PNLHA Program Schedule FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010 4:30-5:30 pm Tour of Chinese Benevolent Association Museum 5:30-7:00 pm Registration 7:00-8:15 pm Plenary: Translating King’s Unfinished Labor Agenda into the Era of Obama Michael Honey, University of Washington, Tacoma 8:15-9:00 pm Labor Music by Al Bradbury SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010 8:00-9:00 am Registration Continues 9:00-9:15 am Welcome and Introduction Bob Tackett, NW OR Labor Council 9:15-10:30 am Keynote Address, Kim Bobo, Executive Director, Interfaith Worker Justice 10:30-10:45 am Break 10:45 am-12:15 pm PANELS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS (1) The Immigrant Worker and Social Movements in the Pacific Northwest (2) Dorothea Lange’s Photographic Imagery of Great Depression Oregon (3) Riding the “Next Wave”: Strategies for Connecting Young Workers and Unions (4) Sex Work as Physical and Emotional Labor 12:15-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30-3:00 pm Plenary: Whose Economy Is It Anyway? Responding to Hard Times in the Pacific Northwest Moderator: Margaret Hallock, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, University of Oregon Mary King, Economics Dept, Portland State University: Recession and Gender in Oregon Chuck Sheketoff, Oregon Center for Public Policy How Oregon Rolled up Her Sleeves and Addressed the Economic Downturn Ann Leymon, Sociology Department, University of Oregon: A Tale of Two Depressions: Labor Union Responses to Economic Crisis 3:00-3:15 pm Break 3:15-4:45 pm PANELS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS (1) “The Only Union in the Country People Are Suing to Get Into”: Francis Murnane and the History of Racism in Portland’s ILWU Local 8 (2) Unions and The Working Class in Literature: Three Views (3) In Search of Equity: Changing the Historical Narrative of Latinos in the Pacific Northwest (4) Working Class Militancy in British Columbia After World War II 5:00-6:00 pm Labor Films: Bloody Thursday and Union Burying Ground, presented by Ron Magden, AFT 6:30-8:30 pm BANQUET AND AWARDS Labor Persons of the Year: Keith Johnson & Don Willner Labor History Maker: AFSCME Council 75 Next Wave 8:30-9:30 pm Labor Music by David Rovics SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010 9:00-10:15 am Plenary: Legislating for Labor: Reports from the Front Lines Moderator: Tom Chamberlain, President, OR AFL-CIO Rick Bender, former Washington State Legislator and President, Washington State AFL-CIO Steve Conway, Washington State Representative and UFCW member Diane Rosenbaum, Oregon State Senator and CWA member Tami Green, Washington State Representative and chair, Labor Caucus Michael Dembrow, Oregon State Representative and AFT member 10:15-10:30 am Break 10:30-12:00 noon PANELS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS (1) “Where You Goin’, Company Town?” A History of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers 1974 Strike in Trail, British Columbia: Film showing and Discussion (2) Organizing and Self-Organizing: The 1989 Virginia Garcia Health Center Campaign (3) Alternative Working Class Visions: Two Perspectives 12:00-12:15 pm: Break 12:15-1:15 pm: PNLHA Business Meeting NONPROFITORGANIZATION PU.S. OSTAGE LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER PAID 1289 University of OregonEUGENE OR PERMIT NO. 63 Eugene OR 97403-1289 PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABOR HISTORY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE JUNE 11-13, 2010 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON IN PORTLAND LABOREGONLERC The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affi rmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Thispublication will be made available in accessible formats upon request. Accommodationsfor people with disabilities will be provided if requested in advance Coordinated by: Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon Co-Sponsors: Northwest Oregon Labor Council Oregon Historical Society University of Oregon History Department — (1) Immigrant Worker & Social Movements in Pacific NW — (2) Dorothea Lange’s Photographic Imagery — (3) Riding the “Next Wave” — (4) Sex Work as Physical and Emotional Labor PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABOR HISTORY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE THE IMMIGRANT WORKER & SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Moderator: Lynn Stephen, Anthropology