Alt-Labor: Building Union-Worker Center Partnerships

Tuesday, September 10 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: 408-B

Over the last decade, worker center and other nonunion worker groups have evolved as new frontiers in labor organizing, often working with low-wage and immigrant workers. Labor leaders have been instrumental partners in helping build innovative collaborations with worker centers. This panel features labor and worker center leaders talking about best practices and exploring the challenges and obstacles in deepening worker center-union partnerships.

Moderator(s)

Jennifer Angarita, National Worker Center Partnership Coordinator, AFL-CIO

Participants

James Haslam, Executive Director, Vermont Worker Center
Ben Johnson, President, Vermont State Labor Council
Hilary Stern, Executive Director, Casa Latina
Jeff Johnson, President, Washington State Labor Council