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<li><span class="big">Thursday, February 9th</span>
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<li><strong>1:00-3:00 pm</strong>
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<li>Strategic Corporate Research Presentations of Target Companies
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<li><strong>Alcoa</strong><br />Presenters: Tom Juravich and Cullen Carns-Hilker, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, US</li>
<li><strong>Bouygues</strong><br />Presenter: Robert Masciola, AFL-CIO, US</li>
<li><strong>Exxon-Mobil</strong><br />Presenter: Joe Drexler, USW, US</li>
<li><strong>Kraft Foods</strong><br />Presenters: Ray Scannell, BCTGM, US; Dan Lutz, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, US</li>
<li><strong>Sanofi Aventis</strong><br />Presenter: Keith Romig, USW, US</li>
<li><strong>Siemens</strong><br />Presenter: Rob Hickey, Queens University, Canada</li>
<li><strong>SSA Marine</strong><br />Presenters: Rhonda Evans, University of California at Berkeley, US; Peter Olney, ILWU, US</li>
<li><strong>Starwood</strong><br />Presenter: Jeff Nelson, UNITE-HERE, US</li>
<li><strong>Suez</strong><br />Presenter: Jennifer Gerbasi</li>
<li><strong>Wal-Mart</strong><br />Presenters: Aaron Brenner, ILR, Cornell University, US; Joey Hipolito, UFCW, US</li>
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<li><strong>3:00-4:00 pm</strong>
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<li>Break</li>
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<li><strong>3:30-5:45 pm</strong>
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<li>Opening plenary (simultaneous interpretation)
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<li><strong>Global Campaigns, Global Unions: The Possibility and Challenges of Cross-Border Campaigns</strong>
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<li><strong>Chair:</strong></li>
<li>Kate Bronfenbrenner, Director Labor Education Research, Cornell ILR School, US</li>
<li><strong>Speakers:</strong></li>
<li>Harry Katz, Dean, Cornell ILR School, US</li>
<li>Richard Trumka, Secretary Treasurer, AFL-CIO, US</li>
<li>Edgar Romney, Exec. Vice President, UNITE HERE and Secretary Treasurer, CTW, US</li>
<li>Berta Lujan, Comptroller of Mexico City with the PRD Administration and former National Coordinator, Authentic Labor Front (FAT), Mexico</li>
<li>Cedric Gina, Second Vice President, NUMSA, South Africa</li>
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<li><strong>6:00-9:00 pm</strong>
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<li><strong>Reception, at UNITE-HERE Hall</strong></li>
<li>31 West 15th Street (transportation provided) Hosted by UNITE HERE</li>
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<li><span class="big">Friday, February 10th</span>
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<li><strong>8:15-10:00 am</strong>
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<li>Plenary (simultaneous interpretation)
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<li><strong>Strategic Corporate Research and Cross-Border Campaigns</strong>
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<li><strong>Chair:</strong></li>
<li>Tom Juravich, Professor and Director,</li>
<li>Labor Relations and Research Center, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, US</li>
<li><strong>Speakers:</strong></li>
<li>Meg Casey, Assistant Director of Research, SEIU, US</li>
<li>Tribute to former USW president George Becker with Gerald Fernandez, USW, US and representatives from the Bridgestone/Firestone campaign:</li>
<li>Pedro Wasiejko, General Secretary, SUTNA (Sindicato Unico De Trabajadores Del Neumatico Argentino), Argentina</li>
<li>Kemal Ozcan, International Department, Union of Lastik-Is, Turkey</li>
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<li><strong>10:00-10:30 am</strong>
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<li>Break</li>
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<li><strong>10:30-12:30 am</strong>
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<li>Break-out Sessions - I
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<li>The Changing Global Environment for Cross-Border Campaigns <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Union Cross-Border Initiatives in the Auto, Metal and Mining Industries <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Organizing and Bargaining in the Global Logistics Industry <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Challenging Multi-nationals on Different Fronts: Labor-Community Alliances and Corporate Accountability in Colombia <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Employment Relations, Unions and MNCs in the Global Retail Supermarket Sector <strong>Mixed Paper/Speaker Session</strong></li>
<li>International Framework Agreements <strong>Mixed Paper/Speaker Session</strong></li>
<li>European Union Response to a Changing MNC Environment <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Fighting the Commodification of Food: Via Campesina Takes On Monsanto <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Global Organizing: The Experience of the IUF <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Global Unionism in the Information Age: Information Communication Technologies and Effective Bargaining <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>International Migration of Health Care Workers <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Cross-Border Campaigns in the Entertainment Industry <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>The Nordic Model of Cross-Border Campaigns <strong>Panel</strong></li>
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<li><strong>12:30-2:00 pm</strong>
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<li>Lunch Break</li>
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<li><strong>2:00-4:00 pm</strong>
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<li>Break-out Sessions - II
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<li>Special Challenges to Transnational Solidarity <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Auto unions in the NAFTA Environment <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Unions' Cross-Border Responses in the Transportation Sector <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Building Global Connections: Canadian Steelworkers and Trade Unionists in the Global South <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>The Challenges of Cross-Border Campaigns in Asia <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Global Campaigning with Workers Capital: The Role of Socially Responsible Finance <strong>Mixed Paper/Speaker Session</strong></li>
