Thank you for your interest in this event!

Registration is currently at capacity for Friday so we are longer accepting new Friday registrations. To be added to the waitlist, and/or inquire about the potential for Saturday only registration, please email the Registration Team at registration@umass.edu. Please include your name and affiliation so we may prepare a name badge if availability permits. Please note the Registration Office is open Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM.


Trump era policy changes and ones proposed threaten the very core of the labor movement in the United States. We are calling together leading labor scholars and labor and community activists to document the impact of the Trump-era policy changes on workers and their union and to chart the way forward. On Friday, March 2, 13 scholars who were commissioned to write papers for the conference will present. On Saturday, March 3, these scholars will meet in an all day workshop with union and community activists to explore the way forward.

Panelists include:
       - Nancy MacLean - The right-wing funding network in historical perspective.
       - Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Jose LaLuz - Trump, right-wing populism and the labor movement.  
       - MaryBe McMillan - Fighting back in a right-to-work state.
       - Jennifer Klein - Agency fee: the case of home care workers. 
       - Gordon Lafer - The right-wing agenda at the state level.
       - Kyla Walters - Fighting and defeating the charter school agenda.
       - Shannon Gleeson - Immigrant rights and labor. 
       - Lara Skinner - Climate change and labor.
       - Cedric Johnson - Limits of Liberal Anti-Racism.
       - Donald Cohen - The privatization agenda.
       - Jon Shelton - Walker’s Wisconsin and the future of the U.S.


Registration Rates
There is no fee for registration, but pre-registration is required. Your ticket will include all sessions, breaks, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and complimentary parking in the Campus Center Parking Garage. Please note that space is limited so early registration is recommended.


How to Register
To register for this event simply click Register Now above! You will then be prompted to create an account (or login to your account if you already have one from another event with us). Once you login you will be brought through the registration form. 

For registration assistance or to RSVP by phone/email, please contact the Registration Office at 413-577-8102 or registration@umass.edu.

Thank you for your interest in this event!

Registration is currently at capacity for Friday so we are longer accepting new Friday registrations. To be added to the waitlist, and/or inquire about the potential for Saturday only registration, please email the Registration Team at registration@umass.edu. Please include your name and affiliation so we may prepare a name badge if availability permits. Please note the Registration Office is open Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM.


Conference Organizers

  • Dan Clawson
  • Clare Hammonds
  • Tom Juravich
  • Jasmine Kerrissey
  • Eve Weinbaum

(Names are listed alphabetically)

Thank you for your interest in this event!

Registration is currently at capacity for Friday so we are longer accepting new Friday registrations. To be added to the waitlist, and/or inquire about the potential for Saturday only registration, please email the Registration Team at registration@umass.edu. Please include your name and affiliation so we may prepare a name badge if availability permits. Please note the Registration Office is open Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM.


Preliminary Agenda

Friday, March 2

8:30 – 9:00 — Coffee

9:00 – 9:30 —Welcome

9:30 – 11:00 — Panel 1: Struggles over Right-Wing Policies

● “The Privatization Agenda.” Donald Cohen

● “The Right-Wing Agenda at the State Level.” Gordon Lafer

● “Climate Change, Trump and Labor.” Lara Skinner

● “Immigrant Rights and Labor.” Shannon Gleeson

11:00 – 11:30 — Break

11:30 –1:00 — Panel 2: Labor and the Rise of the Right

● “The Right-Wing Funding Network in Historical Perspective.” Nancy MacLean

● “Trump, Right-Wing Populism and the Labor Movement.” Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Jose La Luz

● “Walker’s Wisconsin and the Future of the U.S.” Jon Shelton

● “The 'white working class' and the myth of Trump" Sarah Jaffe

1:00 – 2:00 — Lunch

2:00 – 3:45 — Panel 3: Organizing the Fight-Back

● “Fighting Back in a Right-to-Work State.” MaryBe McMillan

● “Agency Fee: The Case of Home Care Workers.” Jennifer Klein

● “Fighting and Defeating the Charter School Agenda.” Kyla Walters

● “Limits of Liberal Anti-Racism.” Cedric Johnson

3:45 – 4:00 — Wrap-up


Saturday, March 3

9:30 – 10:00 — Coffee

10:00 – 10:15 — Welcome

10:15 – 12:00

● Panel A: How the Right Wing Organizes—Nancy MacLean, Gordon Lafer, Cedric Johnson, and other labor/community activists

● Panel B: Which Way for Working-Class Politics? — Bill Fletcher, Jr., MaryBe McMillan, and other labor/community activists

12:00 – 1:15 — Lunch

1:15 – 3:00

● Panel C: Labor Confronts Globalization, Immigration, and Climate Change—Shannon Gleeson, Lara Skinner, and other labor/community activists

● Panel D: Dismantling the State?: Unions Fight the Attack on the Public Sector— Jennifer Klein, Kyla Walters, Jon Shelton, Donald Cohen, and other labor/community activists

Thank you for your interest in this event!

