Jan 18 2008 - 7:00pm
Jan 18 2008 - 9:00pm
WHERE
Bluestockings. 172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington in the Lower
East Side. Take the F train to 2nd Ave. or the JMZ to Essex/Delancey Street.
WHEN
Friday, January 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM.
WHO AND WHAT:
During the 1910s and 1920s, most unions, like most institutions, excluded
blacks or segregated them, but the Philadelphia waterfront was home to one of
the strongest interracial, multiethnic unions ever seen in the history of the
United States. However, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was
ideologically committed to racial equality. More than any other IWW affiliate,
however, Local 8 worked to become a progressive, interracial union.
Join historian Peter Cole as he outlines the factors that were instrumental
in Local 8's success, both ideological and pragmatic.
Following Peter's discussion, local IWW organizers will present short films
and discussion on current campaigns to organize the food service and
distribution industry in New York City and across the globe. This growing
movement has significantly improved wages and working conditions across the
industry for hundreds of workers. Speakers include founding members of the
Starbucks Workers Union and active organizers from foodstuffs warehouses in
Brooklyn and Queens.
FREE ADMISSION!!!
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
EMAIL:
diane@indymedia.org
Location(s)
Bluestockings
172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington in the Lower East Side
New York CityUnited States
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