Labor Curious? Visit the Labor Café, where ND talks work!
The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers, and workplaces. What rights and protections should those who work for others have? What's the proper role for government in the economy? How should we address enduring problems of inequality, poverty, and lack of opportunity? And what does Catholic Social Teaching have to say about these labor questions? Participants choose the concrete topics, all people are welcome, and all opinions are entertained.
The Labor Café Goes Virtual in the Fall 2020 Semester! Join us via Zoom on the first Friday of each month.
Next up:
Friday, November 6, 2020, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Topic: What's next for labor policy in the wake of the US presidential election?
Facilitators: Diana Hess, St. Joseph County Councilwoman & Robert Caruso (ND '22), Higgins Labor Program Student Assistant
Resources:
- Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, and Lynn Rhinehart, "Unprecedented: The Trump NLRB’s Attack on Workers’ Rights," Economic Policy Institute, Oct. 16, 2019
- New York Times Editorial Board, "Trump’s War on Worker Rights," The New York Times, June 3, 2019
- Megan Casella, "Unions Predict a Great Awakening During a Biden Presidency," Politico, Oct. 9, 2020
- Wilford H. Stone, "A look at Joe Biden's plan to strengthen unions and the NLRB," The Gazette, Sep. 25, 2020
- Steven Malanga, "Unions Biden Their Time," City Journal, June 28, 2020
- Steven Greenhouse, "The Worker’s Friend? Here’s How Trump Has Waged His War on Workers," The American Prospect, Aug. 30 2019
MARK YOUR CALENDARS ...
December 4, 2020 | 5:00 p.m.
Topics, facilitators, and resources to be determined.
