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2012 LABOR LYCEUM SCHEDULE

Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon at NYSUT Hall, 30 North Union Street

February 18: The Labor Movement and Occupy Wall Street: How Do We Collaborate?
Occupy Wall Street has injected issues of concentrated wealth, inequality, and the threat to democracy into the heart of national debate - something the labor movement has tried but largely failed to do for many years. While unions support OWS, the two movements differ in structure, program, process and their critique of the capitalist system.

How do the two movements view each other? What has been our working relationship so far?  How do we connect to the community? Are our strategies and tactics compatible? How do we forge a bond over our common issues and bring about necessary social change?

Presenters:
Jim Bertolone, President, Rochester Labor Council
Jacob Dalager, student organizer, Int'l Socialist Organization, Occupy Rochester

This program is free and open to the public
Light refreshments will be available

Sponsored by the Education Committee, Rochester Labor Council, AFL-CIO; the Cornell-ILR Labor & Employment Law Extension Program; and the Pettengill Labor Education Fund.

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