Depart- ment, University of Oregon Larry Kleinman, PCUN, The Twelve Ideas: Leader- ship and Strategy in Creating a Social Movement for Immigrant Workers Paul Apostolidis, Department of Politics, Whitman College: The Battle at Tyson: Immigration, Labor, and the Politics of Food DOROTHEA LANGE’S PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGERY OF GREAT DEPRESSION OREGON Presenters from the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission, including David A. Horowitz, Dory Hylton, David Milholland, Gloria Myers RIDING THE ‘NEXT WAVE’: STRATEGIES FOR CON- NECTING YOUNG WORKERS AND UNIONS Moderator: Lydia Hallay, AFSCME Council 75 Courtney Niebel, Oregon Nurses Association Jakob Juntunen, IBEW 48 SEX WORK AS PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL LABOR Moderator: Ledena Mattox, Industrial Workers of the World Heather Mayer, Portland Community College: The IWW and Prostitution in the Pacific Northwest Andrea Lowgren, Portland Community College: The Emotional Labor of Sex: B-Girls in San Francisco Crystal Tenty, Portland Sex Workers Outreach Com- mittee: Workers’ Rights for Sex Workers “THE ONLY UNION IN THE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE SUING TO GET INTO”: FRANCIS MURNANE AND THE HISTORY OF RACISM IN PORTLAND’S ILWU LOCAL 8 Moderator: Michael Munk, retired political scien- tist and author of The Portland Red Guide: Sites and Stories of Our Radical Past Norman Parks, Retired officer of ILWU Local 8 Chris Colie, Retired member of ILWU Local 8 Sandy Polishuk, Oral historian and author, Sticking to the Union: The Life and Times of Julia Ruuttila Paul Meyer, Attorney for the Black longshoremen’s 1968 suit against racial discrimination in Local 8. WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS UNIONS AND THE WORKING CLASS IN LITERATURE: THREE VIEWS Moderator and Discussant: David Milholland, Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission John Daniel, author of Rogue River Journal andRogue River JournalRogue River Journal other books S. L. Stoner, author of Timber Beasts: A Sage Adair Mystery Peter John Donahue, author of Clara and Merritt IN SEARCH OF EQUITY: CHANGING THE HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF LATINOS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Moderator and Discussant: Paul Apostolidis, Department of Politics, Whitman College, Natalie Popovich, Whitman College: From Seed to Bottle: The Situation for Farmworkers in Walla Walla’s Vineyards Ariel G. Ruiz, Whitman College: From the Fields to the Classroom: The Aspirations and Abilities of Im- migrant Parents and their Children Zachary Duffy, Whitman College: Unequal Oppor- tunity: Latinos and Local Political Representation in Washington State WORKING-CLASS MILITANCY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AFTER WORLD WAR II Moderator: Laurie Mercier, History Department, Western Washington University, Vancouver Timothy Paulson, University of Victoria, Labour in the British Columbia Meat Processing Industry, 1949-89 Patrick Craib, University of Victoria, Axed: The 1972 Fallers’ Wildcat Strike Jeremy Milloy, Simon Fraser University, “This Is Not a Trend”: The Rise and Fall of Fast Food Union- ism in Squamish, British Columbia “WHERE YOU GOIN’, COMPANY TOWN?” A HISTORY OF THE MINE, MILL AND SMELTER WORKERS 1974 STRIKE IN TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA Film showing and Discussion: Ron Verzuh, Simon Fraser University ORGANIZING AND SELF-ORGANIZING: THE 1989 VIRGINIA GARCIA HEALTH CENTER CAMPAIGN Norm Diamond, former president, Pacific Northwest Labor College NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION TELEPHONE (INCLUDE AREA CODE) EMAIL STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP LERC-PNLHA Registration 1289 University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403-1289 Mail to: ¦$12 U.S.— Box Lunch ¦$25 U.S.— Saturday Evening Banquet Make check payable to LERC/PNLHASATURDAY A.M. WORKSHOPS — CHOOSE ONE Location UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, PORTLAND 70 NW COUCH STREET PORTLAND, OREGON 97209 Dates & Times: JUNE 11-13, 2010 FRIDAY, 4:30-9:00 P.M. SATURDAY, 8:00 A.M.-9:30 P.M. SUNDAY, 9:00 A.M.