The Wages of Cybernation
A Working Conference on the Future of Work
The Graduate School,
City University of New York,
33 West 42nd Street (17th Floor),
New York, New York 10036,
March 2 - 4, 1995
Conference Considerations
The Central goals of the conference are to explore possible
alternatives to the high levels of unemployment and shrinking
wage and salary rates and to investigate alternatives-- job creation,
industrial policy, shorter hours, guarranteed income and the status
of the culture of work in a world where paid work may no longer
define the moral economy of individuals and communities. In short,
can work remain the center of life in late industrial society?
Productivity gains achieved through the introduction of labor
saving technologies certainly make material abundance possible
with less work. However, under present conditions, where many
companies are moving to low wage areas and countires, others are consolidating,
and still others have been forced out of business, less work
simply means greater anziety and less pay.
How will we turn
the corner from the aniety and social distribution of layoffs and
unemployment? Is it possible to conceive of severing the
conventionla link between wages and work? What is the role of unions,
government, social movements, and community organizations? Fighting
for jobs is increasingly difficult when employers can frequently
shift investments to other locatons. What is more, the demand for
"jobs, jobs, jobs" has led to an unholy alliance between left and
right: Human dignity is only possible through work. Is there any
political space for the emancipatory anticipation of a world
without work?
Conference Schedule
- 6:00 pm - FEATURED SPEAKER [Notes]
Leo Gerard
Secretary Treasurer, United Steelworkers of America, AFL_CIO
- 7:00 pm - THE JOBLESS FUTURE (Plenary) [Notes]
-
Benjamin Hunnicutt,
Dept. of Leisure Studies,
University of Iowa
-
Kristin Ross,
Dept. of General literature,
UC- Santa Cruz
-
Maria Milagros Lopez,
Dept. of Sociology,
University of Puerto Rico
-
Stanley Aronowitz,
Dept. of Sociology,
City University of New York
- 10:00 am - CYBERNATION AND THE LABOR PROCESS (Round table discussion) [Notes]
-
Harley Shaiken,
School of Education,
UC- Berkeley
-
Joan Greenbaum,
Dept. of Computer Science,
LaGaurdia Community College
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Paul Attewell,
Dept. of Sociology,
City University of New York
- 1:00 pm SHORTER HOURS STRUGGLES: OVERTIME AND OVERDUE (Round table discussion) [Notes]
-
Benjamin Hunnicutt,
Dept. of Leisure Studies,
University of Iowa
-
Martin Morand,
Industrial & Labor Relations,
Indiana University Pennsylvania
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Ronnie Steinberg,
Dept. of Sociology,
Temple University
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Michael Seidman,
Dept. of History,
UNC- Wilmington
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William Serrin,
Dept. of Journalism,
New York University
- 3:00 pm THE POLITICS OF POVERTY AND THE SOCIAL WAGE (Round table discussion) [Notes]
-
Francis Fox Piven,
Dept. of Political Science,
City University of New York
-
Louis Albano,
President,
Local 375 AFSME
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Lynn Chancer,
Dept. of Sociology,
Barnard College
-
William DiFazio,
Dept. of Sociology,
St. John's University
-
Philip Mattera,
Freelance Writer and Journalist
-
Paolo Carpignano,
Communications Arts and Science,
CUNY- Queens College
-
Gregory Tarpinian,
Director,
Labor Research Association
-
Jerry Hudson,
Local 1199, Hospital Health Care,
Employees Union
10:00 am TRAINING FOR WHAT? EDUCATION IN TRANSITION (Round table discussion) [Notes]
-
John M. Broughton,
Dept. of Education Psychology,
Columbia Teachers College
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Joseph McDermott,
Executive Director,
Consortium for Worker Education
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Madeleine Grumet,
Dean of Education,
CUNY- Brooklyn College
-
Roslyn Arlin Mickelson,
Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology,
UNC - Charlotte
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Michelle Fine,
Dept. of Psychology,
City University of New York
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David Lavin,
Dept. of Sociology,
City University of New York
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Lois Weiner,
Dept. of Education,
Jersey City State College
- 10:00 am IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES: JOBLESS ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND THE
AMERICAN DREAM (Round table discussion) [Notes]
-
Ron Blackwell (invited),
Economic Affairs,
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers union
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Gregory Tarinian,
Director,
Labor Research Association
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Donald Menzi,
Executive Director,
Regional Education Center for Economic Development
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May Ngai,
Director,
CWE Labor Management Educators Committee
-
Glenn Yago (invited),
School of Public Affairs,
CUNY- Baruch College
-
Jerry Hudson (invited),
Political Action,
Local 1199 Hospital Health Care Employees Union
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Philip Mattera,
Freelance Writer and Journalist
- 1:00 pm LIFE AFTER WORK: SALVAGING WHAT'S LEFT (Plenary) [Notes]
-
Chris Rojek,
University of Strathclde,
Scotland
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Andrew L. Feenberg,
Dept. of Philosophy,
San Diego State University
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Barabara Ehrenreich,
Freelance Writer
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Donna Gaines,
Freelance Writer and Journalist
-
Andrew Ross,
American Studies Department,
New York University
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Andrew Parker,
Department of English,
Amherst College
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Herbert Applebaum,
Director, Commercial Construction,
Hartz Mountain Industries
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Stuart Ewen,
Dept. of Communication,
CUNY- Hunter College
-
Stanley Aronowitz,
Dept. of Sociology and Center for Cultural Studies,
City University of New York
-
Susan Willis,
Dept. of English,
Duke University
We advise conference particpants to pre-register. To make an
optional donation in advance, please mail registration and/or
donation to
Center for Cultural Studies
Room 835, The Graduate School
City University of New York
33 West 42nd Street
New York, New York, 10036
(Please make checks payable to Center for Cultural Studies)
Conference fee: $10.00 / $5.00 Student or Low income.
For more information, contact
Ric Brown at
brbgc@cunyvm.cuny.edu
brbgc@cunyvm.bitnet
Sponsored by:
Center for Cultural Studies, CUNY
Consortium for Worker Education
and the Labor Management Educators Committee.
This conference is funded in part by the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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