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2026 Labor Notes Conference
Thursday, June 11
 

5:00pm CDT

Pub Quiz, Labor Edition
Thursday June 11, 2026 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT
Red Bar
Come test your labor trivia knowledge and meet other early arrivals to the conference!
Thursday June 11, 2026 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT
Red Bar

5:30pm CDT

Recovery/Sobriety Meeting
Thursday June 11, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT
JFK
Those who are in 12-step or other recovery programs are invited to connect at a Recovery Meeting on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8 a.m. and in the evenings: Thursday at 5:30, Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m., all in JFK.
Thursday June 11, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT
JFK

6:00pm CDT

International Guests Reception
Thursday June 11, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Rosemont A
Thursday June 11, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Rosemont A

7:00pm CDT

FILM: Who Moves America
Thursday June 11, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Rosemont B
Thursday June 11, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Rosemont B

9:00pm CDT

Labor Song Swap and Jam
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Conference Center Foyer

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Conference Center Foyer
 
Friday, June 12
 

8:00am CDT

Recovery/Sobriety Meeting
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
JFK
Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
JFK

10:00am CDT

Labor Notes 101: Conference Orientation
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom G
You’ve made it to the largest gathering of the troublemaking wing of the labor movement! Share your enthusiasm with other newcomers, and learn about how to make the most of the 2026 Labor Notes Conference.
Moderators
KT

Kari Thompson

Labor Notes
Speakers
SR

Sekia Royal

UE Local 150
SS

Samantha Sprole

Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom G

10:00am CDT

Building a Union Culture at Amazon
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
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
  Amazon Workers   Overcoming Divisions   Shop Floor Power

10:00am CDT

Rockin' Your Rally and Picket Line
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
United A
If you’d like to plan better picket lines or rallies, this workshop is for you! We’ll talk about how to create songs and chants that capture current issues, but also dig into the practical: developing an event plan that manages logistics for success.
Moderators
CK

Charlotte Kelly

Massachusetts Teachers Association
LL

Leander Londres

Illinois Nurses
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
United A
  Arts and Culture   Contract Campaigns

10:00am CDT

Bargaining Tactics: Using Unfair Labor Practice Charges Strategically
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom A
It's unfortunately common for employers to violate worker and union rights. But an unfair labor practice can be a gift in disguise, providing a defense against the employer's most dangerous weapons. A union that plays its cards right can use ULPs to help win contract campaigns and strikes. Learn how.
Moderators
DT

Don Taylor

University of Wisconsin School for Workers
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom A
  Bargaining

10:00am CDT

Continuous Bargaining
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
United B
Power inside our workplaces is critical to labor’s future. Management frequently restructures work, introduces new technologies, and promotes ideologies that undermine our collective voice and power. If your management has introduced new technologies or restructuring programs (e.g. lean, 5S, Six Sigma), downsizing, understaffing, speed-up, or “continuous improvement,” come learn a strategy...
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Moderators
TC

Trish Creech

Steelworkers
AF

Ashlee Fitch

Steelworkers
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
United B
  Bargaining   Shop Floor Power

10:00am CDT

Winning a Strong Contract
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Rosemont B
What's the secret of winning a strong contract? Hint: You won't find it at the negotiations table! Learn how to organize a successful contract campaign and harness the power of the rank-and-file membership to win the strongest possible contract. We'll cover building a Contract Action Team, putting together an escalating campaign, and dynamics between the leadership and the membership. Note: We...
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Moderators
GK

Gillian Kingsley

Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals
WM

Will McMahon

Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Rosemont B
  Contract Campaigns

10:00am CDT

App Workers on the Move
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Lambert
Rideshare drivers and food delivery workers are organizing to secure their employee rights against Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and Instacart. Hear how workers across the globe are battling not only their employers, but also a fundamental attack on what it means to be a worker.
Moderators
RC

Ray Cheng

Taiwan Industrial Union of Electronics, Electric and Information Technology
Speakers
JM

Jakob Mathiassen

Community House Copenhagen
LF

Luis Fernando Mora Reyes

Unión Nacional de Trabajadores por Aplicación, Mexico
AS

Antonio Solis

Los Deliveristas Unidos
BW

Brian Winkler

Colorado Independent Drivers United
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Lambert
  International   Labor Law

10:00am CDT

What to Do When the Union Breaks Your Heart
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Rosemont A
Chances are good that you’ve had your heart broken at least once by one of your own leaders. Whether you tried to get involved and there was nowhere to go, or the members got sold out, or leaders want to keep the union as their exclusive club, it can feel pretty harsh. We’ll talk about how to organize with your fellow union members to recommit to your union, and to change the culture into one...
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Moderators
LW

Laura Wadlin

Portland Community College Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals
TT

Tori "TT" Westman

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 46
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Rosemont A
  Keep Going

10:00am CDT

Overcoming Divisions
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom B
Bullying, conflict, and divisions weaken us. The more united our worksites are, the easier it is to solve problems. In this interactive workshop we'll talk about how discrimination shows up in our workplaces and our unions, and how we can find opportunities to increase respect among co-workers, build unity, and respond collecively to workplace problems.This session will open with a brief song by:...
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Moderators
AB

Angela Bonilla

Portland Association of Teachers
PP

Paul Prescod

Labor Notes
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  Overcoming Divisions

10:00am CDT

Sexual Harassment: What It Is and How to Stop it
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
DFW
What is sexual harassment? How can you create a safe and welcoming work and union environment? Find answers and learn how to engage in active bystander intervention when you witness sexual harassment. Through role-playing exercises, gain hands-on experience using realistic scenarios for the building trades work environment that can be adapted to any workplace.
Moderators
EE

Emily E. LB. Twarog

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
DFW
  Overcoming Divisions   Stewards

10:00am CDT

Organizing Worker Cooperatives
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Heathrow
Worker cooperatives promote the values of dignity, democratic control, educational and financial growth, and concern for the social health of the community. Interest in this model has been growing since the 2008 financial crisis, when community credit unions and the New England Cooperative Fund remained solvent and healthy even as more traditional banks and financial institutions went bankrupt....
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Moderators
AG

Ana Guajardo

Illinois Worker Cooperative Alliance
MU

Martin Unzueta

Chicago Community & Worker's Rights
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Heathrow
  Political Education

10:00am CDT

Trainings That Engage and Inspire
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
DaVinci
Does your union training look like an audience listening quietly to a speech? Would you rather get people laughing, sharing their own experiences, and strategizing together? "Popular education" is an approach that starts from what people already know about their lives, workplaces, and power. We'll try some participatory exercises and talk about how to adapt them to your issues and situations,...
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Moderators
KJ

Kristyn Joy

Highline College Education Association
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
DaVinci
  Political Education

10:00am CDT

When Costs Rise, So Should Our Pay
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
LAX
What is inflation, why is it important, and what can we do about it? As union members we have little control over prices, but we do have the power to bargain for pay that keeps up with the cost of living. We’ll cover the basics of inflation, including how it’s calculated and what we mean by good and bad inflation. The session will also equip organizers with strategies to win strong wage...
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Moderators
EC

Emma Cohn

Economic Policy Institute
CL

Connor Lewis

Pennsylvania State Education Association
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
LAX
  Political Education

10:00am CDT

Whose Railroads? Our Railroads! Public Ownership Around the World
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
London
(Part of the Railroad Workers United convention, but open to all.) Hear how rail workers in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. are fighting for public ownership and worker control of critical rail infrastructure. In North America, railroading is dominated by corporate "Precision Scheduled Railroading,” stock buybacks, and mega-mergers, while in Britain rail service has been devastated by...
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Speakers
AB

Adam Barrington

Public Rail Now
GP

Gary Pollock

Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) UK
CP

Conor Price

Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) UK
TT

Tabitha Tripp

Public Rail Now
NW

Nick Wurst

Railroad Workers United
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
London
  Political Education

10:00am CDT

From Israel’s Genocide to U.S.’s Deportation Sweeps: Workers Organize for a Better World
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom H
Companies like Palantir, Amazon, and Google have long used Palestine as a testing ground for surveillance tech. Now these militarized technologies are being exported globally—including to the United States to enable anti-immigrant violence. Hear how workers are taking on these tech giants, from nurses defending their co-workers and patients from ICE terror, to painters and tech workers calling...
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Moderators
MA

Muna Abhari

BDS Movement
Speakers
DA

Dan Albright

Painters
JD

Jeffery Dix

SEIU Local 1021
RK

Ramah Kudaimi

Action Center on Race & the Economy
AS

Alex Samburov

No Tech for Apartheid
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom H
  Politics

10:00am CDT

Tax the Rich! State Campaigns and Success Stories
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Rosemont CD
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
MP

Max Page

Educators for a Democratic Union, Massachussetts Teachers Association
Speakers
JP

Jackson Potter

Chicago Teachers Union
AJ

Ariana Jacob

American Federation of Teachers-Oregon
JM

Jeron Mariani

Massachusetts Fair Share
MY

Mike Yestramski

Washington Federation of State Employees
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Rosemont CD
  Politics

10:00am CDT

Fundraising for Union Reformers
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Sky Harbor
Do you find fundraising intimidating? Are you scared of asking supporters for money? Don't be! Fundraising is a fun superpower, and also a necessary skill for scaling up reform organizing, running for union office, and many other organizing endeavors. Learn what it takes and how to do it well.
Moderators
JM

John McGough

Teamsters for a Democratic Union
LX

Lisa Xu

Labor Notes
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Sky Harbor
  Reform Caucuses

10:00am CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Beating Apathy
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
Are you beating your head against the wall trying to get other workers involved? This workshop is for you. Hear success stories from those who’ve turned their workplaces around and turned apathy into action. Learn practical organizing tools for engaging your co-workers, taking action, and getting results. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
BM

Bo McClung

Washington Federation of State Employees
ZP

Zack Pattin

Longshore (ILWU) Local 23
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

10:00am CDT

Between the One-on-One and the General Meeting
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Midway
One-on-one conversations are essential for bringing people into a campaign, but then what? General meetings are rarely an engaging place to bring new recruits. Instead, one-on-ones can lead to small group discussions at the worksite, building a culture of debate and decision-making that leads to sustainable commitment. Learn how it's done.
Moderators
JB

Jacksyn Bakeberg

Boston University Grad Workers Union, SEIU Local 509
Speakers
SH

Sam Hogan

Amazon Teamsters
JS

Jeff Sisson

New York Times Tech Guild
LV

Lucia Vilallonga

Boston University Grad Workers Union, SEIU Local 509
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Midway
  Shop Floor Power

10:00am CDT

Bring the Union Meeting to the Members
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
Learn the secret to holding union meetings with high attendance and high participation. In this interactive workshop, we’ll hear what has worked at different workplaces, such as parking lot meetings, 10-minute meetings, contract clinics, and monthly union meetings, member to member. Every participant will get to have a one-to-one talk about creating their own union meetings in the workplace.
Moderators
JF

Joe Fahey

retired Teamster
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Shop Floor Power

10:00am CDT

Inoculación
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Narita
Cuando construimos poder en el lugar de trabajo, le estamos arrebatando poder a quienes ya lo tienen; por eso, ¡no nos debe sorprender que tiendan a contraatacar! Aprenda a inocular a sus compañeros de trabajo, es decir, a prepararlos para posibles represalias y a ayudarlos a interpretar la lucha contra el jefe a medida que esta avanza. Esta capacitación es pertinente para cualquier persona que...
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Moderators
ON

Olivia Najera-Garcia

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
Speakers
VC

Viviana Costales,

Communications Workers Local 1109
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Narita
  Spanish-Language Workshops

10:00am CDT

Assertive Grievance Handling
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom C
When management is breaking the rules left and right, quietly filing a grievance won't cut it. Fighting grievances isn’t only about how well you argue your case. It’s also about organizing members to build pressure on management. This workshop for stewards and union reps will focus on how to win creatively without going to arbitration. We'll hear from health care workers who took collective...
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Moderators
BA

Billie Adeosun

National Union of Healthcare Workers
FC

Fabiola Casas

National Union of Healthcare Workers
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  Stewards

10:00am CDT

From Defense to Offense: Developing Power and Strategy for the World We Want
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Hartsfield
Learn how to move from short-term defensive fights to a plan that can win bigger demands. Good long-term strategy requires first getting clear on our destination: what is the world we are trying to win? We'll discuss power—how to assess what power union members have and what power the bosses and their allies have—and seven strategies worker organizations can use to build power over the long...
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Moderators
SL

Stephanie Luce

Professional Staff Congress, co-author, Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Hartsfield
  Strategy

10:00am CDT

Lessons from Health Care and Hospital Strikes
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Vienna
Worsening conditions in medicine are inspiring militancy in health care unions around the country. Learn from recent examples of powerful strikes and their lessons learned about strike-worthy demands, inoculating co-workers, escalation in the contract campaign and during the walkout, and how crucial democracy and transparency are.
Moderators
MG

Michelle Gonzalez

New York State Nurses
Speakers
GI

Goodness Iheanachor

New York State Nurses
BL

Beth Loudin

New York State Nurses
GO

Gina Ottinger

Oregon Nurses
KP

Kristen Perez

Illinois Nurses
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Vienna
  Strikes   Health Care Workers

1:00pm CDT

Singing Resistance and More Songs for Protests and Pickets
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
United A
Group singing has always been a key ingredient to sustain labor and civil rights struggles in the U.S., because it lifts our spirits, reminds us of our values, and helps us find the unity and energy to stick it out one day longer. What makes a good song for a rally or march, and how can you get people singing along? Learn the basics of song-leading, plus some powerful "Singing Resistance" anthems...
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Moderators
ML

Michael Laslett

Seattle Labor Chorus
PR

Pam Rogers

DC Labor Chorus
BS

Bela Sanchez

Seattle Labor Chorus
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
United A
  Arts and Culture   Contract Campaigns

1:00pm CDT

Surveillance, Technology, and Speed-Ups: How to Identify Them and Fight Back
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
United B
Pressure to speed up and micromanage your work may come disguised as a new technology to make your job easier or more "efficient." But efficient for whom? Learn how you and your co-workers can decode the boss's plans, recognize the danger signs, and resist.
Moderators
BF

Brendy Fountaine

United Auto Workers Local 4121
CM

C Moline

Letter Carriers Branch 79
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
United B
  Automation and A.I.

1:00pm CDT

Before, During, and After Negotiations: Step-by-Step Strategies
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
This workshop is designed to take participants (new or experienced in bargaining) through each stage of the process. We'll cover best practices for preparing your team and drafting proposals, tactics at the table and pacing during bargaining, ratification once you reach a tentative agreement, and implementation. You'll leave with notes, ideas, and a useful packet of materials.
Moderators
CH

Collin Heatley

Cornell Graduate Students United, UE Local 300
RT

Rebekah Tobin

Oregon Education Association
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Bargaining

1:00pm CDT

Bargaining When the Boss Says They're Broke
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Midway
When the boss cries poor, do we take them at their word? Hear how people have gotten creative, helped their co-workers overcome hopelessness, and won better deals, in the public and private sectors.
Moderators
SW

Samantha Winslow

California Teachers Association
Speakers
JT

Jon Truong

Code for America Workers United, OPEIU Local 1010
LC

Lynley Closson

Code for America Workers United, OPEIU Local 1010
CC

Christina Christman

Federation of Social Workers, IUE-CWA
SC

Sam Cleare

United Teachers of Richmond

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

1:00pm CDT

Beyond Bread and Butter: Expanding What We Bargain For
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
Unions can be powerful champions for the whole working class. Hear how some are fighting for creative contract demands to tackle the crises of student debt, incarceration, and housing, and even demanding a four-day work week.

This workshop will begin with a short song by Jayanni Webster, CWA Local 3866.
Moderators
KK

Kim Kelly

Writers Guild East
Speakers
AA

Arleigh Atkinson

Kickstarter Union
YC

Yajaira Cuapio

United Educators of San Francisco
JF

Jane Fox

UAW Local 2325
MR

Maya Ragsdale

Beyond the Bars
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  Bargaining   Strategy

1:00pm CDT

Winning a Strong Contract
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Rosemont B
What's the secret of winning a strong contract? Hint: You won't find it at the negotiations table! Learn how to organize a successful contract campaign and harness the power of the rank-and-file membership to win the strongest possible contract. We'll cover building a Contract Action Team, putting together an escalating campaign, and dynamics between the leadership and the membership. Note: We...
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Moderators
WM

Will McMahon

Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals
EP

Emilly Pike

Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Rosemont B
  Contract Campaigns

1:00pm CDT

Asian Unions Resisting Authoritarianism
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Paris
Hong Kong unions and civil society were crushed in 2020, driving countless activists into jail or exile. A coup-from-above by the president of South Korea in 2024 was defeated by general strikes and months of mobilization from below. Japan's right-wing president broke with decades of demilitarized diplomacy. Learn about these profound challenges—not dissimilar to those we face in the U.S.—and...
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Moderators
KL

Kevin Lin

Asian Labor Institute
Speakers
KJ

Kim Jongtae

Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union
KF

Keisuke Fuse

Zenroren, Japan
CM

Christopher Mung

Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Paris
  International   Political Education

1:00pm CDT

How to Spot an Unfair Labor Practice and What to Do with It
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
Bosses break the law all the time, especially when workers are not yet unionized. They get away with it because workers don't know the law. Learn the basics about employers' unfair labor practices and how to use the National Labor Relations Board as part of your campaign, plus how to tell the difference between a grievance and an unfair labor practice and when to do what.
Moderators
GS
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
  Labor Law   New Organizing

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
SN

Suresh Naidu

Columbia Labor Lab
Speakers
BE

Benjamin Estrello

Starbucks Workers United
PK

Parul Koul

Alphabet Workers United-CWA
SP

Sabrina Perez

Wells Fargo Workers United-CWA
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Rosemont CD
  New Organizing

1:00pm CDT

Taking on Goliath: Tactics to Bring Amazon to Heel
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
Hear Amazon workers from different groups across North America and Europe describe how they’re organizing at the corporate giant—running elections, building independent unions, organizing with established unions, taking direct actions on the job, and striking.
Moderators
SH

Sasha Hammad

Athena Coalition
Speakers
KE
DI
MM

Manny Martinez

Amazon Labor Union-Teamsters Local 1
CS

Connor Spence

Amazon Labor Union-Teamsters Local 1
SP

Samuel Padilla

Amazon Teamsters
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
  New Organizing   Amazon Workers

1:00pm CDT

Race and Labor
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Narita
How does racism show up in our workplaces and our unions? What are some strategies to confront it and build solidarity for a stronger, multiracial labor movement? And what can you say to union siblings who aren’t convinced racial justice has anything to do with union politics?
Moderators
EE

Ethel Everett

Service Employees (SEIU) Local 509
KO

Kass Ottley

United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 150
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Narita
  Overcoming Divisions

1:00pm CDT

Health Care Is Broken But Not Broke
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
LAX
Learn about the tricky web of health care profits and money-making schemes, clearly explained in a way you can break down for your fellow members. But it's not all doom and gloom: you'll also hear how health care unions are fighting for well-funded workplaces and better patient care.
Moderators
SB

