American Political Science Association 2012 Convention Short Course Working from both sides: Struggling for Good Jobs and Racial Justice in Post-Katrina New Orleans Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1 pm Sheraton New Orleans 500 Canal St. (bet Magazine and Camp) Oakley Room >From the beginnings of wage labor there has been an ongoing battle over setting the standard across industrial and societal dimensions. The fight in America in 2012 over what constitutes a job and what does a worker get from working is being played out in New Orleans. On one side, unions at the giant Avondale Shipyard are trying to hold on to the last big center of high-wage, high-benefit jobs in the region. On the other, the New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice is working to establish decent standards for immigrants stuck in the permanent low-wage, no-benefit economy of temporary jobs and African-Americans excluded from almost all employment. The success, or failure, of these two efforts will determine the future of work in New Orleans and beyond. Susan Kang of John Jay College, CUNY will lead a roundtable discussion with Saket Soni and Colette Tippy of the New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice, Avondale Shipyards union leader Andrew Croom and Nick Unger from the Avondale Shipyard Research Project. For further information contact: Susan Kang Email: susan.l.kang@gmail.com 612-385-9387 Immanuel Ness Email: manny.ness@gmail.com 212-529-1260