The United Association for Labor Education invites you and your colleagues to submit a proposal for our 2007 Annual Meeting — “THE NEW FACES OF THE AMERICAN WORKER: What Implications for Organized Labor?”

PROPOSAL DEADLINE:  Proposals can be submitted on line through December 15, 2006.

Format of Presentations	Call For Papers for LSJ Special Sessions	Submitting a proposal
Conference Fees/Registration	Accomodations	Draft Agenda

About the Conference

 

For the past two years the UALE annual conference has focused on structural issues for the Labor Movement and Labor Education.  This year we hope to move the topic to examine our constituency groups.

The following topics have ongoing impact on the labor movement.  We are calling for presenters to describe the research, demonstrate the practices, celebrate the achievements, and chart the challenges of:

We reserve the right to expand and define these topic areas as needed. We also welcome proposals that challenge the very assumptions and directions of labor education and the labor movement, as well as those that interpret the present or imagine the future of labor education or the labor movement differently.   The United Association of Labor Educators encourages the following types of submissions: Research Papers Completed research papers in any of the topic areas listed above or related areas.
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Abstracts

Abstracts of completed or proposed research in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas.  The abstract for proposed research should include the research objectives, proposed methodology, and a discussion of expected outcomes.
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Student Papers

Research done by students in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas.
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Case Studies

Case studies in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas.
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Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for Future Research

Incomplete research or ideas for future research in order to generate discussion and feedback in any of the topic areas listed above, or related areas.
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Reports on Issues Related to Teaching

Reports related to innovative instruction techniques or research related to teaching in any of the topic areas listed above or related areas.



The Labor Studies Journal invites submissions of papers on the theme of labor and immigration for the LSJ Special Sessions at the UALE Conference. The best of these papers will also be published in a special edition of the Labor Studies Journal, to be guest edited by Carolina Bank Muñoz and Stephanie Luce.

We encourage papers on themes such as:

• Labor, migration and unions
• Building alliances between immigrant communities
• Building alliances between US-born and immigrant workers
• Labor law and immigrant workers
• New strategies for organizing immigrant workers
• Lessons from worker centers
• Immigration, globalization, and building an international labor movement

Note: Deadline for submission of papers for LSJ Special Sessions has been extended until January 30, 2007.

 
Paper sessions will consist of three to five presentations in a 90 minute session.  The session will be divided equally between the presenters.  A session moderator will time each presentation and introduce the session.
 
Workshop presentations will be given a full 90 minute session.  Workshops are interactive sessions with participant involvement.
 
Panel sessions will provide an opportunity for three or more presenters to speak in a more open and conversational setting with conference attendees.  Submissions for these 90 minute sessions should include the name, department, affiliation, and email address of each panelist in addition to a description of the presentation and the title page.
 
Roundtable sessions will last approximately 90 minutes and consist of a large number of presenters.  Roundtable sessions allow attendees to speak with the presenters on a one-to-one basis.  

Submitting a Proposal:

1.  Create a title page for your submission.  The title page should include:

2.  Email your abstract and/or paper, along with a title page to UALE Conference Review Committee in care of Dawn Addy  addyd@fiu.edu. Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged via email within 1 week.

There is a limit of two contributed submissions per lead author/presenter.

3. At least one of the authors/presenters must register at the full conference rate and attend the conference. Others may attend for part of a day or one day and pay the one day rate.  More information will be provided upon acceptance.

4. If you wish to be a session chair, please e-mail your request to Dawn Addy and indicate the topic area in which you are interested. Registration for the conference is required to be a session chair.

The quality of proposals is always outstanding. The number of proposals has been growing every year. We look forward to all that we learn from you and hope you will join us as we explore the role of labor education and the labor movement in the lives of our workers, in the character of our economy, and in our hopes for the future.

Conference Fees/Registration

EARLY BIRD registration is accepted until January 30, 2007.  Early bird rates include:
ADVANCE registration is accepted until March 1, 2007.  Advance registration rates include:
LATE registration (or at the door) includes:

To register, please download a form, fill it out, and mail or fax it with a check made payable to "UALE", or proof of payment (e.g., copy of P.O. or receipt from NLC) to:

Payment may also be made online by credit card through the National Labor College <www.nlc.edu> after January 5. (A $4.00 processing fee will be charged for credit card registration.)

In any case, registration form must be sent to UALE.

Accomodations

All accomodations are at the conference site, the National Labor College. Please book your room directly through them. Room prices include meals.

Please note: commuters will be charged a daily fee of $35 to cover meals at the conference.

We look forward to seeing you in 2007.