Amid layoffs, budget cuts, and legislative attempts to break unions, working people and communities are fighting back and rebuilding solidarity.
Chicago's Labor Notes Troublemakers School will bring together labor and community activists for a day of networking, skill building, and strategy discussion.
Arturo Velasquez Institute
2800 S. Western Ave.,
Chicago
Read here what happened at the School. [7]
Workshops include:
Morning Plenary: Fighting Back in Tough Times Peg Coyne – President-Elect, Madison Teachers Inc.
Eric Cobb – Executive Director, Building Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin
Mark Brenner – Director, Labor Notes
Afternoon Plenary: Building Labor-Community Alliances
Karen Lewis – President, Chicago Teachers Union
Dennis Kosuth – National Nurses United
Artemio Arreola – Political Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
* Plenary sessions will include Spanish interpreters.
Links
[1] https://labornotes.org/print/4116?language=en
[2] https://labornotes.org/print/4116?language=es
[3] https://labornotes.org/sites/default/files/Chicago.TM_.2011.color_.pdf
[4] https://labornotes.org/events/2011/chicago-troublemakers-school/program
[5] https://labornotes.org/contact
[6] https://maps.google.com/maps?q=2800+S.+Western+Ave.,+Chicago&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2800+S+Western+Ave,+Chicago,+Illinois+60608&gl=us&ll=41.841081,-87.686063&spn=0.032036,0.077162&t=m&z=12&source=embed
[7] http://labornotes.org/blogs/2011/05/troublemakers-school-hit-chicago-activists