Creating Social Change: Transformational Leadership and the Fight for Fair and Just Economic Development
Saturday, September 12
9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
UMass Dartmouth Woodland Commons
This conference is a dual effort to build strong union leadership and to move forward the fight for economic and social justice in local economic development decision-making.
The keynote speaker is Greg LeRoy, Executive Director of Good Jobs First and dubbed "the leading national watchdog of state and local economic development subsidies" and "God's witness to corporate welfare," Greg founded Good Jobs First in 1998. A nationally prominent speaker and frequently quoted news media source, he is the author of The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005) and No More Candy Store: States and Cities Making Job Subsidies Accountable (1994).
Choose one workshop for time period:
AM
The Nuts and Bolts of Economic Development for Union and Community Activists
Join local leaders and Greg LeRoy in exploring the basics of how social justice can prevail in challenging corporate welfare. Learn how we can influence and promote economic activities that build justice in local communities.
Presented by Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First, Jim Snow, Painter and Allied Trades, D.C. 35, and Corinn Williams, Community Economic Development Center of SE Massachusetts
Utilizing Just Cause to Win Union Discipline Cases
This workshop explores each stage of a discharge case, including
representing workers at misconduct interviews, obtaining information from the employer, presenting arguments at grievance hearings, and taking a case to arbitration. Learn through discussions of defenses such as due process, lax enforcement, disparate treatment, mitigating circumstances, and progressive discipline.
Presented by Attorney Robert Schwartz, author of numerous books about labor rights including "Your Rights on the Job in Massachusetts" and "A Legal Rights for Union Stewards", among others.
PM
The Labor Movement and Building Green Justice
This workshop will address the challenges and opportunities of creating green jobs that are family wage with good benefits and that have a ladder for future job opportunities. Learn from strategies used around the country and in Massachusetts.
Presented by the Green Justice Coalition.
Leadership for Transforming Unions
Come to learn about how to develop and promote organizational change through a tested approach created by the Women in Leadership Development organization. In this exciting workshop you will develop skills to implement in forming a more dynamic and fighting union or community organization in these challenging times.
Presented by Tess Ewing and Susan Winning of Labor Extension at Boston and at Lowell.
For directions to UMass Dartmouth, please visit:
http://www.umassd.edu/directions
Park in Lot 10 or 11 and follow signs to the Woodland Commons
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Registration Form:
Name:
Union or organization:
Address:
Email:
Workshop Selection:
AM ______ Economic Development Nuts and Bolts
______ Utilizing Just Cause to Win Union Discipline Cases
PM
______ Green Jobs for Justice
______ Leadership for Transforming Unions
___ check here if you require a vegetarian lunch
Please enclose the registration fee of $20.00 and mail to:
Diane Cruz
UMass Dartmouth
Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center
285 Old Westport Rd.
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
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