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2026 Labor Notes Conference
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Friday, June 12
 

10:00am CDT

Building a Union Culture at Amazon
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
The workplace throws us together regardless of culture, race, gender, and language. We may have little in common besides the need to earn a livelihood. But working shoulder to shoulder, we generate a union culture. Hear how Amazon workers have gone about building a union culture in the early days.
Moderators
AJ

Alethia Jones

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies

Speakers
WB

Wajdy Bzezi

Amazon Labor Union-Teamsters Local 1
KC

Kat Cole

Amazon Labor Union-Teamsters Local 1
MD

Maricruz Delgadillo

Amazon Teamsters
PR

Peyton Richardson

Amazon Teamsters
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom F

1:00pm CDT

Mexican Workers Fight for Justice/Trabajadores Mexicanos luchan por justicia
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
In many union campaigns in Mexico, workers are up against not only the boss, but also their own unions. Learn how workers are fighting to build democratic and independent unions, despite threats and intimidation. Note: This panel will be conducted in Spanish, with interpretation into English.

En muchas campañas sindicales en México, los trabajadores no solo se enfrentan al patrón, sino también a sus propios sindicatos. Aprende cómo los trabajadores están luchando por construir sindicatos democráticos e independientes, a pesar de las amenazas y las represalias. Nota: Este panel se llevará a cabo en español, con interpretación al inglés.
Moderators
WG

Willebaldo Gomez Zuppa

Liga Educativa Sindical Internacional
Speakers
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F

3:05pm CDT

Auto Workers of the World, Unite!
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
As tariffs and trade threats destabilize the global supply chain, auto workers across the globe are taking on bold fights. Hear union activists from Brazil, Italy, Korea, and Mexico describe the struggles in this strategic sector and identify key points of leverage for holding auto giants to account.
Speakers
CD

Ciro D’Alessio

FIOM-CGIL, Italy
KJ

Koo Jinsung

Korean Metal Workers Union
VM

Valmir Mariano

Metalworkers’ Union of Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F

5:10pm CDT

Getting Unions Involved in New Organizing Campaigns
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Less than 10 percent of U.S. workers belong to unions. To build working-class power and raise standards, the labor movement needs to organize millions more workers. Hear how unions are stepping up to the plate, and learn how your union can do more new organizing.
Moderators
YK

Yana Kalmyka

Stanford Graduate Workers Union, UE Local 1043
Speakers
GK

Gillian Kingsley

Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals
WM

Will McMahon

Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals
DP

D. Pound

Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals
ZP

Zack Pattin

Longshore (ILWU) Local 23
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
 
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