Biography :
Mark Levinson is is chief economist and director of policy for theUnion of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (which recently merged with Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union to form UNITE HERE !). Mr. Levinson received a B.A. in economics and sociology from Colorado State University, and a Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research in 1985. For the past fifteen years, he has worked as an economist for labor unions, including the United Automobile Workers, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and UNITE. At UNITE HERE ! he is responsible for directing research on companies in the apparel and textile industries, as well as analyzing these industries globally
Expertise :
– Economic geography
– Development geography