Sarah Buckley

Communications Workers Local 1168
Speakers
JH

Jodi Huang

SEIU Local 1021
PH

Paula Hickman

SEIU Healthcare IL/IN/MO/KS
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
LAX
  Political Education   Health Care Workers

1:00pm CDT

Building a Tax the Rich Campaign: The Nuts and Bolts
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Sky Harbor
Learn from the winning campaign in Massachusetts! Get practical advice and Q&A on building a coalition, developing legislation or a ballot proposal, raising money, building a grassroots campaign, making sure the tax money collected gets spent the right way, and defending a victory against billionaire blowback.
Moderators
MP

Max Page

Educators for a Democratic Union, Massachussetts Teachers Association
Speakers
CB

Colette Berard

Andover Education Association
EW

Eve Weinbaum

Massachusetts Society of Professors
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Sky Harbor
  Politics

1:00pm CDT

Running Labor Candidates for Public Office—What it Takes to Win
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
Union members are often encouraged to run for office—whether as independents, third-party candidates, or progressive, pro-labor Democrats. But making the transition from labor activism to electoral politics is not easy in a two-party system dominated by big money, where few working-class people hold public office. We’ll address the challenges of recruiting candidates and campaign volunteers,...
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Moderators
SE

Steve Early

Labor for Bernie activist
RW

Rand Wilson

Labor for Bernie activist
Speakers
AS

Aleena Starks

Ohio Working Families Party
FO

Francisco Ortiz

United Teachers of Richmond, California
DM

David Marshall

CWA Local 6215, Texas AFL-CIO
SH

Scott Houldieson

UAW, Indiana state senate candidatenRepresentative, Working Families Party
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
  Politics

1:00pm CDT

Untapped Pension Power
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
Public pensions hold more $6 trillion, money that billionaires are using to raise your rent, intensify the climate crisis, and fuel ICE deportations. Learn how you can take back control of your retirement savings and use your pension dollars to help your community.
Moderators
JO

Jay O’Neal

Pension Power
Speakers
VK

Vicki Kurzydlo

Chicago Teachers Union
DN

Dan Nicolai

Climate Finance Action
MW

Mullissa Willette

SEIU Local 521
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
  Politics

1:00pm CDT

How to Expand Your Reach as a Troublemaker
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
DFW
You know you need to get more of your co-workers involved in your organizing, but are you struggling to reach (or even find) them? Whether you're launching a bottom-up campaign, building a reform caucus, or running for union office, learn how to systematically build a list of your co-workers from scratch, and how to make the best use of it.
Moderators
DM

Domanick Moss

United Auto Workers Local 1853
BR

Becca Roskill

UAW Member Action
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
DFW
  Reform Caucuses

1:00pm CDT

Democratic Rights of Union Members: Free Speech
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
Did you know that under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, you have free speech rights within your union? Learn what your speech rights are, how to know if they have been violated, and how to enforce them.
Moderators
WB

Will Bloom

Labor Lawyer
CH

Cathy Highet

Labor Lawyer
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
  Reform Caucuses   Labor Law

1:00pm CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Beating Apathy
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
Are you beating your head against the wall trying to get other workers involved? This workshop is for you. Hear success stories from those who’ve turned their workplaces around and turned apathy into action. Learn practical organizing tools for engaging your co-workers, taking action, and getting results. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
MD

Memo Durgin

California AFL-CIO
BZ

Ben Zucker

New Economic Justice Organizing Project
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

1:00pm CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Growing Your Leadership Team
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Rosemont A
Your workplace may feel like an unorganized mess, but the truth is you’re not starting from zero. There’s organization there already—though it might have nothing to do with the union. Learn how to map out the existing networks in your workplace, identify the leaders in those networks, and then knit them together into an organizing committee. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful...
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Moderators
LF

Leslie Fine

CWA District 1
JM

Julian Meltzer

NewsGuild of New York
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Rosemont A
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

1:00pm CDT

Building a Healthy, Activist Local Union
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Lindbergh
Explore creative ways to maximize member participation in contract campaigns... and in the long stretches between contract fights. Learn how to build strong, healthy locals with high involvement year-round. If you have an approach you've found effective, come and share it.
Moderators
AD

Al Davidoff

National Labor Leadership Initiative, author of Unionizing the Ivory Tower: Cornell Workers' 15-Year Fight for Justice and a Living Wage
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Lindbergh
  Shop Floor Power

1:00pm CDT

Mexican Workers Fight for Justice/Trabajadores Mexicanos luchan por justicia
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
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...
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Moderators
WG

Willebaldo Gomez Zuppa

Liga Educativa Sindical Internacional
Speakers
HD
JI
AM
JP

Jaime Pulido

Camino Rojo
CR
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
  Spanish-Language Workshops

1:00pm CDT

Secretos de un organizador exitoso 1: Vencer a la apatía
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
¿Se está golpeando la cabeza contra la pared tratando de involucrar a compañeros de trabajo en una lucha para mejorar su lugar de trabajo? Este taller es para ti. Escuche historias de otros trabajadores quienes convirtieron la apatía en acción. Aprenda los fundamentos de cómo organizarse para lanzar campañas que involucren a sus compañeros de trabajo para tomar acción y obtener...
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Moderators
LD

Leandra Diaz

United Auto Workers
RP

Rosa Ponce

Labor Notes
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
  Spanish-Language Workshops   Secrets of a Successful Organizer

1:00pm CDT

Assertive Grievance Handling
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Heathrow
Fighting grievances isn’t only about how well you argue your case. It’s also about organizing members to build pressure on management. This workshop for stewards and union reps will focus on how to win creatively without going to arbitration—or sometimes without even filing a grievance. We’ll discuss the do’s and don’ts of settling grievances, as well.
Moderators
LS

Lillian Stone

NewsGuild of New York
BZ

Bill Zoda

NewsGuild of New York
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Heathrow
  Stewards

1:00pm CDT

Decoding Your Contract
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Hartsfield
Build your contract interpretation skills in this hands-on workshop, especially useful for stewards. A co-worker comes to you with a workplace problem, but how do you determine whether it's a potential grievance, and what kind? We'll look at real contracts and example scenarios to practice identifying and analyzing the relevant contract language.
Moderators
DT

Dawn Tefft

Illinois Education Association
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Hartsfield
  Stewards

1:00pm CDT

Building Power in Grocery and Meatpacking
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
Grocery and meatpacking workers across the U.S. are fighting for stronger contracts, organizing new unions, and defeating corporate mergers. We'll discuss the opportunities and challenges of organizing in these sectors, and how worker coordination across the food supply chain can help beat the boss.
Moderators
ES

Errol Schweizer

The Checkout Grocery Update, National Writers Union
Speakers
KS

Kathleen Scott

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770, Albertsons
FH

Frank Halstead

Teamsters Local 572, Ralphs
AP

Alexandra Piper

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, Whole Foods
NM

Nathaniel Mann

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, JBS
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
  Strategy   Contract Campaigns

1:00pm CDT

Chokepoints for Supply Chain Workers
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
London
(Part of the Railroad Workers United convention, but open to all.) By understanding production systems and supply chains, and drawing on our own experience, logistics workers can identify chokepoints and vulnerabilities that give us leverage to win. Historically workers have used this power to win better wages, benefits, and working conditions, and even to block arms from being shipped to war...
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Moderators
GH

Gifford Hartman

Peralta Federation of Teachers
Speakers
PO

Peter Olney

Longshore (ILWU)
SL

Sam Levens

Inlandboatmen's Union (IBU-ILWU) and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)
BR

Billy Randel

Truckers Movement for Justice
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
London
  Strikes   Strategy

1:00pm CDT

Can Political Strikes Restore Labor's Power?
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
Strikes can demand a lot more than a raise. Minnesota unions and community organizations held a mass strike in January, demanding to kick out ICE, deny it further funding, and hold officers accountable for killings. The Chicago Teachers Union won a demand to make May 1 a day of civic action, allowing educators and students to participate in the national day of no, work, no school, no shopping....
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Moderators
AH

Alex Han

May Day Strong
Speakers
MB

Matt Bach

Massachusetts Teachers Association
JP

Jackson Potter

Chicago Teachers Union
KF

Kieran F. Knutson

Communications Workers Local 7250
MH

Marcia Howard

Minneapolis Federation of Educators
Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  Strikes   Strategy   Politics

3:05pm CDT

Open Mic: Great Labor Arts Exchange
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
United A
Our labor movement is brimming with creativity and artistry. Come share a song, hip-hop piece, story, poem, dance, drag piece, joke, poster, puppet, banner, spoken word piece, costume, chant, photo, picket sign, or whatever you've got... Or just come to listen. You’ll be moved and amazed at what your fellow workers bring to the table.
Moderators
KM

Kimmon "MacGyver" Williams

Labor Heritage Foundation
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
United A
  Arts and Culture

3:05pm CDT

The Labor Notes Podcast: Live!
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
LAX
Bring your burning organizing questions and labor knowledge to the first-ever live episode of The Labor Notes Podcast, our weekly show on rank-and-file news and organizing tactics! With special guests: two casino dealers who helped lead a remarkable recognition strike at the Horseshoe Indianapolis Casino last fall.
Moderators
DS

Danielle Smith

Labor Notes
NE
Speakers
TA

Tera Arnold

Teamsters Local 135
DM

Dakota Massman

Teamsters Local 135
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
LAX
  Arts and Culture   Media

3:05pm CDT

Working with Media to Tell Our Stories
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
Get strategic in using media coverage to amplify your campaign—learn where to place your story, understand what makes a pitch compelling to editors, and discuss steps you can take, beyond drafting press releases, to make sure your story gets across your message. Hear from journalists from The Real News Network, Workday Magazine, In These Times, and a retired reporter from the Minnesota Star...
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Moderators
KS

Karen Sanchez

SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West
Speakers
MA

Maximillian Alvarez

The Real News Network
RF

Randy Furst

NewsGuild, Retired
KK

Kim Kelly

Writers Guild East
AS

Amie Stager

SEIU Local 284
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
  Arts and Culture   Media

3:05pm CDT

FILM: Partners: The Campaign to Organize Starbucks
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Rosemont B
"Partners," a short documentary on Starbucks baristas’ crusade to bring a coffee behemoth to heel, charts the seemingly unlikely trajectory ignited by workers in Buffalo, New York, who organized the first Starbucks location in 2021 and helped grow a highly energetic movement—one that has emerged as a symbol of persistence against vicious union-busting and brought hope for renewed militancy....
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Moderators
CR

Clarissa Redwine

Tech Workers Coalition
Speakers
ML

Marilyn Lett

Starbucks Workers United
NP

Nick Parker-Smith

Starbucks Workers United
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Rosemont B
  Arts and Culture   New Organizing

3:05pm CDT

Approaches to Bargaining Over Tech Changes
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Midway
New technology and software can threaten your job security, working conditions, and union strength. How can you identify your power before management implements its plans? From robots to A.I. “spyware” to GPS, we'll explore how to prepare and organize co-workers to bargain and take action over tech changes, including using the "continuous bargaining" approach. We'll consider an example from...
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Moderators
TP

Tony Perlstein

United Auto Workers
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Midway
  Automation and A.I.   Bargaining

3:05pm CDT

Open Bargaining
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
Let the members and the power in! This workshop will dive into the tool of open bargaining, a way to increase democratic participation by members and the community in your contract negotiations. Let the boss organize the workers for you!
Moderators
BH

Brian Hodge-Rice

Saint Paul Federation of Educators
LV

Leah VanDassor

Saint Paul Federation of Educators
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
  Bargaining

3:05pm CDT

Simulated Bargaining: Techniques for New and Experienced Negotiators
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Paris
This workshop will explore the psychology of bargaining. Participants will learn techniques, then practice them in a brief session of simulated bargaining.
Moderators
MD

Miche Dreiling

United Employees Guild
CH

Collin Heatley

Cornell Graduate Students United, UE Local 300
RT

Rebekah Tobin

Oregon Education Association
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Paris
  Bargaining

3:05pm CDT

Continuous Bargaining
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
DFW
Power inside our workplaces is critical to labor’s future. Management frequently restructures work, introduces new technologies, and promotes ideologies that undermine our collective voice and power. If your management has introduced new technologies or restructuring programs (e.g. lean, 5S, Six Sigma), downsizing, understaffing, speed-up, or “continuous improvement,” come learn a strategy...
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Moderators
TC

Trish Creech

Steelworkers
AF

Ashlee Fitch

Steelworkers
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
DFW
  Bargaining   Shop Floor Power

3:05pm CDT

Unions, Climate, and the Fight for Affordability
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Lambert
Corporate profiteers and climate change are driving our cost of living out of control. We'll learn from organized workers leading and winning fights that promote affordable communities and a safer climate. Then we'll discuss how our own unions could lead, with contracts and coalitions, to bring down the cost of a good living.
Moderators
BH

Batul Hassan

Climate + Community Institute
Speakers
SH

Stephanie Holsinger

Green Workers Alliance
JO

Jay Oak-Schiller

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 367
CP

Conor Price

Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) UK
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Lambert
  Climate   Political Education

3:05pm CDT

How to Build a High-Participation Contract Campaign
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
Strong contracts are won with the power we build away from the bargaining table. Learn how to develop high-participation contract campaigns that give you the leverage to win your demands and grow the union.
Moderators
AG

Andrew Gorry

Professional Staff Union, MTA
NT

Nellie Taylor

Professional Staff Union, UMass Amherst
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  Contract Campaigns

3:05pm CDT

From Contract Struggle to Shop Floor Power at UPS
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
Don't pump the brakes after a contract is won! Convert your new leaders, skills, and confidence into a shop floor army and keep shifting the power away from the boss. Hear how UPS Teamsters used their 2023 mobilization as a springboard to stronger organization on the job through parking lot meetings and everyday collective action on issues like excessive overtime, supervisor harassment, and...
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Moderators
WM

Willem Morris

Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Speakers
JA

Justin Alo

Teamsters Local 542
JG

John Gascey

Teamsters Local 509
BR

Ben Reynolds

Teamsters Local 41
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
  Contract Campaigns   Shop Floor Power

3:05pm CDT

Tactics to Build Power
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
DaVinci
Ready to bring your co-workers into collective action? Planning some community actions, but not quite ready to strike? Discover the wide range of tactics you can use as part of an escalating campaign to target the boss, get wins, and build power. Hear some great stories of clever and effective tactics that built solidarity and scared the boss, and learn how to choose the right tactics for your...
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Moderators
CH

Clare Hammonds

UMass Amherst Labor Center, MSP/MTA
SG

Sara Gia Trongone

UMass Amherst Labor Center, PRO-UAW
Speakers
LW

Laura Wadlin

Portland Community College Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals
JS

Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez

New York State Nurses
JC

Jacob Chapin

Ithaca Teachers Association
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
DaVinci
  Contract Campaigns   Shop Floor Power

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
JM

Jacob Morrison

Government Employees (AFGE) 1858
Speakers
PO

Paul Osadebe

Government Employees (AFGE) Local 476
SE

Suzanne Englot

Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3911
LG

Laura Griffin

Government Employees (AFGE) Local 476
MN

Micah Niemeier-Walsh

Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3840
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Rosemont CD
  Government Workers   Political Education

3:05pm CDT

Fight ICE, Build the Union
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
Union members across the country are in an intensifying battle to keep their members and communities safe from federal immigration authorities. While some say unions should avoid "divisive issues," organizing around immigrant defense can deepen relationships among members and help bridge political divides. Learn how members are taking up this fight—and how do it in your own local.
Moderators
SH

Sasha Hammad

Athena Coalition
Speakers
EC

Evan Church

IAM 2202
SK

SatKartar Khalsa

Committee of Interns and Residents-SEIU
AP

Amelia Pedrego

SEIU Local 26
AR

Alex Rivers

Starbucks Workers United
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
  Immigrant Workers

3:05pm CDT

Immigrant Workers Unbossed, Rising Up and Organizing
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Florence
In these harrowing times, immigrant workers continue to fight for each other—and against the boss. Learn about their campaigns and tactics to overcome a climate of fear and build collective power.
Moderators
SS

Sonia Singh

NewsGuild of New York
Speakers
PA

Pablo Acuna

SEIU Local 26
YB

Yolanda Barron Carmona

UNITE HERE Local 2
WH
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Florence
  Immigrant Workers   Strikes   Spanish-Language Workshops   Overcoming Divisions

3:05pm CDT

Auto Workers of the World, Unite!
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
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
AM
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
  International

3:05pm CDT

Cross-Border Solidarity
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
Corporations reach across the world... labor should too! Hear how workers are making contact with others who share a common employer, industry, or supply chain, flexing our power to back each other up, and dealing with practical challenges like language barriers.
Moderators
CB

Carolina Bank Muñoz

Massachusetts Society of Professors
Speakers
RB

Ryan Brazeau

International Transport Workers' Federation
SL

Sam Levens

Inlandboatmen's Union (IBU-ILWU) and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)
JC

Jack Cobb

Logistics Workers League, Canada
JI
BO

Borys Olenski

Workers’ Initiative, Poland
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
  International

3:05pm CDT

Using the Railway Labor Act to Our Advantage
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
London
(Part of the Railroad Workers United convention, but open to all.) During the national freight rail contract fight of 2022, upwards of 90 percent of railroad workers were poised for a national strike for the first time in three decades... but no strike materialized. Government officials use the Railway Labor Act to limit worker actions and undermine our rights, including the fundamental right to...
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Moderators
JB

Joe Burns

labor lawyer
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
London
  Labor Law   Strategy

3:05pm CDT

Graduate Worker Organizing
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Lindbergh
Tens of thousands of graduate student employees are now in unions, and they're making their presence felt on campus as they push for a better working and learning environment. Learn from campaigns to win better protections for international student workers, increase pay even without a union contract, and grow the union by representing workers previously excluded from a contract.
Moderators
LK

Levin Kim

Higher Education Labor United
Speakers
BH

Beth Holden

United Campus Workers-Southeast
UT

Udayan Tandon

United Auto Workers Local 4811
MS

Marta Struve

Graduate Employees' Organization-AFT Local 3550
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Lindbergh
  New Organizing   Educators   Contract Campaigns

3:05pm CDT

The Hidden Impacts of A.I.: Building Power in the Semiconductor Supply Chain
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Hartsfield
Semiconductor production in the U.S. is set to triple in the next decade, with hundreds of billions in private investment and federal and state subsidies. But these new chip factories bring with them exploitation of workers and toxic byproducts that can contaminate our air, water, and land. We’ll share reports from the front lines of struggles in the semiconductor industry and talk about...
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Moderators
BR

Brenda Rodriguez

CHIPS Communities United
RW

Rand Wilson

Labor for Bernie activist
Speakers
RC

Ray Cheng

Taiwan Industrial Union of Electronics, Electric and Information Technology
CP

Carmelita Perrien Naccarato

Portland Jobs with Justice
LY

Lennon Ying-Da Wang

Taidoc Technology Labor Union, Taiwan
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Hartsfield
  New Organizing   International   Automation and A.I.   Building Trades Workers   Climate