Registration is currently at capacity for Friday so we are longer accepting new Friday registrations. To be added to the waitlist, and/or inquire about the potential for Saturday only registration, please email the Registration Team at registration@umass.edu. Please include your name and affiliation so we may prepare a name badge if availability permits. Please note the Registration Office is open Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM.


Location
The event will be held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center. General sessions and meals will be held in the Marriott Center, located on the 11th floor. Break-out sessions will be held in a variety of meeting rooms on the 9th floor. Parking will be available in the Campus Center Parking Garage, located at 1 Campus Center Way in Amherst, MA 01003. For directions to campus, please click the "Traveling to Campus" tab above or  click here.


Registration/Check-in
After entering the Campus Center, take the elevators to the Marriott Center, located on the 11th floor. Registration and coffee will be available in the Marriott Center from 8:30 - 9 a.m. on Friday, March 2, followed by the welcome at 9 a.m. On Saturday, March 3, coffee will be available from 9:30 - 10 a.m. in the Marriott Center, followed by the welcome at 10 a.m. Click the "Agenda" tab to learn more. Additional arrival details will be sent via email as the event approaches.


Parking
Parking is available in the Campus Center Parking Garage. For GPS purposes, the garage is located at 1 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA, 01003 ( click here to obtain directions from your location). Campus Center Way is off of Commonwealth Avenue, across the street from the Mullins Center. After turning onto Campus Center Way stay to the left to go up the hill. You will see the garage entrance on your right. Take a gate tickets and park. We recommend following the Hotel UMass/Campus Center signs down to park on Level 2, where there is a marked entrance into the Campus Center. Alternatively, you can park on any level and use the Northeast or Southeast Stairwells to gain access to outdoor campus paths that lead down to the Campus Center.

A parking coupon will be provided to you upon your arrival. As you leave each day you will need to stop at a pay station, with both this parking coupon and the gate ticket you received as you drove into the garage in hand. Enter your gate ticket into the pay station and then scan the QR code on your parking coupon to validate your gate ticket. As you drive out of the garage enter your validated gate ticket to raise the gate.

Accessible Parking
Vehicles displaying a state-issued disabled placard or license plate may park in any marked Reserved Accessible Space, any regular unreserved space, or any parking meter at no charge. All vehicles, regardless of disabled placards or plates, must pay when parking in the Campus Center Parking Garage. We recommend looking at the Parking Services interactive Parking Map: click the blue "P"icon on the top right of the map and click off "Handicapped Parking" to locate accessible spaces around campus.

Thank you for your interest in this event!

Registration is currently at capacity for Friday so we are longer accepting new Friday registrations. To be added to the waitlist, and/or inquire about the potential for Saturday only registration, please email the Registration Team at registration@umass.edu. Please include your name and affiliation so we may prepare a name badge if availability permits. Please note the Registration Office is open Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM.


By Car
From the South, via I-91 North
Take Exit 19 in Northampton. From the exit ramp, stay to the right to merge onto Route 9. Travel approximately 4.5 miles to Route 116 North. Turn left onto 116 and go one mile to the UMass Exit. Stay to the right as you exit to merge onto Massachusetts Avenue. Take a left at the second set of lights onto Commonwealth Avenue. Travel on Commonwealth Avenue until you reach the first set of lights - you will see the Mullins Center, the large sports/entertainment complex, on your left. At the lights take a right onto Campus Center Way, staying to the left to go up the hill. The garage entrance will be on your right.

From the North, via I-91 South

Take Exit 25 in Deerfield. At the end of the ramp turn left onto Routes U.S. 5/10/116. Follow until the lights and then turn right to stay on 5/10/116. Go one mile and turn left onto Route 116 South. Follow Route 116 South for eight miles to the UMass exit. Turn left at the stop sign. Take a left at the second set of lights onto Commonwealth Avenue. Travel on Commonwealth Avenue until you reach the first set of lights - you will see the Mullins Center, the large sports/entertainment complex, on your left. At the lights take a right onto Campus Center Way, staying to the left to go up the hill. The garage entrance will be on your right.

From the North, via I-93 South
Follow I-93 to I-495 South. Follow to Route 2 West. Continue on Route 2 to U.S. 202 South. Follow for about 15 miles to the blinking light at the Pelham exit marked “Route 9 and 116 Amherst.” Turn right and follow for seven miles to Amherst center. Turn right onto North Pleasant Street. Stay on North Pleasant Street until you arrive on campus. Stay left to turn onto Massachusetts Avenue. Follow Massachusetts Avenue until the first set of traffic lights. Turn right onto Commonwealth Avenue. Travel on Commonwealth Avenue until you reach the first set of lights - you will see the Mullins Center, the large sports/entertainment complex, on your left. At the lights take a right onto Campus Center Way, staying to the left to go up the hill. The garage entrance will be on your right.

