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Social Justice Unionism in the Face of RTW
Friday, October13
5:30pm Doors Open
6:00pm Opening Panel Plenary: Defining 21th Century Social Justice Unionism & Understanding the Threat of RTW (Building C, Room 122)
- April Sims, Field Mobilization Director, WSLC, AFl-CIO
- John Scearcy, Secretary Treasurer, Teamsters 117
8:00pm Conference Agenda Review & Conference Icebreaker Activity
8:30pm Close
Saturday, October 14th
8:15am Doors Open
9:00am Keynote Plenary:
Featuring a Keynote Panel moderated by Jeff Johnson, President, Washington State Labor Council, on the Role of Racial Justice in the Labor Movement in a Right-to-Work Era including- Bill Fletcher, Internationally renowned labor and civil rights activist
- Jesse Hagopian, History teacher at Garfield High School and nationally renowned education activist
- Jane Hopkins, Executive Director, SEIU 1199NW
- Ligaya Domingo, Education Director, SEIU 1199NW
- Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center & Vice President of the California Federation of Teachers
11:00am Morning Break
11:30am Story Telling Workshop: Telling Stories that Fights RTW and Build Union Power, co-hosted by the Women Labor Leaders in Action
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Workshops Round 1:
- Fighting against Right-Wing Populism and Winning (taught by Bill Fletcher)
- Winning Issues Campaigns in the Workplace (taught by Sarah Laslett, Career Instructor, Oregon Labor Education & Research Center)
4:00pm Afternoon Break
4:30pm Workshops Round 2:
- Organizing in an Open Shop (taught by SEIU 925)
- Member-to-Member Internal Organizing Workshop (taught by IBEW 77)
- Demonstrating Value in a Right-to-Work World (taught by PTE 17)
6:30pm Washington Young Emerging Labor Leaders (WA YELL) Social
8:30pm Close
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