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working people in Washington State.

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WA Labor Education and Research Center Reopening Celebration and Conference
"The Best is Yet to Come: The Future of Jobs and Organizing"

February 22 Banquet and Keynote, 5 - 8 p.m.
South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave. SW Brockey Center
Keynote Address by Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President

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February 23 Conference, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Georgetown Campus of South Seattle College, 6737 Corson Ave. S. Building C
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. "Overcoming Barriers to Solidarity in the Workplace" plenary moderated by Tefere Gebre
10:45a.m. - 12:15p.m. Breakout Sessions, Round One (Subject to Change)

  • Choke Point: Logistics Workers Seizing Power
  • Race and Labor
  • Workforce Development and Apprenticeships (to be updated)
  • Aerospace Jobs and Organizing
  • Occupational Safety (to be updated)
  • The Union Effect 1: Recent successes in raising the floor - what we learned

12 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 - 2:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions, Round Two (Subject to Change)

Closing Plenary: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. "The Future of Organizing"

  • Education Justice: Union Power for the Public Good
  • Beating Apathy (to be updated)
  • Solidarity in Action: Sanctuary Unions (to be updated)
  • Tech Jobs and Organizing (to be updated)
  • Healthcare Jobs and Organizing (to be updated)
  • The Union Effect 2: What's labor's future role in raising the floor?