From the East or West, via I-90 
Travelers have a choice of four routes:

  • Off Exit 8 (Palmer/Ware): Follow Route 32 South to Palmer; take Route 20 West to Route 181 North into Belchertown, and then Route 9 West to Amherst. Follow signs to UMass.
  • Off Exit 7 (Ludlow): Follow Route 21 North to U.S. 202 North to Route 9 West to Amherst center. Follow signs to UMass.
  • Off Exit 5 (Chicopee): Follow Route 33 North to Route 116 North to Amherst center. Turn left at the light onto Route 9 West. Follow signs to UMass.
  • Off Exit 4 (West Springfield): I-91 North to Exit 19 to Route 9 East to Amherst. Follow signs to UMass.

Click here to get directions from your location!


By Plane
If you are traveling to Amherst by plane, the closest airport is Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut (near Hartford). This airport is approximately 45 miles from the UMass campus. Logan Airport in Boston is approximately 90 miles from the UMass campus. Both airports feature car rental agencies and a variety of shuttle services, including Valley Transporter (413-253-1350) and Seemo Shuttle (413-586-1120 or 800-908-2829).


By Bus
The Amherst area is serviced by Greyhound, Peter Pan Bus Lines and the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority. Based on the service you select and route availabilities you should take a bus to Amherst UMass if at all possible instead of Amherst Center (Amherst Center is about 1.5 miles from the UMass Campus). Please be sure to review bus schedules and campus maps before your arrival as both the area and the campus can be confusing to navigate if it is your first time here. 

Thank you for your interest in this event!

Registration is currently at capacity for Friday so we are longer accepting new Friday registrations. To be added to the waitlist, and/or inquire about the potential for Saturday only registration, please email the Registration Team at registration@umass.edu. Please include your name and affiliation so we may prepare a name badge if availability permits. Please note the Registration Office is open Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM.


On-campus and area lodging
Below are a few options for hotel accommodations during your stay. Please make your reservations early! We strongly encourage you to stay at Hotel UMass. Hotel UMass is the only unionized hotel in the area, and it is very convenient to our sessions and meals. It includes a continental breakfast.

  1.    Hotel UMass ($129.00-$149.00/room/night + fees)
       Group Code LCT18C, deadline 2/1/18 or until space fills
       1 Campus Center Way, Amherst 01003 
       Phone: 877-822-2110, 413-549-6000
       Website: http://www.hotelumass.com/
       Distance: on campus
       
  2.    Black Walnut Inn 
       1184 North Pleasant Street, Amherst 01002   
       Phone: 413-549-5649 
       http://www.blackwalnutinn.com/
       Distance: about 2 miles from campus
       
  3.    Comfort Inn 
       237 Russell Street, Hadley 01035   
       Phone: 413-584-9816
       https://www.choicehotels.com/massachusetts/hadley/comfort-inn-hotels/ma090
       Distance: about 4.5 miles from campus
       
  4.    Courtyard Hadley Amherst 
       423 Russell Road, Hadley 01035 
       Phone: 413-256-5454
       http://www.hampshirehospitality.com/courtyard/courtyard.html
       Distance: about 2 miles from campus      
  5.    
  6.    Econo Lodge
       329 Russell Road, Hadley 01035
       Phone: 413-582-7077
       https://www.choicehotels.com/massachusetts/hadley/econo-lodge-hotels/ma121
       Distance: about 3.5 miles from campus      
  7.     
  8.    Hampton Inn Hadley
       24 Bay Road, Hadley 01035
       Phone: 413-586-4851
       http://www.pvhg.com/properties/
       Distance: about 6.5 miles from campus      
  9.       
  10.    Holiday Inn Express
       400 Russell Street, Hadley 01035
       Phone: 413-582-0002
       http://www.hampshirehospitality.com/holidayinnexpress/hix.html
       Distance: about 3.5 miles from campus
       
  11.    Howard Johnson
       401 Russell Street, Hadley 01035
       Phone: 413-586-0114
       http://www.hampshirehospitality.com/howardjohnson/howard_johnson.html
       Distance: about 2.5 miles from campus
       
  12.    Lord Jeffery Inn
       30 Boltwood Avenue, Amherst 01002
       Phone: 413-256-8200
       http://www.lordjefferyinn.com/
       Distance: about 2 miles from campus

Thank you for your interest in this event!

Registration is currently at capacity for Friday so we are longer accepting new Friday registrations. To be added to the waitlist, and/or inquire about the potential for Saturday only registration, please email the Registration Team at registration@umass.edu. Please include your name and affiliation so we may prepare a name badge if availability permits. Please note the Registration Office is open Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM.


Questions? Contact us!

For questions regarding the conference, please contact Labor Center staff:
Phone: 413-545-4875

For questions regarding payment, on-campus lodging, or using the online pre-registration page, please contact the Registration staff:
Email:  registration@umass.edu
Phone: 413-577-8102