Labor Studies Journal has issued a call for papers for a special issue of the Journal in conjunction with the 2014 UALE conference, to be held in Los Angeles, March 27 to 29.

The theme to be addressed is "New Models of Worker Representation". Across the United States workers are engaging in forms of collective action, advocacy and resistance that are at the same time familiar and new approaches. The AFL-CIO, along with its affiliate unions, community partners and allies, is embarking on a deep evaluation of the future for working people and the labor movement and exploring innovations for the future of worker organizing. In the spirit of the labor movement’s embrace of exploratory forms of worker representation and recognizing the activity that is happening on the ground, LSJ invites paper proposals that critically address the phenomena of “New Models of Worker Representation.”

Papers submitted will be considered for presentation at the 2014 UALE Conference. Papers accepted and presented at the conference will then be eligible to undergo a peer review process for possible publication in a special conference issue of Labor Studies Journal.

See full Call for Papers here: LSJ Call for Papers 2014