3:05pm CDT

Organizing in the Multiethnic Workplace
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
Ever since workers in the U.S. started forming unions, we've had to overcome mistrust between groups and get co-workers with different cultures and languages working together. Hear how workers are making solidarity the norm—and building astonishing collective power—in a Kroger grocery warehouse, on a Minnesota university campus, at Amazon, and in food delivery on the streets of New York City....
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Moderators
BC

Bianca Cunningham

Bargaining for the Common Good
Speakers
GA

Gustavo Ajche

Los Deliveristas
MD

Maricruz Delgadillo

Amazon Teamsters
GG

Greg Gorman

Teamsters Local 135
AK

Aboubaca Ki

Workers’ Justice Project
GJ

Grady Johnson

Teamsters Local 320
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
  Overcoming Divisions   Amazon Workers

3:05pm CDT

Fighting Against War from the Shop Floor
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom F
The wars waged by the U.S. are deeply unpopular at home and abroad, but workers are still testing out how to use shop floor power to bring them to a halt. Hear from worker activists who are challenging militarism. We'll discuss what strategies can succeed, what fails, and how these efforts relate to everyday "troublemaking" around working conditions.
Moderators
V
Speakers
JA

Joshua Arnold

Machinists District 837
RG

Rebecca Gross

United Auto Workers Local 4811
NL

Nancy Lessin

Steelworkers, retired
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom F
  Politics

3:05pm CDT

For Elected Leaders: Building Democracy vs. Administering Bureaucracy
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
Increasing participation and democracy means increasing power. So how can you as a union leader move beyond administering bureaucracy, toward engaging members in all aspects of the union? You'll leave this interactive workshop with active plans to increase democracy in your union.
Moderators
RO

Ryan Olds

Labor Organizer
CZ

Christopher Zimmerly-Beck

Oregon Education Association
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Reformers in Office

3:05pm CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Growing Your Leadership Team
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
O’Hare Ballroom
Your workplace may feel like an unorganized mess, but the truth is you’re not starting from zero. There’s organization there already—though it might have nothing to do with the union. Learn how to map out the existing networks in your workplace, identify the leaders in those networks, and then knit them together into an organizing committee. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful...
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Moderators
JC

Jacob Clary

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee

MI

Mitch Israel

Amazon Teamsters
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
O’Hare Ballroom
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

3:05pm CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Turning an Issue into a Campaign
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Rosemont A
Everybody has complaints and frustrations, but an organizer has the power to turn problems into opportunities. Learn how to sort through the issues you hear from co-workers, bring people together, and make a plan to solve them. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
SA
ER

Evan Rothman

PSC-CUNY

Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Rosemont A
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

3:05pm CDT

Building Density in the Open Shop
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Barajas
Open shop conditions don’t have to be a death sentence. Learn strategies for building and maintaining stronger unions even under so-called “right to work.”
Moderators
DS

Dave Schneider

Teamsters Local 135
BT

Bryan Trafford

Teamsters Local 89
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Barajas
  Shop Floor Power

3:05pm CDT

How to March on the Boss
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Heathrow
Ready to declare you’ve had enough? A collective march on the boss can shift the balance of power. Hear from workers who've done it, and learn how you and your co-workers can prepare to do the same.
Moderators
MM

Michael Marchman

Oregon Education Association
Speakers
TM

Toby Madrone

United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 255
DP

Dreux Potvin

United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 255
SM
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Heathrow
  Shop Floor Power

3:05pm CDT

Teatro de los oprimidos / Theater of the Oppressed
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Sky Harbor
En este taller exploraremos el teatro campesino, también conocido como teatro del oprimido. En este espacio, el arte se convierte en acción: aprenderás a utilizar la creatividad para visibilizar injusticias y generar diálogo en torno a las problemáticas que afectan a nuestras comunidades. This workshop will explore farmworkers theater, also known as theater of the oppressed. In this space,...
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Moderators
ML

Magaly Licolli

Venceremos
JV
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Sky Harbor
  Spanish-Language Workshops   Arts and Culture

3:05pm CDT

Secretos de un organizador exitoso 2: Armar el equipo de tus sueños
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
¿Se está golpeando la cabeza contra la pared tratando de involucrar a compañeros de trabajo en una lucha para mejorar su lugar de trabajo? Este taller es para ti. Escuche historias de otros trabajadores quienes convirtieron la apatía en acción. Aprenda los fundamentos de cómo organizarse para lanzar campañas que involucren a sus compañeros de trabajo para tomar acción y obtener...
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Moderators
CE

Cody Eaton

Teamsters Local 804
JH

José Huerta

Amazon Teamsters
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
  Spanish-Language Workshops   Secrets of a Successful Organizer

3:05pm CDT

Building a Strong Stewards Network
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Narita
Stewards are the backbone of the union! Learn how to build a strong steward structure that helps workers use their on-the-job power to fight the boss.
Moderators
MH

Mikel Herb

Minneapolis Federation Of Educators
GP

Geoffrey Paquette

UNITE HERE Local 17
MW

Martha Williams

Minneapolis Federation of Educators
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Narita
  Stewards

3:05pm CDT

Dealing with Difficult Supervisors
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Vienna
Stewards often find that regular conflict with supervisors is part of the job. But sometimes you come up against particularly difficult supervisors who try to undermine the union at every turn. Meet with stewards from a variety of industries to talk about strategies for handling bad management, and learn some new ones.
Moderators
AK

Adeeba Khan

AFSCME Local 3005
DP

Daniella Pagan

AFSCME Local 1930
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Vienna
  Stewards

3:05pm CDT

Stewards' Skills: Organizing To Defend Our Rights
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
Stewards wear a lot of hats. This workshop will focus on the role of stewards as organizers in helping members defend their rights.
Moderators
NF

Nate Franco

AFSCME Local 768
PG

Pam Galpern

Communications Workers Local 1101
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  Stewards   Shop Floor Power

3:05pm CDT

What Will It Take to Win? A Conversation with Labor Movement Veterans
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
United B
Rebuilding labor’s power will take more than winning union elections at individual workplaces. Hear insights from veteran organizers and labor strategies drawn from big campaigns including the effort to organize hundreds of thousands of L.A. manufacturing workers, the strike by 40,000 Verizon workers in 2016, and ongoing organizing and contract fights at Kaiser.
Moderators
MS

Megan Svoboda

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC)
Speakers
GS
PO

Peter Olney

Longshore (ILWU)
VC

Vanessa Coe

National Union of Healthcare Workers
Friday June 12, 2026 3:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
United B
  Strategy

5:10pm CDT

Labor Arts Meetup
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
United A
Meet others who are bringing creativity and heart to labor struggles: the chant writer, the photographer, the singer, the one who makes great signs, draws comics, wears a hilarious costume, or gets everyone dancing on the picket line.
Moderators
CG

Chris Garlock

Labor Heritage Foundation
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
United A
  Arts and Culture

5:10pm CDT

Picket Signs that Pack a Powerful Punch
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
United B
A good picket sign helps distill the core message of your campaign into a clear demand with a specific targets. It's also an opportunity for creativity and wit, with the ultimate goal of bringing supporters in and keeping members out one day longer. We'll be making signs in this workshop!
Moderators
KS

Karen Sanchez

SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West
Speakers
VF

Verraine Fritz

Starbucks Workers United
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
United B
  Arts and Culture   Strikes

5:10pm CDT

Bargaining Tools: Using Your Caucus Time Powerfully
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
Without preparation, bargaining teams can spend their caucus time reacting to the boss and lose track of their goals. Learn strategies to use that time to build consensus, make key decisions, and push your bargaining forward with a unified team.
Moderators
CH

Collin Heatley

Cornell Graduate Students United, UE Local 300
RT

Rebekah Tobin

Oregon Education Association
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Bargaining

5:10pm CDT

Building Trades: Jobsite Action
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
O’Hare Ballroom
Like few other sectors, union construction workers have a culture of speaking up and slowing down work to fight disrespect, dangerous orders, and time theft from the boss. How can we go beyond cussing out the super, to collective action that wins lasting power on the job? This interactive workshop is focused on construction, but open to any kind of worker interested in turning the screws on...
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Moderators
CG

Cullen Gaston

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 666
PS

Paul Steiner

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 520
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
O’Hare Ballroom
  Building Trades Workers   Shop Floor Power

5:10pm CDT

Best Practices and Tools for Building a Multilingual Union
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
How can organizers foster communication between people who speak different languages? Language justice practices can expand participation in union life and strengthen organizing. Learn practical strategies for multilingual facilitation, collaborative translation, and using accessible digital tools. Leave with ideas and tools you can apply in union trainings, campaigns, and leadership programs.
Moderators
JC

Jessie Cruz Pineda

National Council for Occupational Safety & Health
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
  Immigrant Workers   Overcoming Divisions

5:10pm CDT

Asian and Asian Diaspora Meetup
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Rosemont B
A chance for grassroots labor activists from China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea to exchange with their counterparts in the Asian diasporic community in the U.S.
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Rosemont B
  International

5:10pm CDT

Building Rank-and-File Unionism Around the World
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Florence
Building democratic and militant unions, from the bottom up, has guided Labor Notes for decades. These international unionists describe how this approach is taking hold and thriving elsewhere.
Moderators
LG

Laura Gabby

Carpenters Local 157
Speakers
RT

Ritsu Takagi

Zenroren, Japan
JW

Jamie Woodcock

University and Colleges Union, UK
AG

Angelique Grosmaire

Federation SUD PTT, France
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Florence
  International   Shop Floor Power

5:10pm CDT

LGBTQ+ Meetup
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
DaVinci
Meet other LGBTQ+ labor activists and organizers in the movement! Hear from important campaigns, make connections, strategize, and build community.
Moderators
KJ

Keturah Johnson

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
DaVinci
  LGBTQ+   Overcoming Divisions

5:10pm CDT

Breaching the Non-Union Citadel: Southern Auto Workers Organize
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
The South has long stood out as nearly impenetrable for labor, but the Auto Workers have been organizing for decades to breach these anti-union fortresses of exploitation. Hear from auto workers about their efforts to build a union at Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai, and Subaru plants.
Moderators
JS

Jane Slaughter

Labor Notes
Speakers
RC

Randall Coggins

United Auto Workers (Toyota)
RK

Robert Kennedy

United Auto Workers (Hyundai)
QL

Quichelle Liggins

United Auto Workers (Hyundai)
JM

Joe Murphy

United Auto Workers (Subaru)
FO

Frederica Owens

United Auto Workers (Mercedes)
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
  New Organizing

5:10pm CDT

Getting Unions Involved in New Organizing Campaigns
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
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
  New Organizing

5:10pm CDT

Keeping the Momentum in a First Contract Fight
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Hartsfield
In the fight for a first contract, the boss has every incentive to stall, stall, stall! Learn how to keep members engaged and determined through the course of a long fight.
Moderators
MA

Maximillian Alvarez

The Real News Network
Speakers
AF

Aithne Feay

The Marshall Project Guild
TR

Trey Runyan

Starbucks Workers United
JR

Jessica Roberson

ILWU Local 23
AR

Ava Robins

New Seasons Labor Union, UE Local 1010
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Hartsfield
  New Organizing   Contract Campaigns

5:10pm CDT

Black Workers Meetup
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Rosemont A
Join Black activists to discuss what unions are doing and could do to address the issues affecting Black workers and our communities. How can we get our unions in gear, and how can we build stronger connections across unions?
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Rosemont A
  Overcoming Divisions

5:10pm CDT

Building Unity Across Job Classifications
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Tegel
Different groups of workers in the same workplace or union are easily pitted against each other, but we're all stronger when we have each other's backs. Hear how drivers and package loaders, teachers and paraeducators, nurses and housekeepers, electricians and factory workers are learning about each other's concerns, overcoming friction and mistrust, and building power together.
Moderators
VG

Virgilio Goze

Letter Carriers Branch 79
Speakers
TC

Tyler Condo

Teamsters Local 455
ME

Marissa Evans

SEIU 1199NW
SM

Scarlett Morsmith

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 7
TT

Teanna Tillery

United Educators of San Francisco
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Tegel
  Overcoming Divisions

5:10pm CDT

Disabled Workers Meetup
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Midway
Meet other disabled and chronically ill workers to talk about organizing for accessibility and fairness, in the workplace and the union.
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Midway
  Overcoming Divisions

5:10pm CDT

Winning Back Working-Class Voters
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Vienna
In the U.S. and across the world, working-class voters are increasingly being won over by right-wing populist appeals. What are some possible elements of a labor political program that can both win back workers from the forces of reaction, and force elected officials to address the needs of working people? Hear about initiatives including the Maine AFL-CIO’s campaign to develop a Contract with...
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Speakers
MH

Margarita Hernandez

Grassroots Power Project
CP

Cynthia Phinney

Maine AFL-CIO
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Vienna
  Political Education   Politics   Overcoming Divisions

5:10pm CDT

Dismantling the War Machine: Lessons from Pro-Peace Organizing
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
LAX
Despite promising to be the “peace president,” Trump is using our tax dollars to wage illegal wars and regime change operations in Latin America and the Middle East, bringing suffering to our fellow workers abroad and endangering everyone’s future. Join a discussion with an intergenerational group of unionists who have been at the forefront of labor’s antiwar organizing at key moments in...
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Moderators
JS
Speakers
GB

Gene Bruskin

National Writers Union
EC

Eugene Carroll

United University Professions, AFT Local 219
AJ

Arlette Jacome

SEIU Local 1021
OK

Olivia Katbi

BDS Movement
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
LAX
  Politics

5:10pm CDT

Strategies for Reforming International Unions
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Lambert
Reforming one local is hard enough, but what about an international union? Leaders from reform caucuses undertaking this task will talk about best practices and strategies for how activists can organize around international union conventions, leadership elections, national contract campaigns, and more.
Moderators
CC

Caitlyn Clark

Essential Workers for Democracy
Speakers
NL

Nick Livick

United Auto Workers Local 31
EM

Eric Marcuz

United Food and Commercial Workers 8-Golden State
KP

Ken Paff

Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Lambert
  Reform Caucuses

5:10pm CDT

Developing the Leaders Your Union Needs
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Narita
It’s not enough to tell your co-workers to “get involved” or say, “We need to be unified.” This workshop will look at how you identify, support, and nurture new leaders. Learn the steps to identify potential stewards and develop rank-and file leaders.
Moderators
EB

Emma Bally

Steelworkers Local 9544
JM

Jorge Maldonado

Steelworkers Local 9544
Speakers
SD

Sarah Dowd

New York State Nurses
BL

Beth Loudin

New York State Nurses
KR

Karine Raymond

New York State Nurses
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Narita
  Shop Floor Power

5:10pm CDT

Secretos de un organizador exitoso 3: Convertir un problema en una campaña
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
Todo el mundo tiene quejas y frustraciones, pero un organizador tiene el poder de convertir los problemas en oportunidades. Aprenda a resolver los problemas que escucha de sus compañeros o compañeras de trabajo, reúna a las personas y elabore un plan para resolverlos de forma democrática a través de un esfuerzo de grupo. [Workshop for Spanish speakers only.]
Moderators
ML

Magaly Licolli

Venceremos
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
  Spanish-Language Workshops   Secrets of a Successful Organizer

5:10pm CDT

Defending Your Co-Workers in Disciplinary Meetings
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Heathrow
Stewards are the backbone of the union, defending co-workers when they need it most. We'll review how stewards can use their special rights and protections to most effectively advocate for their co-workers in investigatory interviews—and how to handle supervisors who are trying to put you off or trip you up.
Moderators
JD

Jack Dickey

NewsGuild of New York
YJ

Yuchen Jin

New York Times Tech Guild
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Heathrow
  Stewards

5:10pm CDT

Grievance Handling: Best and Worst Practices
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
DFW
We can learn a lot from our mistakes and those of others. In this workshop we’ll follow a grievance handling from beginning to end and ask: What went wrong? What should have been done? We start with the initial report of a disciplinary suspension and follow step by step, identifying mistakes which could have been damaging to the union’s case. The goal is to be persuasive and have a principled...
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Moderators
RD

Richard de Vries

retired Teamster
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
DFW
  Stewards

5:10pm CDT

Big Strikes, Big Power
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
Three thousand Boeing Machinists in St. Louis, who build F-15 and F-18 fighter jets, struck last summer. Four thousand meatpacking workers in Greeley, Colorado, walked out in March on the industry’s first major strike in 40 years. And in 2023, nurses with the 80,000-member FIQ in Quebec struck after rejecting a contract offer. Hear how taking militant action has strengthened their unions.
Moderators
BE

Barry Eidlin

Association of McGill Professors of the Faculty of Arts
Speakers
JA

Joshua Arnold

Machinists District 837
SB

Sebastien Bouchard

Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec, Canada
KC

Kim Cordova

Food and Commercial Workers Local 7
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  Strikes

5:10pm CDT

No Work, No School, No Shopping: Organizing for Mass Disruption
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
Hear how unions got in gear to participate in Minnesota's January 23 strike and economic blackout. How did the rapid-response networks, the defensive side of the fight, and the workers' movement, the offensive side, relate to each other and help build power? What was the interplay between the 2020 George Floyd Uprising and the resistance to ICE? How did public schools become hubs of resistance?
Moderators
KH

Kip Hedges

Machinists
Speakers
MH

Marcia Howard

Minneapolis Federation of Educators
KF

Kieran F. Knutson

Communications Workers Local 7250
DM

Dan Mendez Moore

SEIU Local 26
LV

Leah VanDassor

Saint Paul Federation of Educators
Friday June 12, 2026 5:10pm - 6:40pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  Strikes   Political Education

6:00pm CDT

Parent + Kids Meetup
Friday June 12, 2026 6:00pm - 8:30pm CDT
Sky Harbor
Room for children and parents to gather after childcare ends on Friday. Livestream will be available to watch the Opening Plenary.
Friday June 12, 2026 6:00pm - 8:30pm CDT
Sky Harbor

6:30pm CDT

Recovery/Sobriety Meeting
Friday June 12, 2026 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
JFK
Friday June 12, 2026 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
JFK

7:00pm CDT

Friday Main Session
Friday June 12, 2026 7:00pm - 8:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom

Speakers
PO

Paul Osadebe

Government Employees (AFGE) Local 476
BM

Barbara Madeloni

Labor Notes
EL

Eva Lopez

SEIU Local 26
MS

Mara Solis

Saint Paul Federation of Educators
TM

Tchelly Moise

UFCW Local 7
Friday June 12, 2026 7:00pm - 8:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom

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

8:30pm CDT

World Cup Watching Party
Friday June 12, 2026 8:30pm - 10:30pm CDT
United B
Watch the second half of the USA v Paraguay World Cup match with your fellow soccer-loving troublemakers.
Friday June 12, 2026 8:30pm - 10:30pm CDT
United B

9:00pm CDT

Black Rose Anarchist Federation
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
LAX

Friday June 12, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
LAX

9:00pm CDT

FUN Solidarity Social powered by Federal Unionists Network
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
DFW

