Keynote Speakers & Program
We are pleased to announce the following keynote speakers for the AIRAANZ 2009 conference.
PROFESSOR RUTH MILKMAN
Director, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California, Berkeley.
Research interests include the sociology of work, labor history, contemporary unionism, and the sociology of gender.
Ruth's recent publications include:
L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement (Russell Sage Foundation, 2006)
Rebuilding Labor: Organizing and Organizers in the New Union Movement (co-edited with Kim Voss) (Cornell University Press, 2004)
Organizing Immigrants: The Challenge for Unions in Contemporary California (edited volume) (Cornell University Press, 2000)
PROFESSOR GREGOR MURRAY
Research Chair on Globalisation and Work, Universtie de Montreal, Canada.
Research interests include unionism, work organization, industrial relations, human resource management in multinational firms and public policies on work, with a particular focus on the impact of globalization.
Gregor's forthcoming work includes:
Charest, J., G. Murray G. and G. Trudeau (ed.). Quelles politiques du travail à l*ère de la mondialisation? (What Public Policies for Work in a Global Era ?) Sainte-Foy : Presses de l*Université Laval.
Coutu, M. and Murray G. (ed.). Travail et citoyenneté. Quel avenir?
(Work and Citizenship) Sainte-Foy : Presses de l*Université Laval.
Murray, G. and Trudeau G. (ed.). Towards a Social Regulation of the Global Firm. London: Routledge.
