Friday, August 7, 2026, 12-1:30 PM<\/p>\n
Woosik Kim, Korean Metal Workers Union, Labor Research Center, Researcher (Sociology).\u00a0Presentation Slides<\/a><\/p>\n YouTube materials from presentation: “Protestors bring lights from K-Pop Idol concerts to demonstrations<\/a>” & “How the South Korean president’s martial law declaration unfolded<\/a>” Guardian News.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Building an Advocacy Toolbox: Community Organizing Across Differences<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, September 24, 2026 from 4:30-6:00 PM<\/p>\n Islamic Center of Maine 151 Park St., Orono. In person only see flyer<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Bayard Love of the Industrial Areas Foundation<\/a> and Groundwater Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n Co-sponsored with Faith Linking In Action<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Labor’s Struggle For a Voice: Unions & the Mass Media in the 20th Century<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, October 22, 2026 from 3-4:30 PM<\/p>\n Harmon Room, Chadbourne Hall, UMaine, & on Zoom<\/p>\n Dr. Nathan Godfried, Emeritus Professor of History at UMaine<\/p>\n Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is A Basic Income Guarantee Good For Workers?<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, April 3, 2026 from 3-4:30 PM<\/p>\n Harmon Room, Chadbourne Hall, UMaine, & on Zoom<\/p>\n Dr. Mike Howard, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at UMaine<\/p>\n Flyer,<\/a> Program Outline,<\/a> References<\/a> & Slides<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enmax, Iberdrola, & the Globalization of Maine’s Power Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, April 10, 2026 from 2-3:00 PM<\/p>\n Harmon Room, Chadbourne Hall, UMaine, & on Zoom<\/p>\n Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Stefano Tijerina, Senior Lecturer at the Maine Business School. Author of Opportunism and Goodwill: Canadian Business Expansion in Colombia, 1867\u20131979<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tariffs, Workers & the Global Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 3-5:00 PM<\/p>\n Panelists: Historian and UMaine Professor Emerita Elizabeth McKillen,<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n MECEP policy analyst James Myall,<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n President of the Southern Maine Labor Council Jason J. Shedlock<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n Maine Campus article “UMaine Bureau of Labor Education hosts ongoing Labor Spotlight Series, tariffs impact on workers explained<\/a>”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 400 Years of Maine Labor History<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 3-4:30 PM<\/p>\n With Andy O’Brien, Maine AFL-CIO’s Director of Communications<\/a><\/p>\n In the Harmon Room at Chadbourne Hall, UMaine Campus<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Education and Justice in Maine”<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, April 6, 2025 from 12:30-2:00 PM<\/p>\n A panel discussion with Emily Albee and Adele Drake<\/a><\/p>\n At the Wilson Center, 67 College Ave., Orono<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Race and Labor in the Aftermath of the 2024 Elections”<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 12:30-2:00 PM<\/p>\n With scholar and labor activist Bill Fletcher Jr.<\/p>\n At the Wilson Center<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Bureau sponsors this Philosophy Department lecture series. Click on the link below for a detailed list of topics and speakers.<\/p>\n Thursdays 12:30-1:45 P.M. Bangor Room, Memorial Union, UMaine.<\/p>\n To request a zoom link, send an email to labored@maine.edu with the topic in the subject line.<\/p>\n April 9: Ice, Immigrant Rights, And Resisting Fascism – Todd Chretien\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n April 21 (Tuesday): Rethinking Marxist Politics In Light Of The Critical Theory Of Work <\/strong><\/p>\n April 23: Democratize The Ivory Tower: Organized Labor In Higher Education<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Maine National History Day Contest is on May 2 at the University of Maine Campus. The 2026 Theme is Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our National History Day page<\/a> to learn about the special prize in labor history and the list of past recipients.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 2026 Summer Institute \u00a0will be held on August 5-6 at the Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine in Orono.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oral History Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, September 7, 2024 <\/strong><\/p>\n Featured speaker Senator Troy Jackson, President of the Maine Senate, discussed the critical and timely topic of protecting jobs and ecosystems\u00a0in Maine after the 2024 fall elections. Tina Riley, an IBEW electrician and former State Rep. from Jay, and Jonathan Fulford, co-chair of Sierra Club\u2019s Legislative Team, were also on the panel. This event was live at the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union at the University of Maine in Orono, and on Zoom.\u00a0 Attendees were encouraged to ask questions about Maine’s future in these challenging times.<\/p>\n Sponsored by Sierra Club Maine, the Maine Labor Climate Council, and the Bureau of Labor Education at UMaine<\/em><\/p>\n Video Recording<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Audio Only Recording<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pizza & Perspectives Labor Unions Against Authoritarianism in S. Korea Friday, August 7, 2026, 12-1:30 PM Woosik Kim, Korean Metal Workers Union, Labor Research Center, Researcher (Sociology).\u00a0Presentation Slides YouTube materials from presentation: “Protestors bring lights from K-Pop Idol concerts to demonstrations” & “How the South Korean president’s martial law declaration unfolded” Guardian News. Labor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-465","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nLabor Spotlight Lectures Series<\/h3>\n
Socialist and Marxist Studies\/Democracy Forum\/Controversies Series<\/h3>\n
National History Day<\/h3>\n
Maine AFL-CIO Labor Summer Institute<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPast Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Protecting Jobs and Ecosystems in Maine After the Fall Elections<\/strong><\/h3>\n