An expiring contract can get members fired up and paying close attention. How can we use contract campaigns to build union democracy that lasts? Learn from union members who organized daring contract campaigns. Based on inclusive member discussions and creative collective actions, they won more than paycheck gains, making their unions more member-led and ready to fight.
The strongest alliances go deeper than "you support us on this, we'll support you on that." Hear how unions and community groups are forging long-term ties based in shared values and strategy. Years of spadework have laid strong foundations for current fights to defend immigrants, oust ICE, defeat Islamophobia, and win a contract at Starbucks.
A massive boom in A.I. data centers is sparking fierce controversy in towns across the country. While construction workers see a rare chance to grow their unions, many working people fear higher electric bills, water shortages, job cuts, and rampant pollution. Hear from workers and a researcher about how unions can build common ground, organize data center workers, and win huge concessions from corporate developers.
Burnout—emotional, physical, or mental—is a fact of life for many of us in the labor movement, whether it's due to our jobs, our union activism, or both. Join us for a thoughtful and compassionate discussion of how we can address burnout on an individual and a group level, and how we can organize ourselves so that our work can be sustained.
This workshop will start with a short poem by Katie Giede, Union of Southern Service Workers.
