Critical Labour Studies
7th Symposium – 19-20 February 2011
University of Manchester
It is clear to researchers and activists, both in the
trade union movement and universities, that global
capitalism is increasingly shaping the worlds of work
and employment. The imposition of this neo-liberal
orthodoxy has many profound implications, not least
that states seek to both de-legitimise workers’
opposition and marginalise their organisations.
However, just as capitalism has embraced neo-liberal
strategies, there has emerged a new politics of
resistance that is varied and diverse, embracing: trade
union and socialist organisations, green and ecological
protest movements, anti-war activists, feminists,
human rights campaigners and NGOs.
It is against this background that the Critical Labour
Studies (CLS) symposium has aimed to bring together
researchers and activists to discuss key features of
work and employment from a radical and labour focused
perspective.
See attached flyer
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Dr Jane Holgate
Work and Employment Relations Division
Leeds University Business School
Maurice Keyworth Building
University of Leeds LS2 9JT
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