“THE NEXT SHIFT: The Fall of Industry & the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America” April 14, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Gabriel Winant – Professor of History, University of Chicago
MODERATED BY:
Samir Sonti – Professor of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“THE RISE OF RACIST NATIONALISM IN NORTH AMERICA” March 25, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Harsha Walia – Chair of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
MODERATED BY:
Sofya Aptekar – Associate Professor of Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
Locked up & Locked Down: COVID 19, Decarceration, & Defunding the Police, March 16, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Jane-Roberte Sampeur – Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project, Legal Aid Society
MODERATED BY:
Ellen Dichner– Distinguished Lecturer of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
“Work Won’t Love You Back,” March 9, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Sarah Jaffe – Contributor for New Labor Forum
MODERATED BY:
Ruth Milkman – Distinguished Lecturer of Labor 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
“IMMIGRANT LABOR & THE NEW PRECARIAT” March 23, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Ruth Milkman – Chair of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
MODERATED BY:
Samir Sonti – Associate Professor of Labor and Urban Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
Advancing Black Leadership: Building Worker Power in the Southern States, March 11, 2021
GUEST SPEAKER:
Erica Smiley – Executive Director, Jobs With Justice
MODERATED BY:
Stephanie Luce – Professor of Labor Studies, CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
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
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
“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
“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
“Fighting for CUNY, Rebuilding NYC”, June 11, 2020
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