Friday June 12, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
DFW

9:00pm CDT

Labor Song Swap and Jam: Fri
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Conference Center Foyer
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Conference Center Foyer

9:00pm CDT

UMass Labor Center Social
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Rosemont B
Friday June 12, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Rosemont B

10:00pm CDT

UAW Member Action, Essential Workers for Democracy (EW4D) & IBEW CREW Reception
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00pm - Saturday June 13, 2026 1:00am CDT
Rosemont A

Friday June 12, 2026 10:00pm - Saturday June 13, 2026 1:00am CDT
Rosemont A
 
Saturday, June 13
 

6:45am CDT

Bird Walk
Saturday June 13, 2026 6:45am - 7:45am CDT
Conference Lobby
Meet in the conference hotel lobby at 6:45am for a casual bird walk with fellow nature lovers! We’ll walk the nature trails in Catherine Chevalier Woods, right behind the hotel. Bring binoculars if you have them.
Moderators
HS

Haley Shaffer

AFSCME Local 768

Saturday June 13, 2026 6:45am - 7:45am CDT
Conference Lobby

8:00am CDT

Dance in Labor Movements
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
United A
Get grounded and inspired through movement!
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
United A

8:00am CDT

Recovery/Sobriety Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
JFK
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
JFK

9:00am CDT

Amazon's Robot Revolution: Lessons from the Shop Floor
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom F
Robotics at Amazon is just getting started, but already it's intensifying work, degrading jobs, and displacing workers. Hear how robotics and A.I. are reshaping the relationship between workers and bosses.
Moderators
RW

Rand Wilson

Labor for Bernie activist
Speakers
PB

Paul Blundell

Amazon Teamsters
ML

Melissa Lopez

Amazon Teamsters
JM

Juan Mereles

Amazon Teamsters
NR

Novelette Russell

Amazon Labor Union, Teamsters Local 1
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom F
  Automation and A.I.   Amazon Workers   Shop Floor Power

9:00am CDT

Fighting the Wrongs of Management's Rights
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
John Wayne
The management's rights clause has found its way into almost all union contracts. For years it often consisted of a single sentence, but the longer this clause gets, the more it can undermine the whole rest of your contract. Learn why these clauses are so dangerous and how to narrow the language back down.This session will feature a short song at the start by Joe Jencks, Musicians Local...
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Moderators
DT

Don Taylor

University of Wisconsin School for Workers
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
John Wayne
  Bargaining

9:00am CDT

Coordinated Bargaining
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Lindbergh
Join us for a discussion of coordinated bargaining in various scenarios: within the same union with a common employer, across different unions with a common employer, and across different unions with different employers. Topics will include aligning contracts, coordinating actions and strikes, and negotiations strategy.
Moderators
MB

Mark Brenner

University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center
Speakers
SR

Sarina Roher

Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals
MC

Matias Campos

UPTE-CWA and California Nurses
RM

Richelle Milford

Richmond Teachers Association
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Lindbergh
  Bargaining   Strategy

9:00am CDT

Building Democracy in Contract Campaigns
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Hartsfield
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.
Moderators
NW

Natalie Wellen

United Auto Workers Local 4121
Speakers
JM

JoAnna McClenathan

United Auto Workers Local 571
KC

Kathryn Cernera

Ithaca Teachers Association
AH

Antoine Hersberger

Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE)
GJ

Grady Johnson

Teamsters Local 320
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Hartsfield
  Contract Campaigns

9:00am CDT

Building Your Contract Action Team
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
The engine of any contract campaign is a member-to-member communication and organizing network that reaches the entire workforce. Panelists will take us through the steps of how they built and activated Contract Action Teams and used that power to win.
Moderators
NB

Natalia Bacchus

Baltimore Teachers Union
Speakers
RG

Roxanna Garcia

New York State Nurses
AH

Anisa Holmes

New York Times Guild
MV

Max Vast

AFSCME Local 3800
NN

Noriko Nakada

United Teachers Los Angeles
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
  Contract Campaigns

9:00am CDT

Accessing our Power: Faculty and Staff Organizing on Campus
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
HILTON - Lindbergh
Colleges and universities are not only places to explore and test ideas; they're also workplaces with increasingly corporate structures. Faculty and staff members are fighting to defend vibrant, diverse education and demand better employment opportunities. Hear how unions are organizing militant contract campaigns, defending workers' rights from attack, and devising strategy to set standards...
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Moderators
LL

Lola Loustaunau

University of Wisconsin School for Workers
Speakers
RC

Robert Cassanello

United Faculty of Florida
MD

Meryl DePasquale

Portland Community College Classified Employees
JG

Joanna Gonsalves

Massachusetts Teachers Association
MS

Marianne Stupfel-Wallace

Portland Community College Faculty
NT

Nellie Taylor

Professional Staff Union, UMass Amherst
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
HILTON - Lindbergh
  Educators

9:00am CDT

Challenging Production Standards and Understaffing
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Paris
Work where the output is measured poses special challenges for workers. Where did the company get its standard? How can we know if it's accurate? What can we do if we think it’s unreasonable? We'll explore the basis of standards and how to address them, including the most effective ways to investigate and challenge output quotas and inadequate staffing.
Moderators
MC

Michael Childers

University of Wisconsin School for Workers
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Paris
  Health and Safety

9:00am CDT

Modelos efectivos: Comités de salud y seguridad
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Sky Harbor
Muchos lugares de trabajo tienen comités de salud y seguridad que no son tan efectivos como podrían ser para cambiar condiciones peligrosas en el trabajo: condiciones que pueden lesionar, enfermar o matar a los trabajadores. Este taller se basará en las experiencias de los participantes y discutirá los elementos clave que pueden hacer que el comité del sindicato o centro de trabajo sea más...
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Moderators
GH
JC

Jessie Cruz Pineda

National Council for Occupational Safety & Health
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Sky Harbor
  Health and Safety   Spanish-Language Workshops

9:00am CDT

Forcing Corporations to Drop ICE
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom C
Across the country, ICE is terrorizing workers and stomping on our most fundamental civil liberties. But they can't do it without support from major corporations who are only too happy to rent them hotels and vehicles, offer logistical support, and carry out deportation flights. Hear from organizers who are identifying and holding these corporate collaborators to account, and learn how you can...
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Moderators
EB
Speakers
TC

Tristan Call

Boycott Avelo coalition
SF

Sheigh Freeberg

UNITE HERE Local 17
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  Immigrant Workers

9:00am CDT

Conozca sus derechos como trabajadores inmigrantes
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Midway
A pesar de los esfuerzos de la administración Trump para intimidar a los trabajadores inmigrantes, usted sigue teniendo derechos, sea o no sea ciudadano. Descubra secretos poco conocidos sobre los derechos que asisten a los trabajadores inmigrantes y a aquellos no sindicalizados bajo la legislación laboral federal, así como estrategias para defenderse de las cartas de discrepancia de datos, del...
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Moderators
JM

Jorge Mujica

Arise Chicago
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Midway
  Immigrant Workers   Spanish-Language Workshops

9:00am CDT

Utilizando las agencias laborales para fortalecer el poder de los trabajadores
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Gatwick
Las políticas discrecionales en la aplicación de las leyes laborales impactan el terreno de la lucha para los trabajadores, los centros de trabajadores y los sindicatos. Trabajadores y organizadores compartirán estrategias para dar seguimiento a investigaciones y litigios de varios años de duración, en un tiempo de inestabilidad política y los cambios en las políticas sobre la protección...
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Moderators
HP
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Gatwick
  Immigrant Workers   Spanish-Language Workshops

9:00am CDT

Organizing Across Language Divides
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Rosemont A
The boss hopes we'll let language divides make organizing a nonstarter, but it doesn't have to be. Learn how to build member power across multiple languages in your union and forge winning campaigns in a multilingual workplace.
Moderators
MA

Maria Alfaro

Warehouse Workers for Justice

Speakers
AC

Angie Campa

Teamsters Local 703
VC

Viviana Costales,

Communications Workers Local 1109
MP

Michelle Perez

Amazon Teamsters
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Rosemont A
  Immigrant Workers   Overcoming Divisions

9:00am CDT

Chinese Workers in China and the World
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Tegel
Chinese capital and workers have spread across the Global South, where they find heightened exploitation and deteriorating labor and environmental standards. Learn about the conditions and struggles of Chinese workers, both within China and overseas—including in the Middle East and Southeast Asia—and consider possibilities for building international solidarity.
Moderators
RH

Rick Hu

grassroots labor activist
Speakers
MT

Marlene Tang

grassroots labor activist
AC

Autumn Chan

grassroots labor activist
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Tegel
  International

9:00am CDT

French Unions in Struggle
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
JFK
Hear from French postal, transit, and hospital workers about union organizing and fighting the far right.
Moderators
DS
Speakers
XC
BC

Blandine Chauvel

SUD Hôpital Pitié
PF

Pierre Fabre

CGT Transport
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
JFK
  International

9:00am CDT

Teachers Fight Back Around the Globe
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Florence
Educators everywhere are facing the pain of savage austerity, government coercion, and attempts to repress union militancy. But bottom-up resistance and resilience are also everywhere. From a massive strike this March by teachers across Catalonia, Spain, to "little fires everywhere" in the UK, to resistance against Trump-like demagoguery in Alberta, Canada, the stories will teach and inspire.
Moderators
AI

Arlene Inouye

United Teachers Los Angeles
Speakers
ED

Eleanor Davies

National Education Union, UK
EL

Eduardo Lozano

CGT, Spain
JP

Jay Procktor

Alberta Teachers Association, Canada
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Florence
  International   Educators

9:00am CDT

Book Launch! Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It's Hard
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Rosemont CD
When everything feels like it's falling apart, this book will be your lifeline. Drawing on 50 years of experience helping thousands of workers to navigate just about every imaginable organizing challenge, Ellen David Friedman has created a field guide to help you make sense of the everyday chaos and devise your next step in any situation. Hear from the author and four of the organizers featured,...
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Moderators
AB
Speakers
ED
SH

Scott Houldieson

UAW, Indiana state senate candidatenRepresentative, Working Families Party
CP

Carlos Perez

Durham Association of Educators
AR

Antonio Rosario

Teamsters Local 804
KZ

Kate Ziegler

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Rosemont CD
  Keep Going

9:00am CDT

Sustaining Ourselves as Organizers
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
Improving our workplaces, strengthening our unions, and fighting for a better world: it's good work, but it's often hard. Hear successful organizers describe strategies to take care of ourselves and each other as we build a dynamic movement that can win. Between brief presentations, everyone will have a chance to share what they've figured out in their lives.
Moderators
JF

Joe Fahey

retired Teamster
LS

Lorene Scheer

longtime Teamster and SEIU organizer
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
  Keep Going

9:00am CDT

Collectively Fabulous
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Rosemont B
Queer and trans workers have long been at the forefront of intersectional solidarity, bridging identities and social movements. We’ll share highlights of LGBTQIA+ labor culture, comics, and current dispatches, and connect towards building queer futures and vibrant multiracial unions, in style.
Moderators
RR

Roona Ray

Doctors Council
Speakers
CD

Cami Dunphy

United Auto Workers Local 3250
AH
RJ

Rafael Justo

1199 SEIU
EL

Elbe Lieb

Teamsters Local 135
AV

Andrea Villanueva

Illinois Nurses
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Rosemont B
  LGBTQ+

9:00am CDT

Using Health and Safety Committees in New Organizing
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Heathrow
Hear how worker leaders and organizers are using workplace safety issues to build worker power on the shop floor at Amazon. Learn about different models that union and not-yet-union workers can use to challenge abusive workplace practices and improve safety conditions. We’ll explore strategies for comprehensively addressing worker demands around health and safety, the structures and tools that...
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Moderators
SH

Sultana Hossain

Amazon Labor Union, Teamsters Local 1
DK
JM

Joan Moriarty

Strategic Organizing Center
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Heathrow
  New Organizing   Health and Safety

9:00am CDT

Overcoming Generational Divides
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
"These kids don't want to work any more!" "These boomers ruined it all for us!" Generational divides are played up in the media, and show up at our workplaces and in our unions. This session will explore what's behind generational conflict at work, and share strategies for building unity.
Moderators
DS

Diane Stein

United Steelworkers Tony Mazzocchi Center, retired
Speakers
DD

Dominic DeNunzio

Carpenters Local 2955
SH

Stephen Hinojosa

United Auto Workers Local 12
JP

Jamie Partridge

Letter Carriers Branch 82, retired
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Overcoming Divisions

9:00am CDT

FILM: The Alabama Solution: Organizing Workers In and After Prison
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
LAX
Authoritarianism and corporate power converge through the system of courts and prisons to keep wages low, undermine organizing, and make profit. A clip from the award-winning documentary "The Alabama Solution" opens this session, spotlighting incarcerated organizers who are leading work stoppages against brutal repression inside Alabama prisons. Panelists will discuss the continuum from prison...
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Moderators
KP

Katherine Passley

Beyond the Bars
Speakers
BP

Billy Pearson

Union of Southern Service Workers
WS

Will Suarez

Beyond the Bars
WT

Will Tucker

Jobs to Move America
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
LAX
  Overcoming Divisions   Arts and Culture   New Organizing

9:00am CDT

Labor Solidarity and Strategy on Palestine
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom G
Palestinian unions continue to ask workers of the world to end all complicity with Israel’s regime of apartheid and genocide. Since the founding of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement in 2005, unions and labor federations across the world have endorsed BDS as a key form of solidarity with Palestinian workers. Hear from unionists engaged in solidarity organizing, including a case...
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Moderators
SA

Sumaya Awad

Adalah Justice Project
Speakers
FG

Fern Grear

United Auto Workers Local 2710
SK

Sonya Karabel

UNITE HERE Local 2
MP

Meghan Peterson

AFSCME Local 3005
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom G
  Political Education

9:00am CDT

Solidarity Wins
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
DFW
Are you tired of greedy corporations and executives taking and taking... and leaving us crumbs? This interactive workshop focuses on how billionaires and bosses try to divide working people so that we will fight each other instead of them, and how we can build a strong working-class movement to stand up to their money and power. You'll leave able to run similar political education workshops for...
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Moderators
CO

Chris O'Shea

Communications Workers Local 1104
EZ

Elijah Zimmerman

Communications Workers Local 1109
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
DFW
  Political Education

9:00am CDT

How Is Labor Building Political Independence from the Democratic Party?
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom H
We’ll discuss labor-backed independent candidacies running both on and off the Democratic ballot line, what to do in areas where elections are completely dominated by Republicans, union political education in the face of bleak electoral choices, referendums on working-class issues, and lessons from the Labor Party of the 1990s.
Moderators
JB

Jenny Brown

Labor Notes
Speakers
MD

Mark Dimondstein

Postal Workers (APWU), retired
LL

Les Leopold

The Labor Institute
GM

Griffin Mahon

Democratic Socialists of America
DO

Derrick Osobase

Communications Workers, District 6
AS

Aleena Starks

Ohio Working Families Party
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom H
  Politics

9:00am CDT

State and Local Policy Campaigns: Building Labor's Power
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Capital
It's a natural step from building shop floor power to building campaigns for policy change. As organizers, we're often already engaged in campaigns beyond the workplace. How can we apply democratic unionism in these campaigns? How can we use them to expand membership and empower members to lead? Learn from organizers who have translated workplace power into policy campaigns that expand workers'...
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Moderators
DK
Speakers
GG
MV
IH

Ida Hoequist

United Campus Workers Virginia, CWA Local 2265
BZ

Ben Zucker

New Economic Justice Organizing Project
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Capital
  Politics

9:00am CDT

The Fight for the VA: Veterans and Union Members Organize
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Mirabel
The murder of VA nurse and AFGE member Alex Pretti, during anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, drew national attention to the role of federal workers in resistance to the Trump administration. This panel brings together VA caregivers and health care reform advocates to discuss union mobilization of vets within their own ranks, efforts to build cross-union unity among VA labor organizations currently...
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Moderators
MS

Mark Smith

National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1
Speakers
MA

Mae apGovannon

AFGE Local 2157, Federal Unionists Network
SG

Suzanne Gordon

NewsGuild-CWA
DM

David Marshall

CWA Local 6215, Texas AFL-CIO
AP

Aimee Potter

AFGE Local 789, Federal Unionists Network
LT

Latisha Thompson

AFGE Local 1793, Federal Unionists Network
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Mirabel
  Politics   Health Care Workers   Government Workers

9:00am CDT

For Elected Leaders: Leadership Development and Building the Team You Need
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Narita
Leaders should be aiming not only to find a replacement when it's time to move on, but also to identify and develop new leaders who can help build the union's capacity and power. We'll talk about where to find potential new leaders, how to support and develop them, and what kinds of union structures can help.
Moderators
NB

Nick Bedell

NewsGuild
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Narita
  Reformers in Office

9:00am CDT

How We're Turning Our Unions Around
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
Sometimes our unions feel like they need a "restart" button. Maybe members were used to more of a service model of leadership, or a tough fight has left your leadership in shambles. Hear from folks who have built up a strong, fighting local when it seemed unlikely.
Moderators
HS

Harinee Suthakar

New York State Nurses
Speakers
NC

Nick Cream

Holyoke Teachers Association
TF

Tanner Fischer

Teamsters Local 90
JH

Julie Hedrick

Association of Professional Flight Attendants
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
  Reformers in Office

9:00am CDT

I've Been Elected, Now What?
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
Getting elected was the easy part—running the union brings a new set of challenges. Hear from experienced reformers about how to turn things around at your workplace, get members involved, and move a program. Learn what pitfalls to avoid and what steps are essential to leading effectively at your worksite and in your union.
Moderators
AL

Alejandra Lopez

San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Personnel
Speakers
AD

Alano De La Rosa

Teamsters Local 90
LF

Laura Fuchs

Washington Teachers Union
MR

Melissa Rakestraw

Letter Carriers Branch 825
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
  Reformers in Office

9:00am CDT

How to Have an Effective Organizing Conversation
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
McCarran
Learn how to listen to your co-workers and recognize what they care about, assess their attitude towards forming a union, and ultimately get them to support the campaign. We'll discuss the importance of socializing before you organize, and getting to know your co-workers. This workshop is for workers forming a union.
Moderators
JS

Janet Shek

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
McCarran
  Shop Floor Power

9:00am CDT

How to March on the Boss
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom B
Ready to declare you’ve had enough? A collective march on the boss can shift the balance of power. Hear from workers who've done it, and learn how you and your co-workers can prepare to do the same.
Moderators
RO

Ryan Olds

Labor Organizer
PS

Paul Sheprow

Oregon Education Association
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  Shop Floor Power

9:00am CDT

Thinking Like an Organizer
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom A
Shop stewards are the face of the union—the ones members see day to day, and rely on for everything from basic questions about the job to handling complicated grievances. But stewards are also in a great position to strengthen the union by getting more people involved: by thinking like an organizer. Meet with activists from different unions across the country to learn about how to be more...
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Moderators
JD
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Grand Ballroom A
  Shop Floor Power   Stewards

