Uncommon Champion of Labor:

The Life and Times of James McNamara

“Sunlight is the best disinfectant.” –Louis Brandeis

James mcNamara knew the value of “sunshine” and throughout his career, shared stories with journalists – Murray Kempton, Selwyn Raab, Wayne Barrett, Tom Robbins, Jack Newfield, and many others – about the problems he tackled – race discrimination and corruption in the labor unions.

JoiN us to celebrate Jim‘s long and productive life – a life in politics, in the labor movement, and in government.

speakers:ShaNNoN o’Neill Curator for Tamiment–Wagner Collections, New York University

Rachel BeRNSTeiN LaborArts and the New York Labor History Association

ToM RoBBiNS Investigative Journalist in Residence, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY

KuRT RichWeRgeR Executive Director, Association for Union Democracy (AUD)

WilliaM KoRNBluMEmeritus Professor of Sociology, The Graduate Center, CUNY; AUD Advisory Board – Slideshow/PowerPoint on the Life of James McNamara, Sound track by Charles Mingus, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

NaNcy McNaMaRa hallJim McNamara‘s Daughter

spoNsors:Tamiment–Wagner Special Collections, NYUAssociation for Union DemocracyCraig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNYLaborArtsNew York Labor History Association

ThuRSday eveNiNg October 21, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom

(Registration required)https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-backward-look-the-life-

and-times-of-james-mcnamara-tickets-181082421397