Labor's Revival: Unions and the Struggle for Racial and Economic Justice

After decades of decline, the U.S. labor movement is once again on the rise, as workers turn to collective action to push back against stagnant wages and unsafe working conditions. What will this 21st-century labor movement look like? How are workers challenging corporate greed and racist divide-and-conquer tactics? Hear from prominent labor leaders about the ongoing struggle for dignity and democracy at work at the 2022 Lender Center Conversation led by Lender Center co-director Gretchen Purser.

Speakers include:

Erica Smiley, executive director of Jobs with Justice and co-author of "The Future We Need"

Chris Smalls, president of Amazon labor union

Jaz Brisack, organizer with Starbucks Workers United

Johnnie Kallas, director of Cornell ILR's Labor Action Tracker