9:00am CDT

¡Nos protegemos!
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
London
Bajo las amenazas de la administración Trump, los trabajadores inmigrantes han tenido que organizarse para defender sus derechos. Escuche de líderes sindicales y comunitarios sobre como han hecho este trabajo de autodefensa.
Moderators
DG

David Galarza

United Steelworkers
Speakers
WJ

William Jimenez

Latino Union of Chicago
JM

Jonass Mendoza

Latino Union of Chicago
E

Ericka

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha (CTUL)
M

Maria

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha (CTUL)
MU

Martin Unzueta

Chicago Community & Worker's Rights
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
London
  Spanish-Language Workshops

9:00am CDT

Defending Your Co-Workers in Disciplinary Meetings
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
O’Hare Ballroom
Stewards are the backbone of the union, defending co-workers when they need it most. We'll review how stewards can use their special rights and protections to most effectively advocate for their co-workers in investigatory interviews—and how to handle supervisors who are trying to put you off or trip you up.
Moderators
BN

Bryan Nelson

NewsGuild of New York
JS

Jeff Sisson

New York Times Tech Guild
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
O’Hare Ballroom
  Steward Skills / Nuts and Bolts / Tactics

9:00am CDT

Getting Off the Grievance Treadmill
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
DaVinci
When it comes to grievances, is your local stuck pushing paper more often than winning “instant justice”? Are grievances bottlenecked in the hands of a veteran steward or solo staffer? Hear from activists who are changing their unions’ grievance culture with direct action, group grievances, and mini-campaigns, and drawing more members into solving everyday problems on the job. We’ll also...
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Moderators
CB

Carl Biers

United Federation of Teachers
Speakers
BR

Ben Reynolds

Teamsters Local 41
DS

Dayshawn Simmons

Somerville Educators
VW

Vanessa Weldon

New York State Nurses
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
DaVinci
  Stewards

9:00am CDT

How to Build Power: From Acting Tactically to Thinking Strategically
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
United B
You can maximize the impact of tactics by making them part of a larger strategy. Draft individualized components for reaching your organization’s main goal. Practice activities that will help you recognize members’ strengths, identify community alliances, and align purposeful, escalating tactics to build the power to win.
Moderators
EW

Ericka Wills

University of Wisconsin School for Workers
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
United B
  Strategy

9:00am CDT

Upping Our Strategy to Build Working-Class Power
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Barajas
Unions fight for better wages and working conditions, but we also want to build power to win transformative change for working people and the planet. How can we work across unions and sectors, align with community partners, and build powerful alliances that begin to change the balance of power? Hear how unions are developing a long-term agenda and strategy to win bigger gains.
Moderators
SL

Stephanie Luce

Professional Staff Congress, co-author, Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World
Speakers
MH

Margarita Hernandez

Grassroots Power Project
IO

Inez O’Donnell

Union of Southern Service Workers
KR

Katie Romich

Communications Workers District 7
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Barajas
  Strategy

9:00am CDT

Find Your Workplace Leverage—and Use It
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Seatac
Workplace mapping, a tried-and-true step in campaign planning, can help workers discover different sources of leverage based on specific work performed. Reflect on new ways to bring pain to the boss and explore possibilities for adapting this method to different industries.
Moderators
SM

Sarah Mason

Long Haul
Speakers
YJ

Yuchen Jin

New York Times Tech Guild
RR

Rendi Rogers

United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 261
IP

Ira Pollock

Amazon Teamsters
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Seatac
  Strategy   Shop Floor Power

9:00am CDT

Get Strike-Ready
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Vienna
Striking sounds exhilarating, but it's also scary and takes a lot of work. What are the building blocks for getting your union and co-workers ready to strike? Panelists in this interactive workshop will reflect on their strike experiences and share lessons from the picket line to the bargaining room. 
Speakers
JG
KP

Kristen Perez

Illinois Nurses
DM

Dakota Massman

Teamsters Local 135
ID

Ilan Desai-Geller

United Educators of San Francisco
MW

Martha Williams

Minneapolis Federation of Educators
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Vienna
  Strikes   Contract Campaigns

11:05am CDT

AFSCME Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
Talk issues and strategy with your fellow public (and not-so-public) employees.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C

11:05am CDT

Airline Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Heathrow
Anyone who works in the airline industry is invited to this meeting to build solidarity and hear about each other’s fights.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Heathrow

11:05am CDT

Amazon Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
Meet with union and nonunion workers at logistics giant Amazon. The more we're in touch, the better we can use our collective power along Amazon's supply chain.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A

11:05am CDT

Canadian Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Malpensa
Meet the other Canadians at Labo(u)r Notes.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Malpensa

11:05am CDT

Co-ops meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
John Wayne
Are you in a workers cooperative? Is your union or worker center organizing or supporting workers co-ops? Are you curious about how unions and cooperatives can work together for democracy and workers’ power? Come share experiences, resources, and ideas.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
John Wayne

11:05am CDT

Federal Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
Federal workers are under attack and the best solution is to connect, learn from one another, and share ideas.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom

11:05am CDT

Grad Labor Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
HILTON - Lindbergh
Graduate workers have a lot of organizing to discuss, from creative grievance victories to challenging contract fights. Discuss what's working and reflect on what is not with fellow grad employees.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
HILTON - Lindbergh

11:05am CDT

Health Care Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Rosemont A
Health care organizing is divided across many different unions-use this opportunity to connect, build relationships, and strategize worker to worker.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Rosemont A

11:05am CDT

Higher Education Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
HILTON - Grand Ballroom
Join fellow rank and file higher education workers as we share and discuss strategies and tactics to grow power on our campuses.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
HILTON - Grand Ballroom

11:05am CDT

IATSE Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Seatac
Meet other members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. How can we keep building the momentum to strengthen and democratize our union?
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Seatac

11:05am CDT

ILWU/IBU Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Paris
Meet with workers from across the ILWU and IBU to talk about industry issues and contract fights.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Paris

11:05am CDT

Labor Educators
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Lambert
For anyone working on trainings and workshops for union members. Come to build networks for curriculum, ideas, support and more.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Lambert

11:05am CDT

Labor Lawyers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
McCarran
Labor attorneys, here's your chance to meet each other and talk about strategies and new developments in labor law.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
McCarran

11:05am CDT

Manufacturing Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
Are you a blue-collar worker toiling in a factory building stuff? Share strategies and learn from other workers in the manufacturing sector about how they've won stronger contracts and transformed their unions.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A

11:05am CDT

Media Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
Meet with your fellow media workers and organizers to talk about the challenges facing the industry and share ideas for organizing and fighting back.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F

11:05am CDT

Nonprofit Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G

11:05am CDT

Palestine Solidarity Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H

11:05am CDT

Postal Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Florence
Join postal workers from all four U.S. postal unions, and abroad, to talk about how we’re organizing to breathe life into our unions and save the public postal service.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Florence

11:05am CDT

Pre-K-12 Educators Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Rosemont CD
What are the challenges you are facing? How are you organizing to take these up? Come share your stories and strategies with other Pre-K-12 educators.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Rosemont CD

11:05am CDT

SEIU Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
Meet fellow SEIU members from around the country, talk about issues and strategize next steps.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E

11:05am CDT

Tech Workers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Midway
Meet with other workers from across the tech industry.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Midway

11:05am CDT

Telecom Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Lindbergh
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Lindbergh

11:05am CDT

Tenant Unions
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
A space for tenant union activists from the U.S. and other countries to connect.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B

11:05am CDT

Transit Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
London
Join other transit workers to discuss common issues on our jobs and challenges facing the industry, share best practices, and grow our networks.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
London

11:05am CDT

UFCW/RWDSU Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
Meet fellow members of the United Food and Commercial Workers and the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union to talk about issues in our industries, how we can coordinate campaigns at common employers, and how we can transform our union into a fighting force. All grocery, retail, and meatpacking workers are welcome, union or no union.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B

11:05am CDT

Union Staff Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Vienna
A space for union staff to connect about challenges and opportunities in union workplaces, and network with others.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Vienna

11:05am CDT

Workers Centers Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
LAX
Workers centers are waging bold fights for fair wages, immigrant defense and more. Learn about tactics others are taking up and how to build power in your community.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
LAX

11:05am CDT

Art: A Hammer to Shape the World
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Rosemont B
Culture is how movements build identity, sustain energy, and make change imaginable. An upsurge of new alliances—fusing politics and culture—is transforming organizing, labor, and community activism. Drawing on historical and contemporary campaigns, artists and activists on the front lines will share the cultural strategies they deploy to build power, win campaigns, and resist...
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Moderators
KG
Speakers
TA

Tabitha Arnold

Textile Artist
EB

Elise Bryant

Labor Heritage Foundation
JM

Josh MacPhee

Justseeds Artists' Cooperative
EM

Edwin Morales Laboy

Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Rosemont B
  Arts and Culture

11:05am CDT

Building Trades Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom F
Calling all construction workers: meet up here to discuss big issues on our jobsites, challenges for our unions, and how to grow networks to transform them. Members of related trades like utilities are welcome too.
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Grand Ballroom F
  Building Trades Workers

11:05am CDT

Fight the Boss, Fix the Climate
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Narita
It's 110 degrees out, but the boss wants business as usual. How can we bring our co-workers together to keep us safe—and build our power—through all the climate mayhem? Hear from workers who have organized around heat, floods, and other dangerous weather. Then you'll have the chance to discuss how your co-workers already bring up climate issues, and plan steps towards collective action.
Moderators
SB

Sydney Brahmavar

Washington Education Association
Speakers
RD

Ryan Dineen

United Mountain Workers, CWA Local 7781
ME

Miranda Escalante

Asheville Food & Beverage United
MG

Mo Gardner

Amazon Teamsters Local 1932
JS

Jamiu Sokoya

Chicago Teachers Union
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Narita
  Climate

11:05am CDT

A Collective Response to Divisions in the Workplace and Beyond
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
Bullying, conflict, and other divisions weaken us. The more
united our worksites are, the easier it is to solve problems. In
this interactive workshop we’ll practice member-to-member
communication tools that help increase respect among
co-workers, fight oppression, and respond collectively to
workplace problems.
Moderators
JF

Joe Fahey

retired Teamster
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
  Overcoming Divisions

11:05am CDT

Labor-Community Alliances
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Hartsfield
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.
Moderators
CV

Camilo Viveiros

UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center

Speakers
TF

Tyler Fellini

Portland Jobs with Justice
DF

Diego Franco

Starbucks Workers United
MM

Mary Manor

Minneapolis Federation of Educators
AT

Aurélie-Anne Thos

Confédération générale du travail (CGT), France
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
Hartsfield
  Political Education

11:05am CDT

Unions Defending Democracy Playbook
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
DFW
Unions are critical in the fight to push back authoritarianism and the erosion of our rights. Join us to learn the anti-authoritarian playbook and how to use our union power to defend democracy. From the Freedom Trainers program.
Moderators
CR

Carl Rosen

United Electrical Workers
AS

Arianna Schindle

Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations
JT

Jessica Tang

AFT Massachusetts
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
DFW
  Political Education

11:05am CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Growing Your Leadership Team
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
United B
Your workplace may feel like an unorganized mess, but the truth is you’re not starting from zero. There’s organization there already—though it might have nothing to do with the union. Learn how to map out the existing networks in your workplace, identify the leaders in those networks, and then knit them together into an organizing committee. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful...
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Moderators
NS

Noah Streng

UPTE-CWA
CT

Catherine Tucker

Portland Association of Teachers
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
United B
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

11:05am CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Turning an Issue into a Campaign
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
DaVinci
Everybody has complaints and frustrations, but an organizer has the power to turn problems into opportunities. Learn how to sort through the issues you hear from co-workers, bring people together, and make a plan to solve them. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
NM

Noelle Mapes

Professional Staff Congress-CUNY
ER

Evan Rothman

PSC-CUNY
Saturday June 13, 2026 11:05am - 12:35pm CDT
DaVinci
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

12:35pm CDT

Entertainment Workers Meetup
Saturday June 13, 2026 12:35pm - 12:50pm CDT
Midway
Calling all entertainment industry workers! A meet-up for all who work in film, TV, theater, music, live performance, and/or adjacent industries.
Saturday June 13, 2026 12:35pm - 12:50pm CDT
Midway

12:35pm CDT

Essential Workers for Democracy (EW4D) Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 12:35pm - 12:50pm CDT
Heathrow

Saturday June 13, 2026 12:35pm - 12:50pm CDT
Heathrow

12:35pm CDT

MAY DAY STRONG
Saturday June 13, 2026 12:35pm - 12:50pm CDT
Rosemont A

Saturday June 13, 2026 12:35pm - 12:50pm CDT
Rosemont A

12:35pm CDT

Union Democracy Law Meetup
Saturday June 13, 2026 12:35pm - 12:50pm CDT
McCarran
Meetup for union democracy lawyers and those interested in union democracy law.
Saturday June 13, 2026 12:35pm - 12:50pm CDT
McCarran

2:15pm CDT

Creative Tactics and Strategic Mischief
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
Surprise, creativity, and humor can be the keys to rank-and-file engagement. Whether you’re facing a contract campaign, a privatization battle, or a dormant membership, these tools can be scaled to fit your situation. Discover the talents among your members for song, humor, creative props, and theatrics. Learn the principles of creative organizing, share examples, and develop tactics you can...
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Moderators
EJ

Eric Johns

United Teachers of New Orleans
RL
BT

Bahaar Tadjbakhsh

United Auto Workers Local 4811
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
  Arts and Culture

2:15pm CDT

The Soul in the Machine: Resisting A.I. Pressure on the Character and Quality of Our Jobs
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Rosemont CD
Your boss isn’t using A.I. just to write emails. Hear from workers across industries about what happens when employers use A.I. to surveil, transform, and automate work, and learn how workers and unions are defending their dignity and autonomy.
Moderators
SF

Sean Fern

Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 153
Speakers
VC

Vanessa Coe

National Union of Healthcare Workers
JH

John Hasegawa

Mt. Hood Faculty Association
AL

Aíne Lynn McEvoy

IATSE Art Directors Guild
KS

Kinsley Searles

NewsGuild of New York
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Rosemont CD
  Automation and A.I.

2:15pm CDT

Bargaining Fundamentals for a Strong Contract
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
DFW
Learn how to skillfully navigate contract negotiations! This bargaining crash course will cover legal frameworks, common terminology, drafting proposals, opening up bargaining to members, and other tips and strategies.
Moderators
DT

Dawn Tefft

Illinois Education Association
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
DFW
  Bargaining

2:15pm CDT

Data Centers and Union Power
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hartsfield
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...
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Moderators
CD

Cristina Duncan Evans

Baltimore Teachers Union
Speakers
CA

Chris Anders

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 666
AH

Avalon Hoek Spaans

Climate Jobs Institute
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hartsfield
  Building Trades Workers

2:15pm CDT

Climate Change Is a Workplace Safety Fight
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
John Wayne
Rising temperatures, severe storms, and other climate-fueled disasters are already threatening workers' safety. While health and safety laws are designed to protect workers during emergency conditions, enforcement agencies do not have resources to keep workers from harm. Unions can both prevent these risks and fight for a sustainable planet. Practice using health and safety tools to reflect on...
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Moderators
TL

Tenaya Lafore

UC-Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
John Wayne
  Climate   Health and Safety

2:15pm CDT

What the Boss Doesn't Want Us to Know: Building Rank-and-File Corporate Research Teams
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
LAX
Learn how to build rank-and-file teams to dig up information on your employer, and once you’ve got it, how to turn it into a winning organizing or bargaining campaign. Explore the basics of company and industry research to supercharge your campaign and build your union.
Moderators
OG
TJ

Tom Juravich

Educators (NEA) and Musicians (AFM)
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
LAX
  Contract Campaigns

2:15pm CDT

Strategies to Get a Solid First Contract
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Heathrow
Management attorneys' strategy in a first contract is to delay with multiple counters for each proposal, refuse to bargain more than two to three hours a week, and propose frustratingly long management rights clauses. After an exhausting organizing drive, what's a newly organized group to do? We'll get into different strategies such as transparent and participatory bargaining, doing a power...
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Moderators
SP
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Heathrow
  Contract Campaigns   New Organizing

2:15pm CDT

Public Sector Fightback
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Lambert
Public sector workers provide vital services working people depend on, and they're a bastion of union strength. That's why the 1 percent and their political allies love to attack the public sector through austerity and union-busting. Hear how unions are organizing and fighting back.
Moderators
BB

Bill Bradley

CWA District 1
Speakers
SD

Sarah Dowd

New York State Nurses
AF

Ashley Fueston

Washington Federation of State Employees
JP

Jenn Powell

Communications Workers of America Local 3170
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Lambert
  Government Workers

2:15pm CDT

Black Workers and the Public Sector
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Lindbergh
Unionized publc sector employment has been a critical source of stability for Black workers both historically and today. Austerity and attacks on public workers are a threat to this pillar of racial justice. Hear from Black workers about their experience in the public sector and why it's so important for fighting racial inequality.
Moderators
AB

Angela Bonilla

Portland Association of Teachers
Speakers
MC

Margaret Cook

CWA Public, Healthcare and Education Workers
JS

Jonathan Smith

Postal Workers (APWU)
LT

Latisha Thompson

AFGE Local 1793, Federal Unionists Network
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Lindbergh
  Government Workers   Overcoming Divisions

2:15pm CDT

Fighting Against Abusive Guestworker Programs
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
Under a "guestworker" temporary immigration program, your ability to work is tied to your employer, granting the boss extreme control and significantly raising the stakes of an organizing campaign. Learn how workers are fighting against this abusive system through litigation and cross-border organizing.
Moderators
MM

Mark Medina

Food Chain Workers Alliance
Speakers
GA

Gabriel Allahdua

Food Chain Workers Alliance
EF

Edgar Franks

Food Chain Workers Alliance
JM

Jessica Maxwell

Food Chain Workers Alliance
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
  Immigrant Workers

2:15pm CDT

How to Keep Going: A Workshop on Organizing When It's Hard
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
The organizer's creed is: it's always possible to do something. But in truth, it doesn't always feel that way. Getting exhausted, being overwhelmed, dealing with conflicts among co-workers... these obstacles are real, and hard. The wisdom we can cultivate as organizers is how to keep going at these moments. We'll learn from one another.
Moderators
ED
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  Keep Going

2:15pm CDT

Burnout: What We Can Do About It Together
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
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.
Moderators
SS

Sarah Slichter

Movement of Rank-and-FilenEducators, UFT
Speakers
MA

Michael Aguilar

Amazon Labor Union, Teamsters Local 1
EC

Eileen Chen

National Treasury Employees Union Local 335
MD

Meghan Day

Alphabet Workers Union-CWA
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
  Keep Going   Stewards

2:15pm CDT

Just Cause
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Rosemont B
Employers impose aggressive discipline policies like “zero tolerance” to reinforce their authority. Unions must be equally aggressive in insisting on the time-honored principles of just cause. This workshop will help you to prepare and present grievance and arbitration cases, raising defenses such as disparate treatment, lax enforcement, and double jeopardy. A model request for information...
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Moderators
RS

