Schedule
LANGUAGES OF THE CONGRESS: SPANISH AND ENGLISH (SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION DURING THE WHOLE CONFERENCE)
SALÓN DE GRADOS (CAMPUS DE GETAFE)- UC3M
NOVEMBER 19
09:30: Opening ceremony speeches by authorities of the Universidad Carlos III and Fundación Francisco Largo Caballero
10:00: Presentation: Spanish Unionism and International Labor (1888-1986) – Manuela Aroca Mohedano (Fundación Francisco Largo Caballero-Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Inaugural Conference
10:15: International Trade Unionism: Past, Present and Future – Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick (Birkbeck College, University of London)
Chair: Ángel Bahamonde Magro (UC3M)
10:45: BREAK
11:15: The International Federation of Trade Unions (1913–1945): The First Supranational Labor Organization – Geert van Goethem (Amsab-IISH)
11:45: Spanish Socialist Unionism in International Relations during the Civil War: supplanting the Action of the State (1936–1939) – Manuela Aroca Mohedano- FFLC-UC3M
12:15: The International Solidarity of Women Socialists during the Civil War – Pilar Domínguez Prats (Universidad de Las Palmas)
12:45: Discussion
Chair: Aurelio Martín Nájera (Fundación Pablo Iglesias)
14:00: LUNCH
16:00 – 18:00: PANEL 1
International Unionism during the Interwar Period
– Introduction of Presenters
– Papers
– Discussion
Chair: Matilde Eiroa San Francisco (UC3M)
NOVEMBER 20
09:30: The Reconstruction of the International Trade Union Movement after the Second World War: Birth and Actions of the ICFTU in the Context of the Cold War – Federico Romero (European University Institute)
10:00: Fighting against Francoism and Regaining Lost Ground: The Strategy of the UGT in the International Labor Organization, 1968–1975 – Enrique Berzal (Universidad de Valladolid)
10:30: Unionism without Borders: The life and Work of Carlos Pardo – Francisco Rodríguez-Jiménez (Universidad de Extremadura) and Carlos Sanz (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Chair: Montserrat Huguet Santos (UC3M)
11:00: BREAK
11:30: The International Unions and the Spanish Question (1960–1980) – Christine Vodovar (LUISS Guido Carli-Roma).
12:00: “Workers of the World” o “African Workers”?– Robert Waters, (Ohio Northern University)
12:30: International Trade Unionism and Humanitarian Organizations: The Case of Solidaridad Democrática Española – Juan Carlos Sánchez-Collado (Fundación Francisco Largo Caballero.)
13:00: Discussion
Chair: Santiago Castillo (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
14:00: LUNCH
16:00 – 18:00: PANEL 2
America and International Trade Unionism
– Introduction of Presenters
– Papers (Commentator: Daniel Fernández -UC3M)
– Discussion
Chair: Carlos María Rodríguez López-Brea (UC3M)
NOVEMBER 21
09:30: The Influence of Spain’s UGT on Portuguese Socialist Trade Unionism in the Transitions to Democracy (1974–1980) – Bruno Vargas (Université de Toulouse)
10:00: Spanish Women in International Unionism: Transition and Democracy – Rosario Ruiz Franco (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
10:30: Latin American Trade Unionism in the International Context: Ideas in Conflict – Ricardo Alvarellos (Universidad de Buenos Aires/Universidad de la Matanza, Argentina)
Chair: Álvaro Soto Carmona (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
11:00: BREAK
11:30: International Relations and the Reconstruction of Socialist Unionism: The Vision of One Protagonist – Manuel Simón, UGT Secretary of International Relations (1976–1986)
12:00: The International Politics of the German Social Democratic Labor Movement after 1945 – Dr. Bernd Rother, Deputy Managing Director of the Willy-Brandt Foundation
12:30: Discussion
Chair: Manuel Bonmati Portillo (UGT)
14:00: LUNCH
16:00 PANEL 3
After the Second World War (Spain & Europe)
– Introduction of Presenters
– Papers
– Discussion
Chair: Rafael Uña Ruano (UC3M)
18:00: Closure of the Congress