Wednesday, January 07, 2004

LaborTech/Access 2004 April 2,3 & 4th Stanford University California (near San Francisco) Labor Media And Access- How Working People/Labor Can Break The Media Blockade Mark your calendars for the most important international labor media & technology conference in the world. Labor videographers, web masters and labor journalists from throughout the world will be coming to Stanford to learn about, discuss and debate new communication technology and how we can use these tools in the struggle to defend labor and promote justice here and around the world. Some of the workshops and panels include Labor & A Multimedia Approach To Labor Information Labor and Toxics In The Workplace Workplace Discrimination In High Tech WiFi  and Remote Broadcasting: How Labor Can Get Our Rallies, Conferences & Actions Out Live On The Internet & Satellite Community Access cable And How To Establish A Labor TV Show For Your Local/Council/Internationl Censorship and the Media Workplace Labor Radio (WINS, NRP, KPFA, Pacifica) Labor Media, Lessons In Breaking The Corporate Media Blockade And Defending Democracy Prison media (Prison Radio, Prison Legal News) Spying and Surveillance And How To Defend Your Privacy Labor film Festivals, Labor Shorts-How To Have A Festival And Support Labor Videographers Unofficial  Labor Websites and Outreach (AUD, CDU) Police Repression of Alternative and Labor Reporters From Oakland To Miami Lessons From Front-line Local Union Web Masters Union Journalists Getting The Message Out To The Membership & The Public Labor Education In The Schools and Using Technology Building A Labor Cultural Art Movement and Using the Internet The Indymedia Movement and Labor-What Is It And How To Build The Links POD and How Labor Can Use This Tool For Communication and Action New Technology & The Exploitation of Labor Labor is now using labor media from radio, video and the internet to get the message out. From Wal-Mart workers radio at www.walmartworkerstv.com to www.laborradio.org  and www.techsunited.org along with  labor TV shows from throughout the country. We will also learn about the important labor media developments in Korea and other countries. Hundreds of trade unionist are now shooting and editing their labor videos and streaming them on the web in Korea. They are also using the internet for mass communication and a democratic debate within the labor movement. The use of digital technology and telecommunication for labor power and information is now at hand. A delegation of Korean trade union communicators will be participating in the conference as well as labor media activists from other countries. Please let us know if you are able to make it.  The deadline for presentation proposals is January 1, 2004.   Discounted early registration is $150.00 (regular is $175). Please make check payable to LaborTech at P.O. Box 425584, San Francisco, CA 94142. The conference has been endorsed by the San Francisco Labor Council, the Union Producers and Programmers Network (UPPNET), Labornet.org along withother unions. There are also scholarships available and a sliding scale for low income participants. www.labortech.org lvpsf@labornet.org (415) 282-1908 P.O Box 425584 San Francisco, CA 94142 (415)282-1908 2:09:20 PM    comment []

Request for workplace issues manuscripts   During the past several years, I have been editing a book series on workplace-related issues for M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Various titles are now in print.  These titles are listed below.  Other books are currently in the pipeline and still others are under consideration. If you have a book proposal that might fit in this series, please send it to me using either e-mail (see e-mail address below) or by postal mail at my office mailing address below. If you use postal mail, please do not send an entire book manuscript, just a proposal!  A proposal usually consists of a statement describing the general topic of the proposed book, why the topic is important, and an outline of chapters.  We take a broad view of workplace issues.  Issues of changing labor force demographics, public policy affecting the workplace or labor market, human resources, union-management relations, international influences on the workplace, compensation and benefits, social insurance, training and education, etc., are examples of possible topics.  Authors may approach their topics from varying disciplinary perspectives: economics, law, political science, history, sociology, etc. Keep in mind that M.E. Sharpe, Inc. is a COMMERCIAL publisher and books selected must appeal to a reasonably wide audience.  In some cases, we will consider proposals for books that may not be profitable but that involve subsidies from a sponsoring organization. Books, textbooks, reference books, and journals published by M.E. Sharpe can be found on its website: http://www.mesharpe.com ==================================== Current titles: *B. Kaufman, R. Beaumont, and R. Helfgott (eds.) on "Industrial Relations to Human Resources and Beyond" *Alan Hyde on "Working in Silicon Valley *H. Jain et al on "Employment Equity and Affirmative Action" *A. Shostak (ed.) on "The Cyberunion Handbook" *D. Levine on "Working in the 21st Century" *J. Handler and L. White on "Hard Labor: Women and Work in the Post-Welfare Era" *P. Ryscavage on "Income Inequality in America" *A. Shostak on "CyberUnion: Empowering Labor Through Computer Technology" *L. Troy on "Beyond Unions and Collective Bargaining" *B. Kaufman and D. Taras (eds.) on "Nonunion Employee Representation." *G. Tsogas on "Labor Regulation in a Global Economy" *S. Wisensale on "Family Leave Policy: The Political Economy of Work and Family in America" *J. Najita and J. Stern on "Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector" *H. Hindman on "Child Labor: An American History" *J. Bennett and B. Kaufman (eds.) on "The Future of Private Sector Unionism in the United States" *M. Brown and J. Heywood (eds.) on "Paying for Performance: An International Comparison" Forthcoming in 2004: *Phanindra V. Wunnava (ed.) on "The Changing Role of Unions: New Forms of Representation" *Leo Troy on "The Twilight of the Old Unionism" ---------------------- Daniel J.B. Mitchell daniel.j.b.mitchell@anderson.ucla.edu Ho-su Wu Professor at UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management and School of Public Policy & Social Research Office Mailing Address/phone:   Anderson Graduate School of Management   U.C.L.A.   Los Angeles, California 90095-1481 USA   Office phone & messages: 310-825-1504 Cell phone: 310-592-6180 Personal (Home) Mailing Address:   P.O. Box 492391   Los Angeles, California 90049-8391 USA Fax: 310-829-1042 9:04:12 AM    comment []

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