-NOON. Lodging — Lodging is the responsibility of the participant. A limited number of reduced rate hotel rooms are available until May 10, 2010 — at the Paramount Hotel, 808 Southwest Taylor Street, Portland. To make hotel reservations there, call 503- 223-9900 and identify yourself as part of the UO LERC group. Registration & Fees FEES: $65 U.S. Regular Registration $15 U.S. Students, Seniors, & Unemployed Registration Fee includes refreshment break, and conference materials. Saturday lunch is offered for an additional $12 U.S. Please check the box on the registration form to indicate if you will want the conference box lunch. Saturday Evening Banquet is offered for an additional $25 U.S. Please check the box on the registration form to indicate if you will attend the Saturday Evening Banquet. Complete a registration form for each person attending. Payment can be made with one check to cover the registrants from your organization. Registration deadline is June 2, 2010. Cancellations after June 4, 2010 will receive a partial refund upon request. ¦ $65 U.S.— Regular Registration Fee ¦ $15 U.S.— Student/Senior/Unemployed Registration Fee Registration fee includes refreshment break, and conference materials SATURDAY P.M. WORKSHOPS — CHOOSE ONE ALTERNATIVE WORKING-CLASS VISIONS: TWO PERSPECTIVES Moderator: Ross Rieder, Pacific Northwest Labor History Association, Eryk Martin, Simon Fraser University, Communist Woodworkers and the Roots of Working-Class Envi- ronmentalism Bob Rossi, SEIU Local 503: Labor-Management Rela- tions in Colorado Coal Mining in the 1920s — (1) The Only Union in the Country People are Suing to get into: Racism in Portland’s ILWU Local 8 — (2) Unions and Working Class in Literature: Three Views — (3) In Search of Equity: Changing the Historical Narrative of Latinos in the Pacific Northwest — (4) Working Class Militancy in British Columbia After World War II — (1) “Where You Goin’, Company Town?” — (2) Organizing and Self-Organizing: The 1989 Virginia Garcia Health Center Campaign — (3) Alternative Working Class Visions: Two Perspectives SUNDAY A.M. WORKSHOPS — CHOOSE ONE or Fax to: 541-346-2790 THE UNION MAKES US STRONG INSPIRATION, GUIDANCE, AND HOPE DURING HARD TIMES LABOREGONLERC SATURDAY A.M., JUNE 12 SATURDAY P.M., JUNE 12 SUNDAY, A.M., JUNE 13 lerc.uoregon.edu (1) Immigrant Worker & Social Movements in Pacific NW — (2) Dorothea Lange’s Photographic Imagery — (3) Riding the “Next Wave” — (4) Sex Work as Physical and Emotional Labor PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABOR HISTORY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE THE IMMIGRANT WORKER & SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Moderator: Lynn Stephen, Anthropology Depart- ment, University of Oregon Larry Kleinman, PCUN, The Twelve Ideas: Leader- ship and Strategy in Creating a Social Movement for Immigrant Workers Paul Apostolidis, Department of Politics, Whitman College: The Battle at Tyson: Immigration, Labor, and the Politics of Food DOROTHEA LANGE’S PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGERY OF GREAT DEPRESSION OREGON Presenters from the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission, including David A. Horowitz, Dory Hylton, David Milholland, Gloria Myers RIDING THE ‘NEXT WAVE’: STRATEGIES FOR CON- NECTING YOUNG WORKERS AND UNIONS Moderator: Lydia Hallay, AFSCME Council 75 Courtney Niebel, Oregon Nurses Association Jakob Juntunen, IBEW 48 SEX WORK AS PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL LABOR Moderator: Ledena Mattox, Industrial Workers of the World Heather Mayer, Portland Community College: The IWW and Prostitution in the Pacific Northwest Andrea Lowgren, Portland Community College: The Emotional Labor of Sex: B-Girls in San Francisco Crystal Tenty, Portland Sex Workers Outreach Com- mittee: Workers’ Rights for Sex Workers “THE ONLY UNION IN THE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE SUING TO GET INTO”: FRANCIS MURNANE AND THE HISTORY OF RACISM IN PORTLAND’S ILWU LOCAL 8 Moderator: Michael Munk, retired political scien- tist and author of The Portland Red Guide: Sites and Stories of Our Radical Past Norman Parks, Retired officer of ILWU Local 8 Chris Colie, Retired member of ILWU Local 8 Sandy Polishuk, Oral historian and author, Sticking to the Union: The Life and Times of Julia Ruuttila Paul Meyer, Attorney for the Black longshoremen’s 1968 suit against racial discrimination in Local 8. WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS UNIONS AND THE WORKING CLASS IN LITERATURE: THREE VIEWS Moderator and Discussant: David Milholland, Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission John Daniel, author of Rogue River Journal andRogue River JournalRogue River Journal other books