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Coming May 23rd........
”Globalization and Its Effects on Labor in North America”
On May 23rd our City Club will feature a presentation on the dynamics of globalization as they have impacted the labor force in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Our speaker will be Thomas Collombat, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Quebec Studies at Western Washington University. Among other issues, he will speak about the effects of free trade agreements, jobs offshoring and the growing influence of multinational corporations on organized labor throughout North America.
Founded in 1993, the Bellingham City Club is a non-partisan civic organization with over 450 members that fosters dialogue and debate on important issues facing our community. City Club meets for lunch on the 4th Wednesday of the month at Northwood Hall (3240 Northwest Avenue, Bellingham, WA). A buffet lunch is served at 11:50 a.m.; the program starts at 12:20 p.m. and ends at 1:30 p.m. Lunch costs $11 for members and $16 for non-members. The program is open to the public.
Bellingham City Club
P.O. Box 964
Bellingham, WA 98227
www.bellinghamcityclub.org
For more information contact Don Keenan: donkeenan777@hotmail.com
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