Date: Sunday, August 11

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Session 092: Organizing in the Workplace
Room: Drummond East

Sponsor: Labor Studies

Organizer &

Presider: Emily Helen An-Mei Yen, University of Virginia

Description: 

This panel explores the praxis of fighting for better working conditions through collective action. Workers in the United States and Canada have increasingly decided to unionize when facing harsh working conditions. Members of several labor unions will examine the challenges they faced organizing their workplace, building a campaign, and preparing for a strike. Panelists will also reflect on the lessons they learned, and they could be applied to other workers facing similar challenges.

Panelists:

Kelsey Weymouth-Little, University of California, Irvine

Shannon Ikebe, John Abbott College Faculty Association

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