S. L. Stoner, author of Timber Beasts: A Sage Adair Mystery Peter John Donahue, author of Clara and Merritt IN SEARCH OF EQUITY: CHANGING THE HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF LATINOS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Moderator and Discussant: Paul Apostolidis, Department of Politics, Whitman College, Natalie Popovich, Whitman College: From Seed to Bottle: The Situation for Farmworkers in Walla Walla’s Vineyards Ariel G. Ruiz, Whitman College: From the Fields to the Classroom: The Aspirations and Abilities of Im- migrant Parents and their Children Zachary Duffy, Whitman College: Unequal Oppor- tunity: Latinos and Local Political Representation in Washington State WORKING-CLASS MILITANCY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AFTER WORLD WAR II Moderator: Laurie Mercier, History Department, Western Washington University, Vancouver Timothy Paulson, University of Victoria, Labour in the British Columbia Meat Processing Industry, 1949-89 Patrick Craib, University of Victoria, Axed: The 1972 Fallers’ Wildcat Strike Jeremy Milloy, Simon Fraser University, “This Is Not a Trend”: The Rise and Fall of Fast Food Union- ism in Squamish, British Columbia “WHERE YOU GOIN’, COMPANY TOWN?” A HISTORY OF THE MINE, MILL AND SMELTER WORKERS 1974 STRIKE IN TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA Film showing and Discussion: Ron Verzuh, Simon Fraser University ORGANIZING AND SELF-ORGANIZING: THE 1989 VIRGINIA GARCIA HEALTH CENTER CAMPAIGN Norm Diamond, former president, Pacific Northwest Labor College NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION TELEPHONE (INCLUDE AREA CODE) EMAIL STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP LERC-PNLHA Registration 1289 University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403-1289 Mail to: ¦$12 U.S.— Box Lunch ¦$25 U.S.— Saturday Evening Banquet Make check payable to LERC/PNLHASATURDAY A.M. WORKSHOPS — CHOOSE ONE Location UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, PORTLAND 70 NW COUCH STREET PORTLAND, OREGON 97209 Dates & Times: JUNE 11-13, 2010 FRIDAY, 4:30-9:00 P.M. SATURDAY, 8:00 A.M.-9:30 P.M. SUNDAY, 9:00 A.M.-NOON. Lodging — Lodging is the responsibility of the participant. A limited number of reduced rate hotel rooms are available until May 10, 2010 — at the Paramount Hotel, 808 Southwest Taylor Street, Portland. To make hotel reservations there, call 503- 223-9900 and identify yourself as part of the UO LERC group. Registration & Fees FEES: $65 U.S. Regular Registration $15 U.S. Students, Seniors, & Unemployed Registration Fee includes refreshment break, and conference materials. Saturday lunch is offered for an additional $12 U.S. Please check the box on the registration form to indicate if you will want the conference box lunch. Saturday Evening Banquet is offered for an additional $25 U.S. Please check the box on the registration form to indicate if you will attend the Saturday Evening Banquet. Complete a registration form for each person attending. Payment can be made with one check to cover the registrants from your organization. Registration deadline is June 2, 2010. Cancellations after June 4, 2010 will receive a partial refund upon request. ¦ $65 U.S.— Regular Registration Fee ¦ $15 U.S.— Student/Senior/Unemployed Registration Fee Registration fee includes refreshment break, and conference materials SATURDAY P.M. WORKSHOPS — CHOOSE ONE ALTERNATIVE WORKING-CLASS VISIONS: TWO PERSPECTIVES Moderator: Ross Rieder, Pacific Northwest Labor History Association, Eryk Martin, Simon Fraser University, Communist Woodworkers and the Roots of Working-Class Envi- ronmentalism Bob Rossi, SEIU Local 503: Labor-Management Rela- tions in Colorado Coal Mining in the 1920s — (1) The Only Union in the Country People are Suing to get into: Racism in Portland’s ILWU Local 8 — (2) Unions and Working Class in Literature: Three Views — (3) In Search of Equity: Changing the Historical Narrative of Latinos in the Pacific Northwest — (4) Working Class Militancy in British Columbia After World War II — (1) “Where You Goin’, Company Town?” — (2) Organizing and Self-Organizing: The 1989 Virginia Garcia Health Center Campaign — (3) Alternative Working Class Visions: Two Perspectives SUNDAY A.M. WORKSHOPS — CHOOSE ONE or Fax to: 541-346-2790 THE UNION MAKES US STRONG INSPIRATION, GUIDANCE, AND HOPE DURING HARD TIMES LABOREGONLERC SATURDAY A.M., JUNE 12 SATURDAY P.M., JUNE 12 SUNDAY, A.M., JUNE 13 lerc.uoregon.edu