Robert Schwartz

retired union attorney
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Rosemont B
  Labor Law

2:15pm CDT

Queers Against Authoritarianism
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
Attacks from the Trump administration on queer and trans people—including blows to gender-affirming health care, education, and legal gender recognition—are intertwined with efforts to erase the existence of immigrants in the U.S. and dismantle federal agencies and social safety nets. Hear how LGBTQ+ workers are involving their unions in these fights, organizing to protect the rights and...
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Moderators
LH

Leigh Howard

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Speakers
TC

Tara Chee

1199 SEIU
CM

Corey M. Blake Lascano

Chicago Teachers Union
MA

Mae apGovannon

AFGE Local 2157, Federal Unionists Network
RG

Reilly Gardine

SEIU Local 1021
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
  LGBTQ+   Political Education

2:15pm CDT

Inoculation
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
When we build power on the job, we’re taking power from those who already have it—so it’s no surprise they tend to fight back! Learn how to “inoculate” your co-workers, that is, prepare them for a crackdown and help them interpret the boss fight as it goes along. This training is relevant for anyone who is forming a union, but also for anyone who is stepping up the level of activity in...
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Moderators
AD

Atulya Dora-Laskey

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
CR

Clarissa Redwine

Tech Workers Coalition
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  New Organizing

2:15pm CDT

Amazon Workers of the World
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
With facilities on every continent except Antarctica and more than 1.5 million employees, Amazon is the infrastructure that makes the global economy move, from the virtual to the physical world. One click can set in motion a vast network of warehouses, cargo ships, planes, and delivery vans. Get a glimpse of how Amazon workers in Spain, Germany, Poland and France are organizing against a corporate...
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Moderators
NR

Nick Rudikoff

UNI Global Union
Speakers
AA

Akinniyi Akinfewa

Ver.di, Germany
BB

Boris Bojilov

Ver.di, Germany
OJ
KK

Katarysna Kowalska

Workers’ Initiative, Poland
BO

Borys Olenski

Workers’ Initiative, Poland
GL

Gwendeline Legru

Solidaires, France
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
  New Organizing   Amazon Workers   International

2:15pm CDT

Talking Politics with Your Co-Workers
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Barajas
Many of us avoid talking politics at work... but how can labor change the world if we can't even talk to each other about it? Do you have differences of opinion with your co-workers on immigration, war, who’s elected to run the country, you name it? Hear real stories and practical advice from workers who are finding common ground with their co-workers. Come share your stories and practice how...
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Moderators
LS

Lorene Scheer

longtime Teamster and SEIU organizer
Speakers
PA

Paco Arago

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11
EH

Eileen Hagerman

IUE-CWA Local 83600
JM

JoAnna McClenathan

United Auto Workers Local 571
PR

Phil Rubianes

Teamsters Local 804
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Barajas
  Overcoming Divisions   Political Education

2:15pm CDT

Austerity and Authoritarianism in Puerto Rico: Working-Class Resistance and the Fight Ahead
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Florence
Hear how Puerto Rico’s working class is organizing in the face of authoritarianism to combat austerity and budget cuts that have made life more difficult. From the Trump administration’s repression and hateful rhetoric to the colonial trajectory of the Fiscal Control Board over the past 10 years, we’ll examine the various arenas where unionists have fought back, including struggles to...
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Moderators
JG

Juan González

Democracy Now
Speakers
MD

Maria del Mar Rosa Rodríguez

Asociación Puertorriqueña de Profesores Universitarios
VC

Vanesa Contreras Capó

Movimiento Solidario Sindical
MR

Miguel Rivera

Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Florence
  Political Education

2:15pm CDT

Pensions: An Organizing Tool
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Sky Harbor
Turn your pension fund from an inscrutable black box into a tool for organizing. We'll practice power-mapping your pension fund, how to begin to research your fund's investments, and how to talk to your fellow union members about using your pension investments to help, not harm.
Moderators
JO

Jay O’Neal

Pension Power
Speakers
DC

Dan Cohn

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
VK

Vicki Kurzydlo

Chicago Teachers Union
DN

Dan Nicolai

Climate Finance Action
MW

Mullissa Willette

SEIU Local 521
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Sky Harbor
  Political Education

2:15pm CDT

Doing Politics Differently
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Vienna
Politics can feel exhausting and hopeless, but politicians hold many of the levers that could make our lives better. Hear how some unions are going all in at the local and state levels and chipping away at the changes workers need.
Moderators
AZ

A.J. Zydzik

Racine Educators United
Speakers
CD

Cynthia Davis

SEIU Local 509
BY

Beyoung Yu

Portland Association of Teachers
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Vienna
  Politics

2:15pm CDT

Power in the NYC Mayor’s Office: What Can Labor Win?
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
Zohran Mamdani won the mayorship in New York City promising free childcare, free buses, and a rent freeze. Now he's in office, childcare and the rent freeze are underway, and there’s a huge battle to tax the rich. Hear why a few brave unions backed him when he was a long shot, how city politics changed when he got in, and what else NYC unions and the working class could potentially win under a...
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Moderators
AH

Alex Han

May Day Strong
Speakers
NB

Nina Bruckenthal

United Federation of Teachers
JF

Jane Fox

UAW Local 2325
JG

Jen Gaboury

Professional Staff Congress-CUNY
JS

Jerome Sloss

Amazon Teamsters
HW

Honda Wang

AFSCME DC 37
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
  Politics

2:15pm CDT

How (and When) to Start a Reform Caucus
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
United A
You want a stronger union. Is it time for a reform caucus? How would you get started on solid ground? This workshop, based on a new Labor Notes guide, will help you plan first steps to a lasting movement for a democratic union that can beat the boss.
Moderators
SD

Scott Durbin

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 666
NM

Nora Meek

IATSE CREW
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
United A
  Reform Caucuses

2:15pm CDT

Case Study: Reflections from the UCORE Network of Teachers Union Reformers
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
London
Teachers unions met 14 years ago to chart a path to union reform and organizing through reform caucuses. What was the purpose, and what were the outcomes? What role does the ongoing network serve now? And what can it teach us about the role of worker networks in transforming our unions?
Moderators
JS

Jane Slaughter

Labor Notes
Speakers
LA

Luke Amphlett

San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Personnel
KG

Kelsey Gray

Columbus Education Association
JL

Jia Lee

United Federation of Teachers, MORE Caucus
JP

Jackson Potter

Chicago Teachers Union
AU

Alison Underdahl

Seattle Education Association
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
London
  Reform Caucuses   Strategy

2:15pm CDT

Caucuses and Contract Campaigns
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Mirabel
Contract time is an opportunity for a rank-and-file caucus to expand its reach within the union and demonstrate a more powerful way to fight the boss. Hear how caucus activists built successful contract campaigns despite opposition from local union leaders, and grew their network in the process.
Moderators
MK

Marc Kagan

PSC-CUNY
Speakers
GJ

Grady Johnson

Teamsters Local 320
BB

Brandon Benson

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 520
AR

Amy Reynolds

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700
AR

Andrea Reynolds

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Mirabel
  Reform Caucuses   Contract Campaigns   Building Trades Workers

2:15pm CDT

How to Lose Your Next Local Election
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
JFK
You know the old saying: "You learn more when you lose." Well, learn from "the greatest hits" of union administrations that have failed. Put these losing suggestions to work in your administration, and you're on your way to coming in dead last in your next election.
Moderators
DC

Dan Campbell

Teamsters for a Democratic Union, retired
SO

Stefan Ostrach

Teamsters for a Democratic Union, retired
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
JFK
  Reformers in Office

2:15pm CDT

For Elected Leaders: Staying Steady Despite the Noise
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Seatac
Opposition factions, staff conflicts, intervention from the international, management who seems to have endless energy to mess with you: how do you keep from being mired in endless drama? We know the answer is to stay focused on the vision, but in this workshop we'll discuss some ways to analyze the hurdles, challenge old norms and structures, and build supports to stay focused.
Moderators
DB

Diamonté Brown

Baltimore Teachers Union
SH

Sarah Hughes

Labor Notes
KZ

Kate Ziegler

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Seatac
  Reformers in Office   Keep Going

2:15pm CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Beating Apathy
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Rosemont A
Are you beating your head against the wall trying to get other workers involved? This workshop is for you. Hear success stories from those who’ve turned their workplaces around and turned apathy into action. Learn practical organizing tools for engaging your co-workers, taking action, and getting results. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
AD

Anna Dvorak

Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association
MJ

Meg Jones

MORE Caucus, UFT
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Rosemont A
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

2:15pm CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Turning an Issue into a Campaign
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
Everybody has complaints and frustrations, but an organizer has the power to turn problems into opportunities. Learn how to sort through the issues you hear from co-workers, bring people together, and make a plan to solve them. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
KL

Kyle Loewen

Electrical Workers (IBEW)
IN

Ilona Nanay

MORE Caucus, UFT

Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

2:15pm CDT

Building a Member-to-Member Network
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
Could you use more activists at work? How about a way to quickly spread information throughout the workplace? This workshop will help you build power with a member-to-member network at contract time (Contract Action Team) or in between contracts (Member Action Team). Learn how to find other activists and leaders, and how to build an infrastructure to take on bigger and bigger workplace fights.
Moderators
JM

Jorge Maldonado

Steelworkers Local 9544
MN

Marsha Niemeijer

Steelworkers Local 9544
Speakers
MF

Michele Foley

New York State Nurses
RG

Roxanna Garcia

New York State Nurses
LG

Lila Goldstein

New York State Nurses
SU

Saber Uddin

New York State Nurses
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
  Shop Floor Power

2:15pm CDT

Engaging New Members
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
Unions can’t expect workers in our shops to line up for a membership card or get active in the union—we need to go out and engage them. Hear from organizers who have taken on the challenge.
Moderators
NF

Nathan Ferrell

Baltimore Teachers Union
AS

Alli Sayre

Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Shop Floor Power

2:15pm CDT

How to Have a Good Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Paris
Chances are we've all been to a bad meeting, but they don't have to be this way! When run effectively, meetings can help you bring co-workers together to beat the boss. Learn how to make a good agenda and hold a lively yet focused discussion, so people leave fired up with an action plan.
Moderators
LF

Leslie Fine

CWA District 1
SK

Sarah Koshar

Alphabet Workers Union-CWA
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Paris
  Shop Floor Power

2:15pm CDT

You Can't Do It All Yourself: Learn It, Do It, Teach It
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Midway
Leadership isn't about taking everything on ourselves—it's about developing others to participate, by providing the resources and opportunity. Using the "Learn It, Do It, Teach It" philosophy, this workshop will cover how to get more people involved and expand the capacity of your union.
Moderators
CR

Catherine Roberts

Consumer Reports Guild
NS

Nish Suvarnakar

Consumer Reports Guild
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Midway
  Shop Floor Power

2:15pm CDT

¡Basta ya! Nos fuimos a huelga
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
Nuestro poder como trabajadores se basa en la herramienta más esencial a nuestra disposición: la huelga. Escucha cómo los trabajadores han retenido su fuerza laboral para construir poder juntos y obtener concesiones del patrón.
Moderators
NF

Noelanie Fuentes Cardona

Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico
Speakers
C

Catalina

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha (CTUL)
MR

Maria Ruvalcaba

Venceremos
ES

Edith Silva

SEIU Local 26
JL
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
  Spanish-Language Workshops

2:15pm CDT

Dealing with Difficult Supervisors
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Narita
Union stewards often find that regular conflict with supervisors is part of the job. But sometimes you come up against particularly difficult supervisors who try to undermine the union at every turn. Meet with stewards from a variety of industries to talk about strategies for handling bad management, and learn some new ones.
Moderators
HS

Haley Shaffer

AFSCME Local 768

JT

Jukie Tsai

AFSCME Local 375
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Narita
  Stewards

2:15pm CDT

Investigating Grievances
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
United B
Grievances are a lot more than what you write down on a form or what gets said in a hearing. Some of the most important work that goes into winning a grievance happens before you even file, and pays off big time if the grievance ends up going to arbitration. Join stewards and officers from a variety of industries to discuss strategies for grievance investigation and share best practices.
Moderators
JS

Joe Sexauer

Racine Educators
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
United B
  Stewards

2:15pm CDT

Maintaining Unity in a Right-to-Work Shop
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Tegel
Open shop conditions don’t have to be a death sentence. We'll cover strategies for building and maintaining stronger unions even under so-called “right to work,” particularly in the public sector.
Moderators
AL

Alejandra Lopez

San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Personnel
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Tegel
  Stewards

2:15pm CDT

Industrial Policy: Union Visions for Our Jobs
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Capital
To shape a pro-worker economic future, we'll need industrial policy: coordinated goverment action to plan what our economy produces and how. Learn how some unions and community organizations are beginning to do this at the state and federal levels.
Moderators
DG

Dustin Guastella

Teamsters Local 623, Center for Working-Class Politics
Speakers
KB

Kassie Beyer

Jobs to Move America
PC

Patrick Crowley

Rhode Island AFL-CIO
BR

Brenda Rodriguez

CHIPS Communities United
MT

Morten Thaysen

New Economy Organisers Network
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Capital
  Strategy   Politics   Climate

2:15pm CDT

Melting ICE: Lessons from the Twin Cities
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom F
Minnesota unions and community organizations seized the public imagination on January 23 with an economic blackout and 100,000-person march. Minnesotans have formed dense networks to patrol neighborhoods, feed the hungry, and train everyday people to scout for rampaging federal agents. Hear from union leaders about the lessons they learned by taking on the state and winning.
Moderators
HN

Hamilton Nolan

Writers Guild East
Speakers
MS

Mara Solis

Saint Paul Federation of Educators
GB

Gabby Benavente Hobart

Minneapolis Federation of Educators
FG

Fabien Ghilgagabre

UNITE Local 17
KF

Kieran F. Knutson

Communications Workers Local 7250
GN

Greg Nammacher

SEIU Local 26
Saturday June 13, 2026 2:15pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom F
  Strikes   Immigrant Workers   Political Education

4:30pm CDT

Communications Workers of America (CWA) Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
This meeting is open to all members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), across industries.
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F

4:30pm CDT

Forging Ahead in Difficult Times
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
What can teachers and Amazon workers learn from one another? Hear how workers are building power and striking in two very different kinds of workplaces (and three countries). Between an anti-union mega-corporation and an embattled public sector, and across national borders, it's illuminating to see what our struggles have in common.
Moderators
MV

Mario Vasquez

Teamsters Local 1932
Speakers
DI
KK

Kain Kaszuk

Amazon Teamsters
JP

Jay Procktor

Alberta Teachers Association, Canada
VS

Valerie Stropoli

Amazon Labor Union, Teamsters Local 1
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
  Amazon Workers   Educators

4:30pm CDT

Meet the Authors
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
Hear from the authors of a rich crop of recently published labor books, followed by a meet and greet. Buy a book and get it signed!
Moderators
SE

Steve Early

Labor for Bernie activist
Speakers
AG
EB
JB
ED
OG
DG
SG

Suzanne Gordon

NewsGuild-CWA
FG
DK
MK
RL
NL
RM
FN
RO
SR
JS
KS
JS
GS
WT
JU
KV
AK
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  Arts and Culture   Keep Going

4:30pm CDT

Listening Session: Strike While the Needle Is Hot
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
United A
Audiophiles of the world, unite! Strikers in the 20th century sometimes made vinyl records to raise funds and get their message out. These artifacts offer a lively glimpse of grassroots worker culture in different times and places. Enjoy the music, browse the album art, and hear the history behind a few of these fascinating records collected in the new book Strike While the Needle Is Hot (Common...
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Moderators
JM

Josh MacPhee

Justseeds Artists' Cooperative
KY

Kira Yeversky

Pittsburgh Labor Choir, Steelworkers Local 3657
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
United A
  Arts and Culture   Strikes

4:30pm CDT

A.I. at Work: From Digital Workplace Tech to Contract Language
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
LAX
Build practical skills for bargaining in this hands-on workshop. We'll examine how employers use technology and its effects on work, then work through a structured exercise to define a bargaining problem, draft targeted information requests, and develop enforceable demands and contract language. We'll draw on examples from the UC Berkeley Labor Center's Negotiating Tech inventory to highlight...
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Moderators
LK

Lisa Kresge

Technology and Work program, UC-Berkeley Labor Center
RD

Richard de Vries

retired Teamster
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
LAX
  Automation and A.I.   Bargaining

4:30pm CDT

Opening Up Bargaining
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Rosemont CD
Open bargaining isn’t a particular template or set of boxes to check. It’s more like an attitude towards democratic inclusion and power for rank-and-file members. We’ll hear from unions that have increased transparency and democracy in negotiations, along the spectrum of open bargaining, and discuss pitfalls that may occur as you close in on a tentative agreement.
Moderators
MS

Maya Suzuki Daniels

United Teachers Los Angeles
Speakers
CA

Caressa Aamodt

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 520
JB

Justin Brown

Brookline Educators Union
AD

Alano De La Rosa

Teamsters Local 90
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Rosemont CD
  Bargaining

4:30pm CDT

Blue Collar Women Meetup
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
Women and gender-nonconforming workers face a host of additional challenges on the job—not just from the boss, but also sometimes from co-workers and union officials, particularly in male-dominated jobs. Join us for solution-oriented conversations about being the “only” on a job site, sexual harassment, pregnancy and childcare, gender discrimination, the importance of mentoring networks, and...
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Moderators
CB

Celina Barron

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11
LG

Laura Gabby

Carpenters Local 157
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Building Trades Workers

4:30pm CDT

Climate Jobs Organizing Strategies
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
It's critical that jobs in the clean energy sector become high-quality, union jobs. Unions are beginning to make this happen in two ways: legislative campaigns and industrial policy from the top, and new organizing from below. Come learn about the development of clean energy industries and how unions are taking advantage of opportunities to organize.
Moderators
RP

Rohan Palacios

Cornell ILR Climate Jobs Institute
Speakers
PC

Patrick Crowley

Rhode Island AFL-CIO
EH

Eileen Hagerman

IUE-CWA Local 83600
BH

Ben Harper

Cornell University ILR Climate Jobs Institute
LT

Lerry Thomas

Green Workers Alliance
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
  Climate   Strategy

4:30pm CDT

AFSCME Convention Delegates Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
McCarran
Connect with other delegates—or people running to be delegates—to AFSCME's August convention.
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
McCarran
  Government Workers

4:30pm CDT

Defending and Expanding Public Sector Collective Bargaining Rights
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Vienna
Public sector bargaining laws are highly uneven across the U.S.—from states with union shop to states with absolutely no bargaining or union recognition rights for public workers. Hear how fights to win back collective bargaining rights are reinvigorating unions and empowering members.
Moderators
JW

Jayanni Webster

CWA Local 3866
Speakers
EB

Eyklipse Baca

Denver Public Library Workers United, CWA Local 7799
DM

Dane MacNeil

AFSCME Local 47
IS

Ivy Smith

AFSCME Local 1004
HS

Harry Szabo

United Campus Workers Virginia, CWA Local 2265
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Vienna
  Government Workers   Strategy   Politics

