2026 Labor Notes Conference: Full Schedule

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10:00am CDT

Tax the Rich! State Campaigns and Success Stories

Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT

So you want to tax the rich in your state? Hear about successful campaigns in Massachusetts and Washington and campaigns-in-progress elsewhere. What does it take to win? What obstacles will you encounter?

Moderators

Max Page

Educators for a Democratic Union, Massachussetts Teachers Association

Speakers

Jackson Potter

Chicago Teachers Union

Ariana Jacob

American Federation of Teachers-Oregon

Jeron Mariani

Massachusetts Fair Share

Mike Yestramski

Washington Federation of State Employees

Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Rosemont CD

Politics

1:00pm CDT

Fighting Oligarchy: Unionizing the Biggest Corporations

Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT

Rosemont CD

Many of the country's biggest industries—from finance to tech to retail—remain almost entirely non-union. Hear from workers on the front lines of organizing unions and fighting for first contracts at Starbucks, Google, and Wells Fargo.

Moderators

Suresh Naidu

Columbia Labor Lab

Speakers

Benjamin Estrello

Starbucks Workers United

Parul Koul

Alphabet Workers United-CWA

Sabrina Perez

Wells Fargo Workers United-CWA

Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Rosemont CD

New Organizing

3:05pm CDT

The Biggest Union-Busting Effort in U.S. History: Federal Workers Fight Back

Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT

Rosemont CD

The Trump administration has set its sights on unions in the federal sector, tearing up contracts covering hundreds of thousands of workers in one of the single largest attacks on collective bargaining rights ever seen in the U.S. Hear about what those attacks have meant for federal workers and the services they provide, and about how they have been organizing in response.

Moderators

Government Workers Political Education

8:30pm CDT

TDU

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30pm - 10:30pm CDT

Rosemont CD

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30pm - 10:30pm CDT
Rosemont CD

2026 Labor Notes Conference

10:00am CDT

Max Page

Jackson Potter

Ariana Jacob

Jeron Mariani

Mike Yestramski

1:00pm CDT

Suresh Naidu

Benjamin Estrello

Parul Koul

Sabrina Perez

3:05pm CDT

Jacob Morrison

Paul Osadebe

Suzanne Englot

Laura Griffin

Micah Niemeier-Walsh

8:30pm CDT

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