Critical Labour Studies4^th

Symposium 2007 

STUC 333 Woodlands Road  GLASGOW

 Saturday 17 November 2007

 09.00-10.15

 Hard Labour/New Labour Speakers : Dave Moxham, Assistant General Secretary (STUC), Hugh Lanning, Deputy General Secretary (PCS), Gerry Mooney (Open University), Sally Ruane (Health Policy Research Unit, de Montfort University

10.15-10.35

 Coffee Break

 10.35-11.25

 ‘On the Waterfront’ – City Regeneration and Community ActivismSpeakers: Jonathan Charley, Geoff Whitham/Christine Cooper/ Graham Campbell

 11.25-12.45

 Health and Safety Asbestos Speakers: Tommy Gorman (Clydebank Asbestos Group) and Andy Watterson (University of Stirling)ICL/Stockline Speakers: Laurence Connolly (former Stockline worker)/Phil Taylor (University of Strathclyde)

 12.45-14.00

 LUNCH

14.00-15.30 

The Political Economy of Space, Geography and LabourGlobal LabourSpeaker: Andy Herod (University of Georgia)Trade Union Organising in TurkeySpeaker: Demlet Dinler(SOAS)Sierra LeoneSpeaker: John Stirling (University of Northumbria) 

15.30-15.45 

 Coffee Break 

 15.45-17.00

 Alternatives to War and to TridentSpeakers: Mike Danson (University of Paisley), Stephen Boyd (Assistant General secretary STUC), Yassamine Mather 

18.00-19.30 

 Peter Bain Memorial Meal, Bar and Entertainment 

 Sunday 18 November 2007 

10.00-11.15 

 Privatisation, Restructuring and ResistanceSpeakers: Danny Williamson (PCS), Andrew Smith (Glasgow Caledonian University), Tommy McKearney (Independent Workers’ Union), Paul Stewart (University of Strathclyde) 

11.15-11.35 

 Coffee 

11.35-12.20 

 Voices from the Front Line – Struggle and ResistanceIncluding speakers from postal workers (CWU), council workers (Unison). 

12.20-13.00 

 The Future of CLS Discussion introduced by Miguel Martinez-Lucio