4:30pm CDT

Strengthen Your Local with a Fighting Health and Safety Program
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Heathrow
Much of the U.S. labor movement was built through struggles over safe working conditions. Learn how others have used a reactivated focus on health and safety to win not only a safer workplace but also a revitalized union, and learn new tools and strategies that you can apply in your workplaces and industries.
Moderators
TL

Tenaya Lafore

UC-Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program
Speakers
SB

Sarah Bodansky

Graduate Employee Organization, UAW Local 2322
DD

Donna Dorman

Transport Workers Local 575
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Heathrow
  Health and Safety

4:30pm CDT

Effective Worker-Led Health-and-Safety Committees
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
United B
A health and safety committee can transform the workplace: jump-starting your organizing with action that gets a lot of people involved, and victories that people really feel. We'll explore committee models that both union and nonunion workers can use, and the structures and strategies that make committees effective.
Moderators
JC

Jessie Cruz Pineda

National Council for Occupational Safety & Health
Speakers
DC

Daisy Cossio

Chicago Workers' Collaborative
BG

Bryan Gaytan

Chicago Workers' Collaborative
RT

Rosalia Tenorio

Chicago Workers' Collaborative
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
United B
  Health and Safety   Stewards

4:30pm CDT

Bringing Immigrant Workers into Union Life
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Lindbergh
The bosses fear our collective power, so they try to pit us against each other, non-immigrant vs. immigrant. But the more workers are active in the union, the greater our power on the job. Learn how to build a union culture that welcomes and develops immigrant leaders, fosters open discussion to overcome divisions, and builds our collective power.
Moderators
SL

Sarah Lazare

Workday Magazine
Speakers
PA

Paco Arago

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11
SD

Scott Durbin

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 666
RE

Rafael Espinosa

SEIU Local 26
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Lindbergh
  Immigrant Workers   Overcoming Divisions   Building Trades Workers

4:30pm CDT

Starting a “Labor Notes” in Your Country
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Tegel
This meeting brings together workers from around the globe who are in various stages of starting their own Labor Notes-like networks or organizations. Whether you’re well on your way or just beginning to dream, come exchange ideas and experiences.
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Tegel
  International

4:30pm CDT

The Emergency for Emergency Response Workers
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Lambert
Catastrophic fires, floods, earthquakes, and the daily degradation of life from industrial pollution are the urgent realities of emergency responders around the world. Firefighters, first responders, and emergency room nurses are embedded in these harsh realities day after day, while our governments cut budgets, reduce services, and ignore long-term consequences. But, as these unionists explain,...
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Moderators
ET

Emma Tai

Organizing Resilience
Speakers
RM
RG
DC

Declan Crowe

Government Employees (AFGE), FEMA
JS

Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez

New York State Nurses
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Lambert
  International   Climate

4:30pm CDT

Burnout: What We Can Do About It Together
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Hartsfield
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...
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Moderators
JS

Joel Solow

MORE Caucus, UFT

Speakers
MG

Maggie Goll

IATSE Local 44, Caucus of Rank-and-File Entertainment Workers
AR

Antonio Rosario

Teamsters Local 804
CT

Carol Tanzi

United Steelworkers Local 4-200
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Hartsfield
  Keep Going   Stewards

4:30pm CDT

Moving from Research to Campaign
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Sky Harbor
Strategic corporate research is a powerful tool, but it can't be used on its own. Union victories depend on developing a serious analysis of a company, and using that information to build a comprehensive, multifaceted, escalating campaign. Bring your knowledge of your company, union, and allies, and we'll work from there to learn how to move from research to a winning campaign.
Moderators
KB

Kate Bronfenbrenner

Cornell School of Industrial Relations, retired
Speakers
AO

Adam Obernauer

Alphabet Workers Union-CWA
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Sky Harbor
  New Organizing

4:30pm CDT

Organizing Despite the Churn
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
How can you build any lasting organization in a workplace where the annual turnover is 150 percent? This panel is about sharing and developing strategies to organize with our co-workers at large employers like Amazon, despite the churn. 
Moderators
MW

Madeline Wesley

Amazon Teamsters
Speakers
ML

Michael Lebron

Amazon Teamsters
CH

Clay Hurand

Amazon Teamsters
CS

Chantel Staley

Amazon Teamsters
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
  New Organizing

4:30pm CDT

Organizing Across Amazon Subcontractors
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Midway
Most Amazon delivery drivers are employed by third-party subcontractors. In a typical last-mile warehouse, the workforce is divided among several of these small companies, plus some Flex drivers using their personal vehicles and a phone app. How do you organize under these conditions? We'll hear from drivers who are doing it, and strategize how to hold Amazon accountable through collective action.
Moderators
BR

Brendan Radtke

Amazon Teamsters
Speakers
CT

Chris Trimboli

Amazon Teamsters
WO

William Overholtzer

Amazon Teamsters
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Midway
  New Organizing   Amazon Workers

4:30pm CDT

Anticipating the Boss's Playbook: Strategies to Win Your Amazon Union Election
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
London
Frequent collective action builds power. In this participatory workshop for Amazon workers, learn how to evaluate workplace problems to find which ones are ripe for organizing, and how to involve more members and build union power.
Moderators
NF

Nate Faithful

Amazon Teamsters
IM
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
London
  New Organizing   Amazon Workers

4:30pm CDT

Don't Wait for Recognition: Pre-Majority Unionism
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Florence
Labor movement membership is at 10% of the workforce and shrinking nearly every year. Unions do a good job of winning NLRB elections, but not nearly at the scale we need to grow. We need more ways to organize and reach the millions of workers who want to join a union. One way is where workers without official recognition and a contract form a union and fight for improvements on the job - what EWOC...
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Moderators
ED
Speakers
DC

Drew Curtis

Government Employees (AFGE) 3911
LL

Lu Liu

Alphabet Workers Union-CWA
CP

Carlos Perez

Durham Association of Educators
MM

Mark Medina

Food Chain Workers Alliance
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Florence
  New Organizing   Strategy

4:30pm CDT

Latino Workers Meetup
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
Join Latino activists to discuss how our unions can foster Latino leadership and address the issues affecting workers of color and our communities. How can we get our unions in gear and how can we build stronger connections across unions?
Moderators
LG

Ligia Gualpa

Workers Justice Project
JM

Jorge Mujica

Arise Chicago
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
  Overcoming Divisions

4:30pm CDT

It Can Happen Here: Unions vs. Authoritarian Attacks
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Rosemont B
State repression isn't new for the labor movement, but the tone has shifted with the rhetoric of the current administration. Bosses are finding new ways to sow fear and distrust. Yet union activists are pushing back and getting stronger through organizing. Their experiences offer insight that can help us all prepare for the next wave of challenges.
Moderators
SA
Speakers
CF

Cat Farman

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, National Treasury Employees Local 335
JL

Jill LeBrun

Minnesota Nurses Association
NM

Noelle Mapes

Professional Staff Congress-CUNY
JS

Jonathan Smith

Postal Workers (APWU)
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Rosemont B
  Political Education   Overcoming Divisions

4:30pm CDT

Running for Union Office
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Narita
Learn how to build an effective campaign team, increase your visibility, identify voters, deal with negative attacks, avoid common mistakes, and get out the votes.
Moderators
SJ

Scott Jenkins

Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Narita
  Running for Union Office

4:30pm CDT

Case Study: Minnesota Bargaining and Organizing Coalition
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
DFW
There's a backstory to the inspiring uprising in the Twin Cities. Trump picked the wrong place to pick on, because a coalition of unions and community organizations there had been planning and building together for many years. Those relationships yielded a coordinated bargaining plan in 2024, shared demands, and political power, and set the stage for mass action against Trump in 2025. Learn more...
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Moderators
SL

Stephanie Luce

Professional Staff Congress, co-author, Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World
Speakers
GN

Greg Nammacher

SEIU Local 26
TS

Taylor Shevey

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL)
CT

Catina Taylor

Minneapolis Federation of Educators
JW

Jay Wahi

St. Paul Federation of Educators
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
DFW
  Strategy   Bargaining

4:30pm CDT

How to Break Your No-Strike Clause (And Live To Tell About It)
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
For as long as unions have waged strikes, bosses have fought to restrict them using no-strike clauses, lawsuits, and labor laws. Today most union members face some restriction of our most powerful weapon: our right to strike. So how do we get around no-strike clauses while minimizing potential harm to the union, leaders, and members? How do we challenge restrictive laws without giving bosses a...
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Moderators
MM

Mark Meinster

United Electrical Workers
MN
Saturday June 13, 2026 4:30pm - 6:15pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom B
  Strikes   Labor Law

5:00pm CDT

Reformers in Elected Office Reception
Saturday June 13, 2026 5:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Rosemont A
Troublemakers are winning union office all over! Join other elected reformers in office to connect and discuss building a stronger, militant labor movement together.
Saturday June 13, 2026 5:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Rosemont A

6:30pm CDT

Recovery/Sobriety Meeting
Saturday June 13, 2026 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
JFK
Saturday June 13, 2026 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
JFK

8:00pm CDT

DSA Labor Reception
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Rosemont B
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Rosemont B

8:30pm CDT

Building Relations with Cuban Labor Reception
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:30pm - 10:30pm CDT
McCarran
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:30pm - 10:30pm CDT
McCarran

9:00pm CDT

EWOC Reception
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Rosemont A
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Rosemont A

9:00pm CDT

Great Labor Arts Exchange Concert
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
United AB
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
United AB

9:30pm CDT

Dance Party
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:30pm - Sunday June 14, 2026 12:00am CDT
Conference Center Foyer
Saturday June 13, 2026 9:30pm - Sunday June 14, 2026 12:00am CDT
Conference Center Foyer
 
Sunday, June 14
 

8:00am CDT

Recovery/Sobriety Meeting
Sunday June 14, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
JFK
Sunday June 14, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
JFK

9:00am CDT

Using Comics in Your Organizing
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
United B
Is your union newsletter or flyer a wall of words? Drawing cartoons is a great way to make ideas clearer and materials more appealing. Hear how workplace activists are putting their artistic talents to use—and try your hand at making your own union comics!
Moderators
NG

Ness Garza

Amazon CAUSE
AH
DM

Dan Mendez Moore

SEIU Local 26
AN

Aaron Novik

Amazon Labor Union, Teamsters Local 1
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
United B
  Arts and Culture

9:00am CDT

Write a Story for Labor Notes!
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
United A
Ever wanted to write for Labor Notes magazine or website? When you discover a good tactic, uncover a problem, or win a righteous fight, we want to help you share the news. If it’s the first time you’ve written a published article, no problem! Come learn do’s and don’ts, what editors look for in a story, and how to get started.
Moderators
JS

Jane Slaughter

Labor Notes
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
United A
  Arts and Culture   Media

9:00am CDT

FILM: We Build Power: Organizing Coalitions to Fight For Public Education
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Rosemont B
Tune in for a screening of "We Build Power," a short film about how United Teachers Los Angeles has been building coalitions with students, parents, the community and other unions for the past decade to increase their collective leverage. After the film, there will be a panel discussion with educators building power in their communities to fight for better public education from California to...
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Moderators
AI

Arlene Inouye

United Teachers Los Angeles
Speakers
SC

Sam Cleare

United Teachers of Richmond

JP

Jay Procktor

Alberta Teachers Association, Canada
DJ

Denisha Jordan

United Teachers of Los Angeles
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Rosemont B
  Arts and Culture   Educators

9:00am CDT

Drafting Contract Language: 20 Worst Mistakes to Avoid
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
LAX
You could have a great contract campaign and powerful strike... and lose all that leverage because your contract language was poorly drafted before you even got to the bargaining table. We'll identify the words that create ambiguity and expensive arbitrations, and management's favorite wiggle words and hedge words, which all seem perfectly reasonable. Reasonable is a hedge word. Zipper clauses...
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Moderators
RD

Richard de Vries

retired Teamster
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
LAX
  Bargaining

9:00am CDT

Getting Members Ready to Lead at the Bargaining Table
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Grand Ballroom B
You want your co-workers to be running the show at bargaining, but how do you get them prepared to do that if they've never done it before?
Moderators
TK

Timothy Kurtz

New York Times Tech Guild
DN

Danielle Newsome

NewsGuild-CWA
EY

Evan Yeats

Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  Bargaining

9:00am CDT

How to Investigate a Safety and Health Incident
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Paris
Which sources of information can you trust? How can you involve members? Workers often are, or feel, excluded from investigating incidents, but they shouldn’t be. Avoid traps: “blame the worker" is often used to avoid finding out what actually happened, but that’s the key to preventing future dangers.
Moderators
DS

Diane Stein

United Steelworkers Tony Mazzocchi Center, retired
DS

Denis Stephano

Steelworkers Local 4-234, retired
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Paris
  Health and Safety   Stewards

9:00am CDT

Hospital Workers Building Solidarity
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Vienna
When workers are divided, our bosses reap the benefit. Hear from hospital workers who have helped their co-workers build relationships and stronger unions by standing up to union-busting, racism, and anti-immigrant attacks.
Moderators
HB

Heather Bauman

AFT Vermont Healthcare
Speakers
BC

Belinda Carpenter

Teamsters Local 90
BC

Blandine Chauvel

SUD Hôpital Pitié
RV

Rosa Villarroel

California Nurses
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Vienna
  Health Care Workers   Overcoming Divisions

9:00am CDT

Know Your Rights for Immigrant Workers
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Narita
Despite the Trump administration's best efforts to scare immigrant workers into the shadows, you still have rights, whether you're a citizen or not. Learn well-kept secrets about the rights that nonunion and immigrant workers have under federal labor law, and strategies to defend yourself from no-match letters, E-Verify, and I-9 audits.
Moderators
JM

Jorge Mujica

Arise Chicago
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Narita
  Immigrant Workers   Labor Law

9:00am CDT

Heartbreak for Union Staffers
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Grand Ballroom C
Have you had your heart broken by the leadership of the union you work for? Frustrations can be plentiful in organizations that are supposed to be all about justice and democracy. Join other union staff to talk frankly about what you can do when a few people at the top—either officers or executive staff—are hoarding information, decision-making, and power. Share experiences of helping...
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Moderators
ED
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  Keep Going

9:00am CDT

Beyond Rainbow Capitalism
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Hartsfield
Corporate logos decked out in rainbows for Pride month don’t mean businesses are actually looking out for queer and trans people. How do we move beyond visibility and representation toward material gains? LGBTQ workers can bridge the gap, bringing community muscle into unions and vice versa. Hear from workers who are unionizing queer workplaces, building mutual aid networks to support queer and...
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Moderators
KJ

Keturah Johnson

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
Speakers
MD

Melia Delaney

Illinois Nurses
CG

Crystal Gong

Tech & Roses
JK

Jackson Katz

1199 SEIU
ML

Mina Leon

Starbucks Workers United
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Hartsfield
  LGBTQ+

9:00am CDT

Casing an Employer: On-the-Ground Research for New Organizing Targets
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Lambert
Smart targeting of employers for a union drive begins with research. But that doesn’t just mean sitting at a computer; gathering on-the-ground intelligence is key. Learn what types of information to look for, and tools to gather it.
Moderators
CD

Carey Dall

ILWU Local 10
ED

Eric Dryburgh

United Auto Workers
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Lambert
  New Organizing

9:00am CDT

Southern Workers Meeting
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Heathrow
This meeting is open to all workers from the U.S. South, union and nonunion. We’ll talk about what’s working well and what we’re struggling with, and build solidarity and connections.
Moderators
JM

Jessica Magnani

United Faculty of Florida
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Heathrow
  Overcoming Divisions

9:00am CDT

A Pro-Worker Approach to Trade Policy
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
Free trade deals have been a disaster for working people. Without a progressive, worker-centered vision for trade policy, Trump’s chaotic and corrupt approach to tariffs and trade will be the only game in town. Join us to discuss building a trade agenda that strengthens unions, fights corporate power, and offers a fair deal to working people around the world.
Moderators
RH

Ryan Harvey

Global Trade Watch
Speakers
EI

Elías Iván García Ríos

Centro de Reflexión y Acción Laboral
DG

Dustin Guastella

Teamsters Local 623, Center for Working-Class Politics
LH

Lyron Hope

United Auto Workers Local 551
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
  Political Education

9:00am CDT

People Over the Pentagon
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
A huge portion of your tax money goes to the Pentagon. This money, used to wage unnecessary wars, could be spent instead on programs that support the real needs of workers. Besides taxes, we pay for excessive militarism in other ways: lost benefits, deaths, and trauma. Yet labor has often endorsed wars. How can we get our unions to endorse cuts to military spending? How can labor and anti-war...
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Moderators
JB

John Braxton

Veterans & Labor for SensiblenPriorities
SM

Steve Morse

Veterans & Labor for SensiblenPriorities
VR

Virginia Rodino

Coalition of Labor Union Women
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Political Education

9:00am CDT

Fighting for Good Health Care for Working People
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
Our worsening national health care crisis is bankrupting workers, impeding bargaining, draining union funds, and causing misery for the entire working class. So unions have to be fighting on two fronts: to win good health insurance in our contracts, and to upend corporate control of health care. Learn how to put the boss on defense in bargaining while simultaneously building the capacity of...
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Moderators
CP

Chuck Pennacchio

One Payer States
CR

Carl Rosen

United Electrical Workers
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
  Politics

9:00am CDT

Veterans and Military Families Meetup
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Midway
Share experiences in our local, national and international unions, and with organizations now organizing veterans and military families against fascism and unjustifiable wars and military actions.
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Midway
  Politics

9:00am CDT

Your Caucus Won. Now What?
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Lindbergh
How does the work of a union reform caucus develop, after you win campaigns against the boss or get a slate into union office? Learn from veteran organizers in three of the longest-running reform caucuses about how their caucuses reflected and evolved in the unions they helped transform.
Moderators
BM

Barbara Madeloni

Labor Notes
Speakers
BD

Basil Darling

Teamsters for a Democratic Union, Teamsters 804
MP

Max Page

Educators for a Democratic Union, Massachussetts Teachers Association
JP

Jackson Potter

Chicago Teachers Union
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Lindbergh
  Reform Caucuses

9:00am CDT

Democratic Rights of Union Members: Know Your Rights
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
DFW
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act provides a bill of rights for union members, requires unions to publicly disclose certain details about governance, and regulates union elections and trusteeships of locals by international unions. Learn how to use the law to build rank-and-file power in your union, and how to defend that power once you’ve built it.
Moderators
WB

Will Bloom

Labor Lawyer
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
DFW
  Reform Caucuses   Labor Law

9:00am CDT

Running for Union Office
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
DaVinci
Learn how to build an effective campaign team, increase your visibility, identify voters, deal with negative attacks, avoid common mistakes, and get out the votes.
Moderators
WM

Willem Morris

Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
DaVinci
  Running for Union Office

9:00am CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Growing Your Leadership Team
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
Your workplace may feel like an unorganized mess, but the truth is you’re not starting from zero. There’s organization there already—though it might have nothing to do with the union. Learn how to map out the existing networks in your workplace, identify the leaders in those networks, and then knit them together into an organizing committee. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful...
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Moderators
SS

Sarah Slichter

Movement of Rank-and-FilenEducators, UFT
JS

Joel Solow

MORE Caucus, UFT

Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

9:00am CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Turning an Issue into a Campaign
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Rosemont A
Everybody has complaints and frustrations, but an organizer has the power to turn problems into opportunities. Learn how to sort through the issues you hear from co-workers, bring people together, and make a plan to solve them. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
KD

Kyle DeAngelis

MORE Caucus, UFT
LM

Lauren Monaco

MORE Caucus, UFT
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Rosemont A
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

9:00am CDT

You Can't Do It All Yourself: Learn It, Do It, Teach It
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Grand Ballroom A
Leadership isn't about taking everything on ourselves—it's about developing others to participate, by providing the resources and opportunity. Using the "Learn It, Do It, Teach It" philosophy, this workshop will cover how to get more people involved and expand the capacity of your union.

