sweeney – Coordinator, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy

Summer 2020

“Black Workers and the Triple Pandemic”, June 25, 2020

Guest Speakers: Michelle Crentsil Political Director, New York State Nurses Association, Courtney Sebring Creative Communications Director, BYP 100 April Sims Secretary-Treasurer, Washington State Labor Council Clarence Taylor Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Baruch College Maurice BP-Weeks Co-Executive Director, Action Center on Race and the Economy
Moderated by: Diana Robinson New York Union Semester Coordinator, The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies