2010 CGEU Conference Program
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Thursday, August 5
5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Registration
- U. Cafe
Friday, August 6
8:00 - 8:45 a.m., Breakfast and Registration
9:00 - 10:30 a.m., Opening Plenary
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Workshops I
- Leadership Recruitment and Development; Maintaining Institutional Memory
- Mikael Swayze (CUPE 3902/Toronto), Ajamu Nangwaya (CUPE 3902), Rob Henn (TAA/Wisconsin), Susan Valentine (GESO/Yale)
- Running Contract or Advocacy Campaigns
- Scott Bruton (Rutgers AAUP-AFT)
- Privatization and the Globalization of Higher Education in Canada and the U.S.
- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein (GSOC/NYU), Scott Drake (TSSU/Simon Fraser), Aman Gill (GSEU/Stony Brook)
12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Lunch
- Speaker on RA Union rally, Regina Caputo (RA Union/Stony Brook)
1:45 - 3:45 p.m., RA Union rally
4 - 5:30 p.m., Workshops II
- Recent Strikes in the U.S. and Canada
- Natalie Havlin (GEO/UIUC), Kerry Pimblott (GEO/UIUC), Anna Kurhajec (GEO/UIUC)
- Restructuring of Graduate Education and Academic Labor
- Rana Jaleel (GSOC/UAW), Arianna Paulson (GESO/Yale), Matt Williams (New Faculty Majority)
- Stewarding and Grievances
- Mikael Swayze (CUPE 3902/Toronto), David Rowland (GEO/Michigan)
7:00 p.m., Dinner
- Marc Bosquet Q&A via Skype
9:00 p.m., Party
- The Bench
Saturday, August 7
9:00 - 9:30 a.m., Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Workshops III
- Organizing Research Assistants and Post-Docs in the U.S. and Canada
- Elric Kline (Rutgers AAUP-AFT, NJIT RA campaign), Jim McAsey (RA Union/Stony Brook), Jing Su (GEO/UMass), Mikael Swayze (CUPE 3902/Toronto)
- U.S. Private University Organizing, including GSOC/NYU Fight for Recognition and NLRB Filing
- Rana Jaleel (GSOC/UAW), Michael Cramer (GESO/Yale), David Assouline (GESO/Yale), Marie McDonough (GSU/Chicago)
- Incorporating the Needs of Minority Sections of the Bargaining Unit
- Ajamu Nangwaya (CUPE 3902/Toronto), Kai Wu (RA Union/Stony Brook)
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Workshops IV
- Creative Communications—web 2.0, facebook, tumblr, youtube, twitter, etc.
- David Rowland (GEO/Michigan)
- The Canadian Bargaining Context in 2010
- Geraldina Polanco (CUPE 2278/British Columbia), Mikael Swayze (CUPE 3902/Toronto)
- Coalition Building on and off Campus
- Tamara Kneese (GSOC/NYU), Cristina Cruz-Uribe (GESO/Yale), Ajamu Nangwaya (CUPE 3902/Toronto)
12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Lunch
- March 4th and Beyond
- Jorge Cabrera (UAW 2865/UCal), Larry Hales (CUNY), Doug Singsen (CUNY Graduate Center)
1:45 - 3:30 p.m., Workshops V
- Making and Using Film Strategically for Your Campaign
- Jim McAsey (RA Union/Stony Brook)
- Strategic Campaign Research (including Public Sector Budget Research)
- Dave Rowland (GEO/Michigan), Nathaniel Johnson (AFT)
3:45 - 5:15 p.m., Caucuses
- U.S. Public Universities
- U.S. Private Universities
- Eastern Canada Universities
- Western Canada Universities
7:00 p.m., Dinner
- The Curry Club
9:00 p.m., Party
- The Curry Club
Sunday, August 8
9:00 - 9:45 a.m., Breakfast
10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Closing Plenary
