Global Business Perspectives: Ethical Sourcing & Supply Chains - Tues 3/3

The Foster Global Business Center, Certificate of International Studies in Business, and AIESEC Seattle, proudly present the first segment in a series of programming highlighting Global Business Perspectives on relevant topics in today’s international economy.

Ethical sourcing and supply chains play an integral role in today’s business culture. Executives Gary Kotzen, Vice President of Global Sourcing at Costco Wholesale and Kevin Gosney, Vice President of Global Sourcing and Supply Chain at Brooks Running Company will share their perspectives on this very important topic in a discussion moderated by Foster School professor of operations management, Ted Klastorin.

We invite you to join us for ‘Global Business Perspectives: Ethical Sourcing and Supply Chains’, a discussion, and reception. All are welcome!

Event Details:

Tuesday March 3rd at 5:30 PM
Anthony’s Forum | 3rd Floor of Dempsey Hall

Visit our event page: http://bit.ly/GBPethicalsourcing

RSVP: http://goo.gl/1zZyf9

*There is no charge for this event; however we kindly ask that you RSVP if you plan to attend.

Internship with Hotel Workers Union

Boycott and Community Organizer with Hotel Workers Union

UNITE HERE Local 8 represents about 5,000 workers in the hospitality industries of Oregon & Washington State. Local 8 members work in hotels, restaurants, food service, and airport concessions. They include room cleaners, cooks, bartenders, bellmen, food and beverage servers, bussers, and dishwashers.

Local 8′s parent union, UNITE HERE, represents hotel, food service, and gaming workers throughout the US and Canada. UNITE HERE boasts a diverse membership, comprising workers from many immigrant communities as well as high percentages of African-American, Latino, and Asian-American workers. The majority of UNITE HERE members are women. Through organizing, UNITE HERE members are aiming to transform thousands of traditionally low-wage jobs into good, family-sustaining, middle class jobs.

Local 8′s internship program strives to link up the workers’ rights movement with the student movement, the LGBTQ movement, the immigrants’ rights movement and all other movements that struggle and work for social justice.

Students will be trained in the basics of worker organizing, corporate research, and running an effective consumer boycott.

Hours and schedules are flexible, though we ask for a minimum of 3-5 hours per week.

If interested, please call Eunice at 206-305-0561.

work description

Students will get hands on experience doing community outreach through phone calls and meetings, corporate research strategies using internet and other public sources, and some street actions and protests. This is an unpaid position.

We have a vibrant team of interns and volunteers, and are always trading thoughts and ideas!

Students are led by one or more staff people, and get regular one-on-one attention to focus on training and development.

supervisor
Eunice How
eunice@unitehere8.org
(206) 305-0561

location

Seattle Labor Temple
2800 First Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98121


skills needed

· Willingness to try new things is vital
· Attention to detail is important
· Passion, dedication, and discipline are strongly desired
· Computer skills (basic internet, typing, spreadsheets) are helpful but not required
· Fluency in Mandarin, Cantonese or Spanish is helpful but not required

SOC 201B: Paychecks and Power, Work and Labor Markets in the US, is being offered this summer!

Paychecks and Power: Work and Labor Markets in the U.S.

Sociology 201B, Summer 2014

SLN: 13465

TTh 8:30 - 10:40

The questions of who we are and what we do are closely linked. The aim of this course is to understand what it means to study work and labor markets from a sociological perspective and to connect our own experiences to the world around us. Over the course of the term, we will answer the following questions:

- What is the structure of the labor market in the United States? How and why has it changed over the last century?

-  What are the processes by which people are matched to jobs? Do these processes work well?

-  How do jobs and work contribute to social structure and inequality?

- How do our other identities and roles interact with the labor market? How do our racial and gender identities and our roles as parents, partners and students shape our experiences in the labor market?

For more information see: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/904690/assignments/syllabus

Harry Bridges, Center for Labor Studies Scholarships & Grants

This year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is pleased to once again offer a series of grants and scholarships to both undergraduate and graduate students with a strong interest in labor, human rights, and social justice. There are many awards available, and they're eager to see an inspiring group of applicants this year.

Scholarships and Prizes for Undergraduates

 

Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship in Labor Studies

$5,500 for Undergraduates               Deadline: June 16, 2014

Named after longshore leader Martin Jugum and his wife Anne, this $5000 scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduates who exhibit a commitment to labor research or practice. Scholarship winners must demonstrate high academic achievement and be enrolled for Autumn Quarter of the upcoming academic year. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-jugum.html

Samuel B. Bassett Scholarship

Up to $5,500 for Graduate or Undergraduates              Deadline: June 16, 2014

Established to memorialize Samuel Bassett, a Seattle labor lawyer whose career included defending the IWW, civil rights, civil liberties and other progressive causes. The scholarship is for students planning to pursue a career in labor relations. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-bassett.html

 

Labor and Employment Relations Association Scholarship

$1,000 for Undergraduates                         Deadline: June 16, 2014

Devoted to the encouragement of research in all aspects of the field of labor studies, the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) generously funds an annual $1,000 scholarship for students who are committed to pursing a profession in labor and/or labor management.  http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-lera.html

Best Undergraduate Paper in Labor Studies

$250 for Undergraduates                            Deadline: June 16, 2014

Each year, the Bridges Center awards $250 to the best undergraduate paper written on a labor-related topic during the current academic year (2012-2013). Papers may focus on any dimension of United States or international labor, including class relations, social conditions, working-class culture or politics, work and gender, work and race/ethnicity, unions, and comparative labor relations.

http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-paperprize.html

For information on these awards, application processes, required materials, and more, visit http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources.html or contact

Andrew Hedden, Program Coordinator, (206) 543-7946, pcls@u.washington.edu