Diversity in the Workplace: Union Perspectives ((4 Credits))

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The dynamics and makeup of our workplaces, communities, industry, and unions are rapidly changing. Drawing from fiction, published reports, scholarly journals, guest speakers, discussions and films, this class will analyze the historical and societal forces that drive the cultural dynamics of race, gender, orientation, nationality and power at work. How are the identities constructed through these dynamics expressed at the workplace, in your union, and your community? What are the costs of a workplace culture that defines who is 'in' and who is 'out'? What have unions done to respond to changing social dynamics of an increasingly diverse workforce and what are the bedrock principles of solidarity leading us forward? It is offered face to at the college’s Harry J. Van Arsdale Jr. School for Labor Studies in New York City. It is also offered online.