Assessing the NYC Transit Strike of 2005

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 1 to 6 pm CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRADUATE CENTER 365 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY

Confirmed Speakers

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th Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago & London School of Economics Roger Toussaint, TWU Local 100 Ron Blackwell, AFL-CIO Frances Fox-Piven,

Street, 19 Street, CUNY Graduate Center Juan Gonzalez, Daily rd News Ed Ott, NYC Central Labor Council Barbara Bowen, Queens College, CUNY &

Professional Staff Congress Josh Freeman,

Joseph S. Murphy Labor Institute Labor Institute S. Murphy Joseph 25 West 43 New 10036 New York, York Assessing the NYC Transitthe 2005 Strike of Assessing CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY CUNY Graduate Center Stanley Aronowitz, CUNY Graduate Center J. Phillip Thompson, MIT Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Labor, Adrianne Shropshire, NY Jobs with Justice Community, and Policy Studies, CUNY; Cornell Labor Programs; Transport Workers Union Steve Fraser, New Labor Forum Samuel Local 100 Bacharach, Cornell ILR

Assessing the New York City Transit Strike of 2005

CONFERENCECONFERENCE

REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION 4:00 – 5:00 The Strike as a Challenge to the Unions 1:00 – 1:30 Welcome

CUNY Graduate Center Discussion with: TWU Local 100 Steve Fraser, New Labor Forum Joseph S. Murphy Institute rd th Historical Significance of the Strike Ed Watt, Secretary-Treasurer, 25 W. 43 Street, 19 Floor, Josh Freeman, Executive Officer, TWU Local 100 New York, NY 10036 Ph.D. Program in History, Samuel Bacharach, Professor and Phone: (212) 827-0200; fax: (212) 827-5955 CUNY Graduate Center Director, Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell Mail or Fax this form 1:30 – 2:30 The Strike as a Challenge Barbara Bowen, President, Professional Staff Congress & to the Power Structure Associate Professor in English, Presentations by: Name______ Saskia Sassen, Professor of Queens College, CUNY

Sociology and Centennial Visiting Professor at the London School of 5:00 – 6:00 Reception Affiliation______Economics Ron Blackwell, Director of Address______Corporate Affairs, AFL-CIO Juan Gonzalez, NY Daily News City/State/Zip______Columnist and Author Email______2:30 – 3:00 Address by Roger Toussaint, President, TWU Local 100 Phone______

3:00 – 4:00 The Strike as a Challenge to the Progressive Community The registration fee is $15 Frances Fox-Piven, Distinguished Please send a check payable to: Professor of Political Science and Sociology, Graduate School and GSUC Auxiliary Enterprise University Center, CUNY Sponsored by: will lead a discussion with: Pre-registration is suggested Ed Ott, Executive Director, Space is limited New York City Central Labor The Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Labor, Council Community, and Policy Studies, CUNY; J. Phillip Thompson, Associate Cornell Labor Programs; Brooklyn Center Professor of Urban Politics, MIT for Worker Education; Center for Worker Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Education-CCNY; New Labor Forum; Center Professor of Sociology, Director of for Place, Politics and Culture, CUNY; Center Center for Cultural Studies, CUNY for Urban Research, CUNY; Ph.D. program Graduate Center in History, CUNY Graduate Center; Ph.D. Adrianne Shropshire, Executive program in Sociology, CUNY Graduate Director, New York Jobs with Center; Transport Workers Union Local 100 Justice