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WELCOME
ANNOUNCING:
BUREAU
OF LABOR EDUCATION
LABOR STUDIES
LST
201: WORK and LABOR in a
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Spring
Semester, 2010 -- 3 Credit Hours
Live Class &
Online Sections
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THE FLYER FOR DETAILS
SOME EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED:
What
are some major challenges facing unions, workers & the labor
movement?
How will the evolving global economy affect jobs, work, & social
inequality?
How are the roles and functions of labor unions changing?
How do race, social class and gender issues impact the workplace
and unions?
What strategies can workers and unions develop to deal with future
changes and challenges, such as immigration, climate change &
Green Jobs?
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University of Maine
Bureau of Labor Education
5713 CHADBOURNE HALL
ROOM 210
ORONO ME 04469-5713
VOICE:
207 581-4124
FAX: 207 581-4122
E-MAIL: labored@maine.edu
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manuals, and other Bureau of Labor Education publicatons.
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labored@maine.edu
News
release
September
2009
Labor
Department Names Room for UMaine Labor Historian Scontras
AUGUSTA
-- In recognition of his pioneering work in Maine labor history,
the Maine Department of Labor has named a conference room in its
Augusta office building in honor of Charles A. Scontras, professor,
historian and research associate with the University of
Maine Bureau of Labor Education.
Referred to as “Maine’s preeminent labor historian”
by Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman, Scontras has written several
books, pamphlets and articles relating to Maine labor history.
He continues to research and write for the Bureau of Labor Education,
with the intention that his works will be organized into study
materials and aids for use by the state’s public school
system, rank and file unionists and the public. Such materials
would provide readers with a general glance at the birth and evolution
of the labor movement in the state, and the myriad of social and
political issues associated with it.
Scontras’ works provide numerous reminders to readers that
the life and history of the community and state are inseparable
from the life and struggles of the countless number of workers
who passed through the gates of Maine’s mills, factories,
shops and other workplaces in their communities. They reveal that
labor’s struggle occurred in the streets, legislative halls,
and in the courts, and have led to many achievements which served
to protect and enhance the well-being of the state’s working
men, women and children.
“Through many years of noteworthy scholarship, Charlie has
done an absolutely superb job in documenting the numerous struggles,
remarkable achievements and lasting contributions of Maine workers
and their unions,” says Bill Murphy, director of the Bureau
of Labor Education.
The Bureau has published many of the books and pamphlets written
by Scontras. The series of publications provide invaluable insights
into Maine’s unique labor history, according to Murphy.
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