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*/_Critical Labour Studies 7^th Symposium _/*

*/_– 19^th and 20^th February 2011_/*

*_Location: _*

*_The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, _*

*_Oxford Road,Manchester_*

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*/_Programme_/*

*_SATURDAY _*

*9.00-9.30 – Registration *

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*9.30 – 11.00 – Restructuring and Unions *

‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Culture? Industrial Restructuring and 
Culture Change: The Strategic Response of Organised Labour’ -

Discussion generated by Bill Gray, Convenor, (Tata (Corus UK) 
Scunthorpe) and Ian Greenwood, (Leeds University Business School, Centre 
for Employment Relations Innovation and Change (CERIC).

‘Changing union and management strategies in a context of restructuring, 
marketisation and privatisation – the CWU in Royal Mail’ - Stephen 
Mustchin, David Beale, (University of Manchester)

‘Milking the Masses for Inspiration’: The Outsourcing of Creative Labour 
by Apple and Google’ Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn (Luleå University of 
Technology) Debra Howcroft (University of Manchester)

*11.00-11.15. Coffee and Tea*

*11.15-12.15 Migration, Exploitation and Labour *

‘Networks of Support for New Migrant Communities: Institutional Goals 
versus Substantive Goals?’ Robert MacKenzie, Chris Forde and Zinovijus 
Ciupijus, (Leeds University Business School)

'Lets get back to normal'? Migrant workers, sectarianism and some 
problems with the labour movement in the north of Ireland" Brian Garvey, 
Paul Stewart, Jolanta Kulinska, Sherley Dolo, Andrius Cislikaukas

*12.15 – 1.00 Lunch *


*1.00-2.00 Activism and New Agendas in the Current Climate *

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‘Who is The Activist?Biographies of worker activists from the North East’

John Stirling (University of Northumbria) and Jo McBride (University of 
Bradford), Discussant: Shirley Winter

‘Prevailing languages of class – fairness and equality in trade union 
discourse’

Sian Moore (London Metropolitan University)

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*2.00-3.00 – Communities, Renewal and the Worker Representation *

‘Active unions, active communities: a local example of trade 
union/community engagement Jane Holgate CERIC Leeds University and John 
Page, Secretary of Hackney Units,.

‘The Role of Trades Councils’ Geoff Brown Secretary of Manchester Trades 
Council

‘Developing the Trade Union Branch: the case of the UCU’ Beverley 
Woodburn UCU

*3.00-3.30 Coffee and Tea *

*3.30 – 4.30 Politics, Academics and Worker Struggle*

The BA Dispute in 2010 – Speaker from UNITE BASSA **

‘Objective but Not Detached: In Defence of Partisanship in Employment 
Relations Research’ Professor Ralph Darlington University of Salford

*4.30 Book Launch *

*Tommy McKearney IWU – organized labour and politics in Northern Ireland *

‘From Insurrection to Parliament' (Pluto Books) **

*5.30 CLOSE OF DAY *

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*_SUNDAY_*

*9.00-9.30 Coffee and Tea *

*9.30-10.45 Left Behind: Young Workers *

‘Young workers in crisis’ –three presentations - Lef Kretsos (Coventry 
University), Mel Simms, Manuela Galetto (Warwick University)

‘Emerging prospects and constraints on getting labour history into the 
schools: a US perspective’ Anthony Tambureno (West Virginia University)**

*10.45-12.00 Internationalism and Work*

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‘International Political Economy of Work and Employability‘ Phoebe Moore 
Salford University

‘Flexicurity and atypical employment as integrated parts of the new 
neoliberal employment agenda: a view from Greece and the European 
South.’ Stelios Gialis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

‘China and the International Labour Movement’Charles Umney University of 
Leeds **

*12.00-12.30 LUNCH *

*12.30 -2.00 - The End of the Public and Free University Britain?*

Cases from the frontline: UWE (Andy Danford, UWE) and Sian Moore (London 
Metropolitan),

*Discussion *

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*2.00- 3.00 CLS Meeting *

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*Finish 3.00 *

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*/_Organisers:_/**/Jane Holgate, DebraHowcroft, Miguel Martinez Lucio, 
and Jo McBride/*

*/_Contact:_/**[log in to unmask], or/*

*[log in to unmask] Cheques for £60 (waged) or £40 (unwaged)
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*/(which includes all food and refreshments) should be made out to 
'Critical Labour Studies' should be sent to _Miguel Martinez Lucio 
(staff), Manchester University, PMO Division,_/*

*/_Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester M15 
6PB_/**/- please do confirm you are coming so we can plan the catering 
and support -you can pay on the day
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*/For Updates, Changes and Accommodation Links Check - 
http://criticallabourstudies.org.uk/site/*

*For Hotels in Manchester you can try: *

*http://www.booking.com/city/gb/manchester.html *

*Manchester Business School has some cheaper accommodation:*

*http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aboutus/conference-hotel/hotel-services.aspx *