CLS 2006 Programme
Critical Labour Studies: Third Symposium
(Friday 24th November to Saturday 25th November)
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Friday 24TH November |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
Arrival and Registration - Lipman Foyer |
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12:15 – 13:00 |
Buffet Lunch - Lipman 032 |
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13:00 – 13:15 |
Introduction and Seminar Themes - Lipman 034 |
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MARKETISATION AND PARTNERSHIPS: STILL SELLING OFF THE FAMILY SILVER – Lipman 034 |
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13:15 – 15:30 |
The Long Term Implications of New Labour's Marketisation Strategies Kenny Bell (Unison) & Dexter Whitfield (Northumbria University) |
Formal and Informal Resistance in a Public-Private Partnership: A Case Study of National Savings and Investments Ken Weaver (PCS) & Andrew Smith (Durham) |
The Privatised Coal Industry and the Future of the NUM Ian Lavery (President of the NUM) & Dave Wray (Northumbria University) |
The drift to privatisation and how democratisation could improve efficiency and lower costs Christine Cooper (University of Strathclyde) |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Tea and Coffee - Lipman 032 |
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNIONISM – Lipman 034 |
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16:00 – 17:45 |
Trade Union Development in Indonesia: Challenges and Issues Riani Rachmawati (University of Birmingham) |
Emerging policy on international framework agreements in the ITGLWF - or -What does a global union do when faced with a sector ruled by codes of conduct and resistant companies? Doug Miller (ITGLWF & Northumbria University) |
Do Global Unions Make Sense? Martin Smith (GMB), John Perry (UCU), Melanie Simms (Warwick) & Jane Holgate (London Met.) |
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19.00-to late |
Conference Dinner and pub crawl – Al Coto (tapas restaurant) and the Toon (town) |
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Saturday 25TH November |
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UNIONS RESPONDING TO A CHANGING WORLD – Lipman 034 |
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9:30 – 10:50 |
The Independent Workers Union: Union building in a corporatist environment Tommy McKearney (IWU) |
Trade Union Responses to the Offshoring of Call Centre and Financial Services from the UK to India Ciarn Naidoo (Amicus) & Phil Taylor (Strathclyde) |
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10:50 – 11:10 |
Tea and Coffee - Lipman 032 |
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGEMENT – Lipman 034 |
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11:10 – 12:10 |
Left Agency and Class Action Sheila Cohen (Hertford) |
The Importance of HE for the Movement Peter O’Brien (ex-TUC) & Ian Fitzgerald ( Northumbria University ) |
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12:10 – 12:40 |
Seminar Closing and Future Plans - Lipman 034 |
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