This session will open with a song by: Sigute Meilus and Sarah Starrett, DC Labor Chorus
Moderators
SB
JM

Julian Meltzer

NewsGuild of New York
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Grand Ballroom A
  Shop Floor Power

9:00am CDT

Cómo luchar contra la desorganización del jefe
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
London
El jefe quiere mantener la ilusión de que las cosas no pueden mejorar. En este taller, aprenderas a reconocer las tacticas que usa el jefe para mantenernos desorganizados, y como combatirlas.
Moderators
LG

Ligia Gualpa

Workers Justice Project
Speakers
YB

Yolanda Barron Carmona

UNITE HERE Local 2
EA

Estela and Gerania

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha (CTUL)
JV

Juan Vargas

Teamsters Local 705
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
London
  Spanish-Language Workshops

9:00am CDT

Mass Strikes: Past and Present
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Rosemont CD
Unions can advance democracy, especially in authoritarian times and places. To do so, the unions must act not just as organizations representing a narrow sector of workers but as social movements with much wider aspirations. Mass strikes, even general strikes, are now on the progressive agenda. Fom Milan to Minneapolis, and from Seoul to San Juan, hear how these strikes have been organized and...
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Moderators
NL
Speakers
MM

Mercedes Martinez

Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico
KF

Kieran F. Knutson

Communications Workers Local 7250
KJ

Koo Jinsung

Korean Metal Workers Union
Sunday June 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Rosemont CD
  Strikes   Political Education

10:45am CDT

Creative Tactics and Strategic Mischief
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
Surprise, creativity, and humor can be the keys to rank-and-file engagement. Whether you’re facing a contract campaign, a privatization battle, or a dormant membership, these tools can be scaled to fit your situation. Discover the talents among your members for song, humor, creative props, and theatrics. Learn the principles of creative organizing, share examples, and develop tactics you can...
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Moderators
EJ

Eric Johns

United Teachers of New Orleans
BT

Bahaar Tadjbakhsh

United Auto Workers Local 4811
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom C
  Arts and Culture

10:45am CDT

Songwriting for the Movement
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
United A
Songs are at the heart of powerful social movements, and some of the songs that have changed the world have been written by ordinary working people. Two accomplished labor songwriters will share some songs from their wide-ranging catalogs and discuss the roles different kinds of songs can play in movement-building. But this isn’t just a performance, it’s also a hands-on workshop. You’ll...
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Moderators
JJ

Joe Jencks

Musicians Local 1000
CK

Colleen Kattau

Musicians Local 1000
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
United A
  Arts and Culture

10:45am CDT

Secrets of a Successful Social Media Video
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
United B
Learn to make vertical videos that can help your campaign stand out within seconds on a social media feed—the brutal grace period before it disappears into the doomscroll archives. Learn basic video formats, nail down your script and narrative voice, and get familiar with simple editing techniques.
Moderators
WW

Whitney Washington

North Alabama Area Labor Council
Speakers
CC

Caitlyn Clark

Essential Workers for Democracy
EM

Erica Markson

Nurses Uncorked Podcast
CS

Craig Stewart

Trades Union Congress, UK
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
United B
  Arts and Culture   Media

10:45am CDT

Building Trades: Internal Organizing
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Narita
A strong communication network among members is essential to enforcing contracts, campaigning for new demands, and having our co-workers' backs. But how can we build these structures in an industry where our jobsites, bosses, and co-workers mostly change with each short-term job? This is an internal organizing workshop for workers in building trades and other unions with hiring halls and...
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Moderators
DP

Dave Pinkham

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 520
AV

Anthony Valladares

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 520
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Narita
  Building Trades Workers

10:45am CDT

Steering Green Transitions
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
Real solutions to the climate crisis depend on workers' know-how. But CEOs hope to cash in on "greener" technology to undercut our unions and degrade our jobs. Hear from workers who started conversations and took action to set the terms for clean energy shifts at work. Then you'll have the chance to discuss what your co-workers are saying about green changes ahead, and plan workplace conversations...
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Moderators
MA

Meghann Adams

SMART Local 1741
Speakers
CB

Crystal Bernard

Oil Workers Trade Union, Trinidad & Tobago
KS

Kandis Sebro

Oil Workers Trade Union, Trinidad & Tobago
JP

John Parry

Unite, Wales
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom A
  Climate

10:45am CDT

Take a Closer Look: They’re Privatizing Your School
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Rosemont B
Privatizing public schools and public colleges is a long-term goal of the right, including market fundamentalists, neoliberals, the religious right, and white nationalists.This participatory workshop will help school and campus workers recognize both covert and overt forms of privatization that are steadily replacing bargaining unit work and eroding worker autonomy, and provide case studies of how...
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Moderators
NC

Nick Cream

Holyoke Teachers Association
AD

Anna Derby

GEO-UAW 2322
JG

Joanna Gonsalves

Massachusetts Teachers Association
RL

Rich Levy

Massachusetts Teachers Association
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Rosemont B
  Educators   Political Education

10:45am CDT

We Keep Each Other Safe: Protecting All of Us During Street Actions
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
DaVinci
Learn how to protect ourselves and each other when we're picketing or demonstrating. Learn what protesters have been facing, what preparation is needed, and practical advice for common injuries. Use this mutual aid capacity to enhance coalition-building and organizing in your union and community.This session will open with a song by: Robyn Robbins and Kimmon “MacGyver” Williams, DC Labor...
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Moderators
JN

Janelle Nystrom

student nurse
KP

Kenny Pailes

Communications Workers Local 6914
DS

Diane Stein

United Steelworkers Tony Mazzocchi Center, retired
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
DaVinci
  Health and Safety

10:45am CDT

Strikes and the Law
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Lambert
What do I need to know about the law and striking? What is an economic strike? What is a ULP strike? Can I be fired for striking? What does it mean to be permanently replaced? What is a secondary strike or boycott? Find out the answers to these and many other legal questions.
Moderators
GS
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Lambert
  Labor Law   Strikes

10:45am CDT

How to Form an Organizing Committee
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
Learn how to use a chart, assess co-workers, and build a team to unionize your workplace. The Organizing Committee is the backbone of any union drive, and the chart is the best way to track your progress. This workshop is for workers forming a union.
Moderators
HS

Harinee Suthakar

New York State Nurses
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom C
  New Organizing

10:45am CDT

How We Organized Our Union
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
Survey data suggests that over 60 million people in the U.S. would join a union if they could, but pulling off a successful organizing campaign is still no easy feat. Hear from workers who have built their unions from the ground up on how they fostered relationships with co-workers and overcame the boss's scare tactics.
Moderators
IE

Isabela Escalona

SEIU Local 284
Speakers
TA

Tera Arnold

Teamsters Local 135
SC

Suzi Carbone

Teamsters Local 2024
ED

Ed Dupree

Whole Foods Workers United, UFCW Local 1776
EF

Ella Fent

Actors' Equity Association, Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom H
  New Organizing

10:45am CDT

Organizing the South
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
Rebuilding the U.S. labor movement will require serious
advances in the South, long the area where unions have been
weakest. Hear from leaders on the front lines of organizing
at Amazon warehouses, auto plants, and universities.
Moderators
JM

Jacob Morrison

Government Employees (AFGE) 1858
Speakers
TA

Trenton Adkins

Amazon Teamsters
MH
JK

Jeremy Kimbrell

United Auto Workers Local 112
HM

Hannah Miller

NNU/NNOC-New Orleans Nurses United
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom B
  New Organizing

10:45am CDT

Salts and Peppers: Get a Job, Organize a Union!
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
LAX
Inside organizing—a.k.a. organizing your own workplace—is the most critical way to rebuild the labor movement. Whether you're organizing a workplace you're already in or getting a job with the goal of organizing ("salting"), building relationships with co-workers, understanding how to overcome employer opposition, and identifying the hammer to bring down on your company are all essential...
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Moderators
JB
Speakers
JA

Jeff Armstrong

SEIU Local 2015
SL

Stasha Lampert

SEIU Local 2015
AD

Atulya Dora-Laskey

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
AO

Adam Obernauer

Alphabet Workers Union-CWA
CR

Clarissa Redwine

Tech Workers Coalition
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
LAX
  New Organizing

10:45am CDT

Organizing Remote and Scattered Workers
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
How do you build power and solidarity on the job when workers are scattered and working from home? Hear how the panelists have overcome the obstacles of distance and isolation to organize their shops.
Moderators
EK

Emma Kinema

CODE-CWA
Speakers
RK

Rachel Kincaid

NewsGuild of New York
TK

Tahlia Kirk

Alphabet Workers Union-CWA
RW

Rachel Weiss

Government Employees (AFGE) 3840
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom E
  New Organizing   Shop Floor Power

10:45am CDT

Solidarity Wins
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
DFW
Are you tired of greedy corporations and executives taking and taking... and leaving us crumbs? This interactive workshop focuses on how billionaires and bosses try to divide working people so that we will fight each other instead of them, and how we can build a strong working-class movement to stand up to their money and power. You'll leave able to run similar political education workshops for...
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Moderators
DD

Dennis Dunn

Communications Workers District 2-13
JT

Joe Tarulli

Communications Workers Local 1101
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
DFW
  Political Education

10:45am CDT

Union Fights on Mergers and Corporate Consolidation
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Hartsfield
Big mergers and corporate consolidation are opportunities for companies to cash in big, but often threaten workers and consumers alike. Hear how unions in the railroad, grocery, health care, and news media industries have navigated mergers.
Moderators
JS

Jon Schleuss

NewsGuild
Speakers
JM

Joe Mizrahi

United Food and Commerical Workers Local 3000
RM

Reece Murtagh

Machinists District Lodge 19
KW

Katherine Wallace

Teamsters Local 2024
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Hartsfield
  Political Education

10:45am CDT

From May 2026 to May 2028: Seasons of Class Struggle
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Rosemont CD
Nearly 1 million people in Minnesota joined a political strike January 23, demanding that ICE agents stop occupying their state. Tens of thousands turned out for May Day demonstrations across the country. And the United Auto Workers has put out a call for a May 1, 2028, national strike. The next leap is to prepare for open-ended and full workplace strikes, not one-day partial strikes, and to hit...
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Moderators
SW

Samantha Winslow

California Teachers Association
Speakers
RB

Rose Bookbinder

Massachusetts Nurses Association
KM

Katie Murphy

Massachusetts Nurses Association
SD

Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Teachers Union
NH

Natalie Hrizi

United Educators of San Francisco
DO

Derrick Osobase

Communications Workers, District 6
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Rosemont CD
  Political Education   Strategy

10:45am CDT

Tenants and Labor: Unions Teaming Up
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
In Spain, the long and militant tradition of tenant unions is now being reshaped by the influence of bottom-up teacher union practices, and converging into a movement of workers resisting exploitation by landlords. In the U.S., solidarity organizing between teacher unions and tenant unions is also emerging. Both will be explored here.
Speakers
SA

Silvia Abadia

Catalonia Tenants Union, Spain
DG

Deb Gesualdo

Massachusetts Teachers Association
EL

Eduardo Lozano

CGT, Spain
PP

Pablo Perez

Madrid Tenants Union, Spain
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom D
  Politics   International

10:45am CDT

For (Newly) Elected Leaders: Crash Course for Taking Office
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
McCarran
They've handed you the keys to the union hall—now what? Learn nuts and bolts, how to start out on the right foot, and best practices for building a strong local. This workshop is for newly elected union officers and those preparing to take office.
Moderators
SP

Sandy Pope

Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU)
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
McCarran
  Reformers in Office

10:45am CDT

The Role of Union Staff in a Member-Led Movement
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Vienna
Working for a union can seem ideal for people who want to build the movement, but any staffer can tell you that between democratic decision-making, power dynamics, and politics, it can be difficult to navigate. Hear from union staff in a variety of sectors, career paths, and perspectives on how they approach the task of building democratic unions and developing leaders, in supportive conditions or...
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Moderators
SH

Sarah Hurd

Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Speakers
BA

Billie Adeosun

National Union of Healthcare Workers
BB

Bill Bradley

CWA District 1
CK

Charlotte Kelly

Massachusetts Teachers Association
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Vienna
  Reformers in Office

10:45am CDT

Women in Union Leadership
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
How does being a woman affect the experience of being a union leader? What particular challenges do women face when they take on leadership roles? What strategies can help them resist being pulled off course? The panelists will explore these questions as they share their experiences and wisdom gained.
Moderators
DB

Diamonté Brown

Baltimore Teachers Union
Speakers
SH

Sultana Hossain

Amazon Labor Union, Teamsters Local 1
JH

Julie Hedrick

Association of Professional Flight Attendants
AR

Ashaki Robinson

Government Employees (AFGE)
SC

Sabrina Creque

Transit (ATU) Local 1338
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom G
  Reformers in Office   Overcoming Divisions

10:45am CDT

Running for Union Office: How We Did It
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
London
More reformers running for office is a key part of transforming our unions. There's a method for success and a wealth of experience to draw on. Hear from troublemakers about how they built a team to run a strong campaign.
Moderators
ZT

Zach Taylor

Baltimore Teachers Union
Speakers
FH

Frank Halstead

Teamsters Local 572, Ralphs
CR

Cristina Rodriguez-Hart

AFSCME Local 3005
KR

Kaleigh Roehl

Oregon Nurses
DZ

Duncan Zevetski

Oregon Nurses
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
London
  Running for Union Office

10:45am CDT

Mieux S'Organiser Pour Gagner
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Lindbergh
Êtes-vous découragé lorsque vous essayez d'impliquer vos collègues? Cet atelier est pour vous. Écoutez des exemples de réussite montrant comment d'autres personnes ont transformé leur lieu de travail et ont transformé l'apathie en action. Découvrez des outils d'organisation pratiques pour engager vos collègues, organiser des actions et obtenir des résultats. [Workshop for French...
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Moderators
MN

Marsha Niemeijer

Steelworkers Local 9544
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Lindbergh
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

10:45am CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Beating Apathy
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
Are you beating your head against the wall trying to get other workers involved? This workshop is for you. Hear success stories from those who’ve turned their workplaces around and turned apathy into action. Learn practical organizing tools for engaging your co-workers, taking action, and getting results. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
JL

Jia Lee

United Federation of Teachers, MORE Caucus
SS

Shelby Shoup

MORE Caucus, UFT

Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
O'Hare Ballroom
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

10:45am CDT

Secrets of a Successful Organizer: Turning an Issue into a Campaign
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Rosemont A
Everybody has complaints and frustrations, but an organizer has the power to turn problems into opportunities. Learn how to sort through the issues you hear from co-workers, bring people together, and make a plan to solve them. Based on the popular book Secrets of a Successful Organizer.
Moderators
BS

Brian St. Pierre

Port Jefferson Teachers Association
SS

Shelby Shoup

MORE Caucus, UFT
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Rosemont A
  Secrets of a Successful Organizer

10:45am CDT

How to Have a Good Meeting
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Midway
Chances are we've all been to a bad meeting, but they don't have to be this way! When run effectively, meetings can help you bring co-workers together to beat the boss. Learn how to make a good agenda and hold a lively yet focused discussion, so people leave fired up with an action plan.
Moderators
BM

Ben Mabie

NewsGuild-CWA Local 31003
LS

Lena Solow

American Association of University Professors
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Midway
  Shop Floor Power

10:45am CDT

Mexico's Independent Union Movement: Challenges and Victories/El movimiento sindical independiente de México: Desafíos y victorias
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom F
Workers in Mexico have achieved significant strides, including the recognition of employment status for workers of app "platforms" and a historic shift in the legal landscape. Hear Mexican labor activists discuss their efforts to form independent unions and improve their working conditions, and examine the role of cross-border solidarity in strengthening unions throughout North America. Note: This...
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Moderators
SV

Sergio Villalobos

Micelio Rojo
Speakers
WG

Willebaldo Gomez Zuppa

Liga Educativa Sindical Internacional
LF

Luis Fernando Mora Reyes

Unión Nacional de Trabajadores por Aplicación, Mexico
GM

Gerardo Martínez

Alianza de Tranviarios de México
ML

Mayra Leon Velázquez

Centro de Apoyo a las Trabajadoras y Trabajadores
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom F
  Spanish-Language Workshops

10:45am CDT

Case Study: NewsGuild's Member-Leader Program
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
Hear how one union has built out its member education and development program. The NewsGuild has grown by 50 percent in the last decade, which required it to bargain dozens of new contracts, train hundreds of new stewards, and support even more organizing committees at new workplaces. Hear how The NewsGuild is trying to solve the “not enough staff capacity” problem by training members to do...
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Moderators
NB

Nick Bedell

NewsGuild
NS

Nish Suvarnakar

Consumer Reports Guild
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom F
  Strategy   Shop Floor Power

10:45am CDT

Bargaining a Yes-Strike Clause to Preserve Our Right to Strike
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
If the right to strike is our most powerful weapon, why do we give it away in exchange for a union contract? Can we bargain loopholes that allow us to strike while the contract is in effect? What strategies can we use to water down no-strike clauses so we can use our collective power more effectively? If you and your co-workers ever wished you didn’t have to wait until your contract expired to...
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Moderators
MM

Mark Meinster

United Electrical Workers
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Int’l Ballroom A
  Strikes   Bargaining

10:45am CDT

Building the Union Through Strikes
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Paris
Strikes aren't just a great way to terrify the boss. Done right, they also help members develop skills, deepen relationships, and see themselves as leaders. Learn how to bring your co-workers in, find your leverage, and pull off a strike that builds the union for the long haul.
Speakers
MA
MD

Meryl DePasquale

Portland Community College Classified Employees
KG

Kyle Gekopi

Wesley Educators Association
Sunday June 14, 2026 10:45am - 12:30pm CDT
Paris
  Strikes   Shop Floor Power

1:00pm CDT

Sunday Main Session
Sunday June 14, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom

Speakers
MG

Michelle Gonzalez

New York State Nurses
DS

Danielle Smith

Labor Notes
EL

Emily Lumpkin

Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 968, Caucus of Rank & File Electrical Workers
AM

Alfonso Martínez Valero

General Confederation of Labor, Spain (Amazon)
Sunday June 14, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom
 

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