<li>Globalization and Cross-Border Campaigns: The Russian Experience <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Justice@Quebecor: The Anatomy of a Global Strategic Campaign <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>The Anti-Sweatshop Movement: How Can We Make Gains Sustainable? <strong>Workshop</strong></li>
<li>The Question of Education in Global Campaigns <strong>Workshop</strong></li>
<li>Strategic Corporate Research <strong>Workshop</strong></li>
<li>Cross-Border Organizing in the Retail Sector <strong>Panel</strong></li>
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<li><strong>4:00-4:30 pm</strong>
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<li>Break</li>
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<li><strong>4:30-6:30 pm</strong>
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<li>Break-out Sessions - III
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<li>MNCs, NGOs and Unions <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Bargaining and Organizing in the Global Auto Industry <strong>Mixed Paper/Speaker Session</strong></li>
<li>Organizing in the Electronics Sector <strong>Workshop</strong></li>
<li>Great Air Campaigns, Limited Results on the Ground: Latin American Experiences <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Unions, MNCs and China <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Global Campaigning with Workers Capital II: Learning from Global Campaigns <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>European Cross-Border Initiatives <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Thailand: Challenges and Opportunities in Organizing Workers in a Regional Economic Powerhouse <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Global Union Strategies in the Context of Worker Mobility and Temporary Labor Markets <strong>Mixed Paper/Speaker Session</strong></li>
<li>The Role of Media in Global Comprehensive Campaigns <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Concentration in the Global Agri-food Industry: Market Share Data and the Implications of Oligopoly Power <strong>Workshop</strong></li>
<li>Global Challenges of Public Sector Privatization <strong>Panel</strong></li>
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<li><span class="big">Saturday, February 11th</span>
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<li><strong>8:30-10:30 am</strong>
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<li>Break-out Sessions - IV
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<li>The New Global Business Model and the Fight Against It <strong>Mixed Paper/Speaker Session</strong></li>
<li>Global Workforce Dynamics in the Aerospace Industry <strong>Mixed Paper/Speaker Session</strong></li>
<li>Developments in the International Postal Industry, Their Impact on Workers and Public Services, and the Response of Postal Unions <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Unions and MNCs in Latin America and the Caribbean <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Cross-Border Organizing in India <strong>Mixed Paper/Speaker Session</strong></li>
<li>Global Union Federations and International Framework Agreements: Perspectives from different sectors <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>United We Stand? Do Global Unions Make Sense? <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Amazon Watch's Clean-Up Ecuador Campaign <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Learning Around Globalization - A Critical Exchange <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Wal-Mart and the Cinema of Globalization <strong>Workshop</strong></li>
<li>MNCs, Cross-Border Campaigns and the IT Sector <strong>Paper Session</strong></li>
<li>Cross-Border Organizing in Contract Security <strong>Panel</strong></li>
<li>Multinational Companies- Trade Unions’ Answers Focused on Information and Action in Latin America <strong>Panel</strong></li>
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<li><strong>10:30-11:00 am</strong>
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<li>Break</li>
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<li><strong>11:00-1:00 pm</strong>
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<li>Target Company Strategy Sessions
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<li><strong>Alcoa</strong><br />Facilitators: Rob Johnston, IMF, Switzerland; Jim Robinson, USW, US; Jerry Fernandez, USW, US</li>
<li><strong>Bouygues</strong><br />Facilitator: Marion Hellmann, IFBWW, Switzerland</li>
<li><strong>Exxon-Mobil</strong><br />Facilitator: Joe Drexler, USW, US</li>
<li><strong>Kraft Foods</strong><br />Facilitators: Ron Oswald, IUF, Switzerland</li>
<li><strong>Sanofi Aventis</strong><br />Facilitator: Dick Blin, ICEM, Belgium; Jean-Francois Renucci, FCE-CFDT, France</li>
<li><strong>Siemens</strong><br />Facilitator: Wolfgang Müller, IG Metall, Germany</li>
<li><strong>SSA Marine</strong><br />Facilitator: Peter Olney, ILWU, US; Stuart Howard, IFT, UK</li>
<li><strong>Starwood</strong><br />Facilitator: Jeff Nelson, UNITE-HERE, US</li>
<li><strong>Suez</strong><br />Co-Facilitators: Steve Fantauzzo, AFSCME, US and David Boys, PSI, France</li>
<li><strong>Wal-Mart</strong><br />Facilitator: Bill McDonough, UFCW, US</li>
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<li><strong>1:00-2:30 pm</strong>
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<li>Lunch Break</li>
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<li><strong>2:30-4:30 pm</strong>
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<li>Closing Plenary (simultaneous interpretation)
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<li>Where Do We Go From Here: Building Capacity for Tomorrow’s Campaigns
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<li><strong>Chair:</strong></li>
<li>Kenneth Zinn, Director, Center for Strategic Research, AFL-CIO</li>
<li><strong>Speakers:</strong></li>
<li>Ron Oswald, General Secretary, IUF</li>
<li>Neide Fonseca, President, Inter-American Trade Union Institute to Promote Racial Equality</li> (INSPIR), & Secretary of Social Policy, CNB/CUT National Confederation of Bank Workers, Brazil
<li>Chang, Hsu-chung, President, CTWU, Chunghwa Telecom Workers Union, Taiwan</li>
<li>Hassan Yussuff, Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Labour Congress, Canada</li>
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