Upcoming Events at the Scontras Labor Center in Portland

PHOTO: Printmaker Josh McPhee leads "People's History" printmaking at Little Chair Printing in Portland last week.

The Charles A. Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education is offering several exciting events this winter and spring, so make sure to sign up for their monthly newsletterfor updates! The following are some upcoming conversations held by the center at USM in Portland

Women’s Work: History and Contemporary Problems

Monday, March 4th at 5pm

USM-Portland, Talbot Lecture Hall, 85 Bedford Street, Portland, ME

Cosponsored with the University of Southern Maine’s School of Social Work and Department Women’s and Gender Studies

Caring or Carceral? Understanding the Work of Social Reproduction

Wednesday, March 21st at 12:00-2:00PM

USM-Portland, location to be announced shortly.

With Anastasia C. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Economics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Scontras Labor Center Hires USW 900 Retiree Linda Deane

In other news, the Scontras Center recently announced that it has hired retired USW 900 member and current Western Maine Labor Council President Linda Deane as is its new Administrative Specialist. Linda brings an impressive array of organizing skills, union experience in the Maine labor movement and clerical skills. Linda worked in the paper mill industry for many years, and was one of the Jay strikers. She recently led the effort to preserve the Jay union hall. Congratulations Linda!