On the Eve of May Day: Labor, Then and Now

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 5 - 6pm

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Eve of May Day

On the Eve of May Day 2024, while union drives, worker strikes, and historic labor settlements make headlines, NYU’s Wagner Labor Archives, The Cooper Union Archives, and Interference Archive take a moment to reflect on the rich history of the labor movement and discuss the ways in which history informs and resonates with our current moment.

PARTICIPANTS
Lou Hines, Interference Archive 
Brooke Shuman, Interference Archive
Shannon O'Neill, Tamiment/Wagner Collection, NYU
Lisa Norberg, The Cooper Union
Mary Mann, The Cooper Union
John Sarich, The Cooper Union

 

 

Registration required. Please note this is first come-first-served, and an RSVP does not guarantee admission.

Located at 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues

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  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.