We had a fight with the African Studies Association in SF a few weeks ago but lost, and as a result pulled our panel out of the hotel they were using for the same reason (to a local African American museum).
Glad you're making progress!
Ciao, Patrick
On 2010/12/15 02:47 PM, Wojtek S wrote:
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> I know that many of you who have been following the news about stalled labor
> contract negotiations in Chicago are wondering about our 2011 Annual
> Meeting. A very protracted labor dispute between the service workers of UNITE
> HERE Local 1 and Chicago hotels has been taking place and there is no sign
> of an end. We have been concerned for some time that the uncertainty of a
> union agreement will adversely affect the ASA 2011 Annual Meeting.
>
> The contracts between Chicago union hotels and UNITE HERE expired August 31,
> 2009. Since that time, there have been 11 bargaining sessions but contract
> negotiations are stalled. We have waited as long as possible to see if the
> contract situation would be resolved in deference to the importance of
> Chicago as a venue to the 2011 program. Without any resolution clearly in
> sight, *the ASA Council voted unanimously to move the meeting from **Chicago
> ** because ASA cannot guarantee that the facilities and environment
> necessary for our scholarly deliberations will be available.***
>
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