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.
In the spring semester 2022, we'll convene on select Fridays at 5 pm (location to be determined by COVID-19 and the university's policies and procedures at any given time). See below for details on specific convenings.
Next up: Friday, January 28 2022, 5:00–6:00 p.m., via Zoom
Topic: Baristas of the Nation, Unite! The Prospects for Unionization at Starbucks (and elsewhere)
Facilitator: Dan Graff (Director, Higgins Labor Program)
Resources to Get the Conversations Started [some sources may require a subscription or access via the Hesburgh Library website for Notre Dame community members]:
- “What the first Starbucks union means for workers everywhere,” Vox, Dec. 9, 2021 and attached podcast
- “Will the Starbucks union victories ignite organizing across the country?” The Hill, Jan. 17, 2022
- “Letter to Starbucks partners: Our path forward after Buffalo union vote,” Starbucks, Dec. 20, 2021
- Starbucks Workers United, Twitter feed, updated regularly
- “Taking On Starbucks, Inspired by Bernie Sanders,” New York Times, Jan. 17, 2022
- “Starbucks Union Vote in Buffalo Energizes Labor Leaders,” Wall Street Journal, Dec. 10, 2021
Calendar
| Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Café Goes Zoom! | 01/28/2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm |
