This session will focus on ways in which U.S. unions are connecting with collective bargaining in the world’s largest working class, as U.S. and Chinese workers face some of the same employers and confront common issues in the global economy. China’s industrial workers are standing up and demanding better wages and improved conditions. Katie Quan and Kent Wong have been at the forefront of organizing Asian American workers and linking the U.S. labor movement with counterparts in China. Stephanie Tang is the UAW Global Organizing Institute China director. In a panel discussion, they will highlight collective bargaining developments in China, and how U.S. unions can build useful relationships with counterparts in China. Learn how to connect with Chinese workers and unions.
Earl Brown, China Program Director, AFL-CIO Solidarity Center
Speakers:
• Katie Quan, Associate Chair, UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and Co-Director, International Center for Joint Labor Research at Sun Yat-sen University
• Kent Wong, Director, UC Los Angeles Center for Labor Research and Education
• Stephanie Tang, China Director, Global Organizing Institute, UAW