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Seizing the Moment: Boston Labor Conference

Sat April 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

Where: Carpenters Hall, 750 Dorchester Ave, Boston MA

When: Saturday, April 1, 2023, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT

Workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s and many other workplaces have been striking and organizing across the country over safety, pay, benefits, and dignity in the workplace. Come join them and others for the Boston Labor Conference as we discuss labor’s current moment in relation to past instances of militancy and struggle.  Some Conference Presenters include:
Chris Smalls (Interim President and Co-Founder of Amazon Labor Union)
Jamie Edwards (President, Trader Joe’s United – Hadley, Mass)
Starbucks Workers United – Organizers
Jamie McCallum – author – Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice
Ruth Milkman (CUNY – School of Labor and Urban Studies)
Steve Tolman (President – Mass AFL-CIO)
Gino Canella (Emerson College)
Or E. Shay (Cornell University)
Nora De La Cour (Journalist)
Maci Mark (UMass Boston)
Kathryn M. Meyer (Boston University)
Casey Grippo (Boston University)
Kevin Van Meter (SEIU, Local 49)
Robert Ovetz (San Jose State University)
Rand Wilson (Union Organizer)

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Sat April 1, 2023
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
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Carpenters Hall
750 Dorchester Ave
Boston, MA 02125 United States

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