This year’s conference, Take Back Our Economy, focused on economic inequality and how working people can make changes. Susan Winning co- led plenary session with UMass Boston colleague Anneta Argyres.
Workshops included:
Labor Builds the Economy which explored how labor and community groups are building the local economy with projects like a worker owned machinist co-operative and New Lynn’s economic development campaigns.
In Fighting Privatization union leaders shared stories about pushing back against privatization and improving public services for everyone.
Building Young Worker Powerbrought young workers together to share their experiences in unions and communities.
Organizing the Unorganized explored projects outside of traditional union organizing, such as workers centers and fast food worker strikes, which are helping raise wages and working conditions for all.
November 28: Almost 20 labor educators from across the state gathered today at the MTA offices in Auburn to share ideas and experiences and discuss ways to extend our work into new areas.
"The Future Of Labor Organizing In Higher Education" was the subject of an international conference held at UMass Boston Sept 30-Oct. 1.The conference was sponsored by UMass Boston Labor Resource Center, SEIU Local 615, the MTA, the AFT-MA.
On September 10, the Arnold Dubin Labor Education Center at UMass Dartmouth held a highly successful conference on "Defending the Public Sector: Looking at the Impact of Race and Class and Forming Strategy for the Fight-back"
