Forwarded message:
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 16:26:26 -0600
Reply-To: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sender: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to win strikes in the 90s conference
Detroit newspaper strikers and supporters host a strategy
conference:
HOW TO WIN STRIKES IN THE 1990S
Saturday, December 7, 1996
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
DeRoy Auditorium, Wayne State Univ. - Detroit
You are invited to attend a day-long conference examining
union busting in the 1990s and strategies to fight back and win.
You are also invited to offer strategies for winning the historic
and ongoing strike by 2,000 workers against Detroit's two daily
newspapers.
Registration & coffee (8:30 - 9:00 a.m.)
Introductory remarks: Strike breaking and union busting in the
1990s: What can we learn from the past to combat it?
Panel discussion: What has been the experience in recent strikes?
Strikers from major struggles recount their experiences.
Discussion from the floor; Audience Q & A
Panel discussion: What must be done to win the Detroit newspaper
strike?
Strikers and strike supporters to give their ideas.
Discussion from the floor; Audience Q & A
Lunch (on your own)
Afternoon session: Discussion groups to meet
Report back of discussion groups
Invited speakers include representatives from:
United Mine Workers - Pittston strike
U.S. Steelworkers strike - WCI, Warren, Ohio
Detroit Newspaper strike
Canadian Transport Union
Caterpillar-UAW strike
Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)
New York Daily News strike
Bridgestone/Firestone strike
A free event - co-sponsored by ACOSS: Action Coalition of Strikers
& Supporters and WSU Student Council
Further Info: (810) 447-2716 or E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
23 E. Adams, Detroit, Michigan
