Elaine Bernard
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Elaine Bernard is an Harvard labor academic and a leading member of Democratic Socialists of America.[1] She is a former Canadian and one time president of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[2]
Socialist Scholars Conference
Elaine Bernard; Arthur Lipow, Michael Harrington Center; Kurt Stand, Democratic Socialists of America and Judy Page, New Party were speakers on the Towards a New Party panel sponsored by the Democratic Socialists of America at the Tenth Annual Socialist Scholars Conference. The conference was held April 24-26, 1992 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York City.
Elaine Bernard also spoke alongside Daniel Singer in the closing plenary entitled What's Left of the Socialist Project?.[3]
New Party builder
New Party News Fall 1994 listed over 100 New Party activists-"some of the community leaders, organizers, retirees,, scholars, artists, parents, students, doctors, writers and other activists who are building the NP" the list included Elaine Bernard, Harvard Trade Union Program.
Hearing on Economic Insecurity
Boston Democratic Socialists of America was involved in the January 1996 Boston Hearing on Economic Insecurity. Participants included Joe Faherty, DSA member Elaine Bernard, John Kerry, Joe Moakley, Barney Frank, Joe Kennedy, John Olver, Marty Meehan.[4]
Association for Union Democracy
In 2008 Elanine Bernard was listed on the Advisory Board[5] for the Association for Union Democracy.
Open letter to Andy Stern
On May 1 2008, Elaine Bernard, of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School signed an open letter to SEIU president Andy Stern in protest at SEIU move to force its local United Healthcare Workers into trusteeship.
- "We are writing to express our deep concern about SEIU's threatened trusteeship over its third largest local, United Healthcare Workers (UHW). We believe that there must always be room within organized labor for legitimate and principled dissent, if our movement is to survive and grow. Putting UHW under trusteeship would send a very troubling message and be viewed, by many, as a sign that internal democracy is not valued or tolerated within SEIU. In our view, this would have negative consequences for the workers directly affected, the SEIU itself, and the labor movement as a whole. We strongly urge you to avoid such a tragedy."
Independent Progressive Politics Network
In 2009 Elanine Bernard served on the Advisory Committee of the Independent Progressive Politics Network[6].
Democratic Socialists of America
DSA vice-chair
Democratic Socialists of America Vice-Chairs in 2009 were;
Elaine Bernard, Edward Clark, Jose LaLuz, Steve Max, Harold Meyerson, Maxine Phillips, Christine Riddiough, Rosemary Ruether, Joseph Schwartz, Ruth Spitz, Motl Zelmanowicz[7].
DSA Labor Committee
In February 2009 Boston Democratic Socialists of America sponsored a forum on the Employee Free Choice Act with DSA Vice-Chair Elaine Bernard, MA SEIU Political Director Harris Gruman and Steve Schnapp from United for a Fair Economy before about 40 people. Out of that meeting a DSA Labor Committee emerged, organized by David Duhalde with several non-members, working to build support for EFCA. The group has been joining with Jobs with Justice and tenant groups to publicize other issues related to the economic crisis.[8]
Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Awards Reception
On June 30, 2009, Boston Democratic Socialists of America presented its annual Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Award to Professor, author, and health care reformer Rashi Fein, along with the winners of a union election at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, accepted by Sonia Marshall, the key organizer of the campaign. Sheila Decter of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action presented the award to Rashi Fein. The event was held at the home of Marcia Peters and David Karaus. Mike Fadel of SEIU Local 1199 (formerly Boston DSA staff person) and the AFSCME-affiliated New England Organizing Project were benefactors of the event.[9][10]
Elaine Bernard was a supporter of the event.
New Politics
As of 2009 Elaine Bernard served as a sponsor of New Politics, magazine almost completely staffed and run by members of Democratic Socialists of America[11].
National Jobs For All Coalition
In 2010, Elaine Bernard was listed as serving on the advisory board of the Democratic Socialists of America dominated National Jobs For All Coalition.[12]
References
- ↑ http://www.dsausa.org/minutes/NPC2007sep15.pdf
- ↑ Democratic Left, September/October 1996, page 6]
- ↑ SSE Tenth Annual Conference Program, 1992
- ↑ Dem. Left May/June 1996
- ↑ http://www.uniondemocracy.org/Home/aboutaud.htm#staff
- ↑ http://www.ippn.org/IPPN_People
- ↑ http://www.dsausa.org/about/structure.html
- ↑ TYR, June 2009
- ↑ TYR, June 2009
- ↑ TYR, Sep. 2009
- ↑ http://ww3.wpunj.edu/newpol/whoweare.htm#eds
- ↑ National Jobs For All Coalition: Who We Are (accessed on Nov. 16, 2010)
