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jonathanrosenblum

Seattle, Washington
WebsiteWww.jonathanrosenblum.org
Union/community organizer. Seattle. Author “Beyond $15: Immigrant workers, faith activists, and the revival of the labor movement,” Beacon Press, 2017.
Saturday, April 7
 

10:15am PDT

Community-Labor Alliances Sky HarborElijah Edwards, AFSCME 2858 • Roz Pelles, Poor People’s Campaign • Facilitator: Steve Early, labor journalist • Fran Tobin, Alliance for Community Services • Nick Faber, St. Paul Federation of Teachers Voices from the Teacher Uprising Rosemont CTammy Berlin, Jefferson County Teachers Association, Kentucky • Nema Brewer, KY120 United, Kentucky • Dylan Wegela, Arizona Educators United • Rebecca Garelli, Arizona Educators United • Emily Comer, Kanawha Federation of Teachers, West Virginia • Olivia Morris, Kanawha Federation of Teachers, West Virginia Tackling Amazon and the Logistics Bosses: Reports from around the Globe International Ballroom EAldo Milani, Si COBAS, Italy • Aga Mroz, Workers Initiative, Poland • Magda Malinowska, Workers Initiative, Poland • Facilitator: Louise Tikas • KD, Angry Workers of the World, U.K.

2:00pm PDT

Strikes Rosemont CAkbar Bibb, SEIU 1021 • Facilitator: Pam Galpern, Communications Workers 1101 • Josey Allgor, Communications Workers 1101 • James Hogan, Steelworkers 5114 • Rick Norman, Steelworkers 5114 • Brandon Wolford, Mingo County Education Association, West Virginia Organizing across Europe O'Hare AMichele Bulgarelli, FIOM Bologna, Italy • Kjetil Larsen, Fellesforbundet, Norway • Facilitator: Chris Maisano, New York State Nurses • Fliss Premru, Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, U.K. Amazon, UPS, USPS: Workers Fighting Back in the Age of E-Commerce International Ballroom ANick Perry, Teamsters 413 • Facilitator: Melissa Rakestraw, Letter Carriers 825 • Keith Richardson, American Postal Workers Union, Chicago • Marvin Harvey, Amazon warehouse worker What Is Socialism? MalpensaBianca Cunningham, Communications Workers District 1 • Mary Virginia Watson, AFSCME 3299 • Elaine Bernard, National Writers Union • Clancy Harris, Communications Workers

4:15pm PDT

Corbynism and the Resurgence of the British Labor Movement International Ballroom EJeremy Drinkall, Unison, U.K. • Facilitator: Sheila Cohen, National Union of Journalists, U.K. • Charlotte Bence, Unite the Union, U.K. • Phil Clarke, National Education Union, U.K. Meeting: Building International Solidarity DullesHerbert Claros, International Committee of CSP-Conlutas, Brazil • Stéphane Enjalran, Union Syndicale Solidaires, France • Natasha Carlsen, Chicago Teachers, U.S. • Erek Slater, Amalgamated Transit Union, Chicago, U.S. How Capitalism Works: An Interactive Training MalpensaCynthia Gomez

6:00pm PDT

Meet the Authors DFW A

7:30pm PDT

Banquet Grand BallroomTroublemaker Awards • Chair: Elise Bryant • Labor Notes Fundraiser
 
Sunday, April 8
 

9:00am PDT

Let Us Teach Sea TacRachel Schluter, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association • Shari Redel, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association • Facilitator: Amy Roat, WE Caucus, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers • Gynette Baker, Chicago Teachers

10:45am PDT

The UAW at Volkswagen and Nissan: What Happened? Rosemont BFacilitator: Scott Houldieson, Auto Workers 551 • Robert Hathorn and Shambe Jackson, Nissan • Wendy Thompson, Auto Workers 235, retired • Byron Spencer, Volkswagen Organizing Community-Labor Alliances CapitalNil Sendil, Fight for $15 and Fairness/Workers’ Action Centre • Facilitator: Jonathan Rosenblum, organizer • Kimberly Goldbaum, Chicago Teachers • Consuelo Vargas, National Nurses United

1:00pm PDT

Main Session, Sunday Grand BallroomMercedes Martinez, Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rican Teachers Federation) • Barbara Madeloni, Massachusetts Teachers • John Palmer, Teamsters International Union • Chair: Bianca Cunningham, Communications Workers