LearningWork is a community of practice, engaged in dialogue, research and action on learning and work issues. Its active steering committee and working groups bring together academic, labour and community researchers and practitioners. All contribute to the internal life of OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) and the University of Toronto, both in the graduate program and the pre-service program. They also support the organizational capacity of the labour movement, and develop practical alternative tools to the dominant neo-liberal discourses on learning and work.
Judith Marshall (left) and Johanne Deschamps (right) explore media images of workers in a globalising economy. Credit: D'Arcy Martin
Office Launch of “Fairness for Part-Time College Workers” – Jan. 30 and Feb. 6
Jan 30 2007 – 7:00pm
Feb 6 2007 – 7:00pmEtc/GMT-4Drop in to the Grand Opening of the OPSECAAT / OPSEU Toronto Campaign offices:
Jan. 30 from 4 – 7 p.m. at 31 Wellesley St. East (416-928-2489)
Feb. 6 from 4 – 7 p.m. at 100 Lesmill Rd. (416-448-7433)Part-time college workers in Ontario (numbering 17,000) are legally barred from joining or forming a union — the only educational workers in Canada without that right.
A new association — OPSECAAT* — has formed to represent these workers and fight for their bargaining rights. Members are joining from across the province.
(* Organization of Part-Time and Sessional Employees of Applied Arts and Technology)
http://www.autoloans.com
Conference: The New Faces of the American Worker: What Implications for Organized Labor?
Mar 8 2007 – 9:00am
Mar 11 2007 – 5:00pmThe United Association for Labor Education invites you and your colleagues to our 2007 Annual Meeting – “THE NEW FACES OF THE AMERICAN WORKER: What Implications for Organized Labor?”
Location: National Labor College (NLC) George Meany Center Campus, Silver Spring, MD, USA
For more information visit: http://www.uale.org/conference_2007/Conference_2007.html or email addyd@fiu.edu .
The Science of Workplace Fairness – Presented by the Centre for the Study of Education and Work
Feb 27 2007 – 12:00pm
Feb 27 2007 – 2:00pmSpeaker: Blaine Donais
Tuesday, February 27, 12-2 pm
OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. West
(St. George subway station, Bedford exit)
2nd floor, room 2-211The past forty years have produced two dominant models in workplace conflict management theory – the Justice Model used primarily by the labour movement and responses to decreasing union density and the Efficiency Model which seeks to produce low cost, simple and efficient conflict management systems. This seminar proposes a theory that unifies approaches taken to the analysis of workplace conflict management systems. This Fairness Theory of Workplace Conflict Management is based upon the liberal democratic notion that all workplace participants have a right to fairness in the workplace. And fairness is defined as “equality of concern and respect.”
Blaine Donais B.A., LL.B., LL.M., RPDR, C.Med, author of Workplaces That Work: A Guide to Conflict Management in Union and Non-Union Work Environments (Canada Law Book, 2006) has spent many years as a labour lawyer working with public and private sector professionals. He is an expert in both the practice and theory of assisted labour/ management negotiation, mediation-arbitration and facilitation.
If possible please let us know in advance of your attendance at 416-923-6641 ext.2392 or email: rsussman@oise.utoronto.ca . Snacks and refreshments will be served.
Report on CSEW’s conference “Skills, Jobs & Immigrants: Who’s Working, What’s Working?”
Skills, Jobs and Immigrants: Who’s Working, What’s Working – A Conference
by Wendy Terry, Learning Curves (Workers’ Educational Association)
Many Learning Curves’ readers are highly skilled newcomers, so the Skills, Jobs and Immigrants conference [sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Education and Work] was of direct interest to them, especially those who have had difficulty getting into the labour market. There are a few innovative programs to help them, but they often feel confused by the variety of programs and frustrated by the inability to get into one of them.
- Part one of article: http://wall.oise.utoronto.ca/learningcurves1.jpg
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Paths Taken by Two Ontario Credit Unions
Apr 27 2007 – 12:00pm
Apr 27 2007 – 1:30pmPanel: Corporate Social Responsibility: The Paths Taken by Two Ontario Credit Unions
Full details at: http://sec.oise.utoronto.ca/english/lectures.php
- Scott Windsor, Senior Manager, Corporate and Community Relations and Employee Communications, Meridian Credit Union
- Kimberley Ney, Senior Vice President Marketing, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility, Alterna Savings
- Moderator: Denyse Guy, Executive Director, Ontario Co-operative Association
Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Room 12-199, 12th floor, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto.Scott Windsor of Meridian Credit Union and Kimberley Ney of Alterna Savings and Credit Union discuss Corporate Responsibility from their credit union perspectives. Scott will discuss the challenges of implementing a new CSR program following his organization’s corporate merger. He will focus on the development of Meridian’s Good Neighbour Program and the formation and implementation of the credit union’s CSR, sponsorship and donation programs. Kimberley will present Alterna Savings’ initiatives in community economic development and its role in shaping financial literacy, corporate accountability and environmental sustainability programs. She will share Alterna’s perspective on philanthropy, including some unique “twists.” Denyse Guy, Executive Director of the Ontario Cooperative Association, will moderate the session.
Bring your lunch and mug. Water, coffee and tea will be provided. To RSVP, or for more information, contact Sherap Winn: (416) 923-6641, ext. 2087 or swinn@oise.utoronto.ca.
The webcast will be broadcast live at the time of the event. Go to http://sec.oise.utoronto.ca/english/webcast.php for instructions and to view the webcast.
