Labor-Rap@csf.colorado.edu; Sat, 1 Aug 1998 14:50:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 14:53:31 -0400 From: Dan Clawson Subject: Fw: Sociology of Labor and Labor Movements Section To: Labor Research and Action Project I'm re-posting this message about forming an A.S.A. labor section, in hope of generating additional responses. If you have already responded, it would be terrific if you could try to recruit one or two additional people, your friends or students. Remember that we can only count people who are currently dues paying members of the A.S.A. I will shortly post an additional message, a "vision statement", required as part of the A.S.A. application process. Comments and suggestions much appreciated. We moved ahead in hopes that, if we can recruit enough members by day 2 of the meetings, and if the relevant committee accepts this "vision statement," we will be on the dues check off form this fall and will not have to wait an additional year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Dan Clawson clawson@sadri.umass.edu work 413-545-5974 home 413-586-6235 fax 413-545-0746 Dept. of Sociology, Machmer W-36, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst MA 01003 -----Original Message----- From: Dan Clawson To: Labor Research and Action Project Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 10:11 PM Subject: Re: Sociology of Labor and Labor Movements Section > >If you support forming an ASA section on Labor and Labor Movements, >to comply with A.S.A. requirements please write a one line message saying > >"I agree to join the Sociology of Labor and Labor Movements Section for >the next 2 years and pay dues of $8.00 per year." > >And send your message to Judy Stepan-Norris: > >jstepann@uci.edu > >DO NOT SIMPLY HIT REPLY or the whole list will get your message. > >Another message will be sent out shortly discussing the agenda for the >Sociology Labor Network meeting on Saturday August 22 at the A.S.A. >meetings in San Francisco. > >By all means pass this around and work to recruit others. > >Dan Clawson > >> >To: ASA Members Interested in the Labor Movement >From: Signators below >Re: The Formation of an ASA Section: Sociology of Labor and Labor >Movements > > At the last two ASA meetings sociologists interested in labor and >labor movements have gathered together to discuss issues of common >concern. At the 1997 meeting, the group discussed the possibility of >organizing an ASA section in order to institutionalize and obtain support >for our discussions and activities. These meetings have been well >attended, and have been characterized by stimulating discussion and >debate. At the last meeting, there was a good deal of support for >organizing an ASA section on labor and labor movements. With that >discussion as our starting point, we are initiating the process to create >an ASA "Section in Formation." > >Having a Labor and Labor Movements section will benefit those of >us who are interested in labor issues by providing a regular forum at the >ASA annual meeting in which to present papers, give awards, and exchange >ideas about our research as well as about new developments in the labor >movement. With an ASA section, the group will not have to rely on the >volunteer efforts of the few people who have served as facilitators in the >past. Instead we will have elected officers with regular >responsibilities, a newsletter to keep members abreast of information and >activities during the year, and the dispersal of the organizing work to a >greater number of people who will served limited terms in office. > >This is a petition to solicit the signatures of 100 current ASA >members who support this effort. Signing below indicates that the signer >agrees to pay section dues (set at $8.00/year) for at least two years. >Once we have the required signatures, we will submit the proposal to the >ASA Committee on Sections for approval in order to begin the section in >formation process. > >All the signers below are ASA members in good standing who agree to pay >dues to the Sociology of Labor and Labor Movements Section for at least >two years. > >This petition is supported by the following ASA members: > > Dan Clawson, Univ of Mass, Amherst > Judy Stepan-Norris, Univ of California, Irvine > Kim Voss, Univ of California, Berkeley > Hector Delgado, Univ of California, Irvine > Terry Boswell, Emory > Larry Isaac, Florida State > Michael Wallace, Indiana > Howard Kimeldorf, Univ of Mich > Mike Dreiling, Univ of Oregon > Bruce Western, Princeton > Robert Perrucci, Purdue > Sam Cohn, Texas A&M > Holly McCammon, Vanderbilt > Maurice Zeitlin, Univ of California, Los Angeles > Ruth Milkman, Univ of California, Los Angeles > Amy Wharton, Wash State > Pamela Roby, Univ of California, Santa Cruz > David Wellman, Univ of California, Santa Cruz > Cathy Rakowski, Ohio State > Jeff Leiter, North Carolina State > Dan Cornfield > > >Remember: return a one line statement (above) to: > >jstepann@uci.edu > >-- >Dan Clawson 413-545-5974 (work) >Dept. of Sociology 413-545-0746 (fax) >W-36 Machmer Hall 413-586-6235 (home) >Univ. of Massachusetts >Amherst MA 01003 email = clawson@sadri.umass.edu >