Labor & Employment Law

Young Workers Summit June 10-13

By Mike Hall

Young union workers and activists are the men and women who are “Next Up” to lead the nation’s labor movement and they will meet June 10-13 in Washington, D.C., for the first national Young Worker’s Summit.  You can join them–just register by May 21. Click here for registration information.

At the summit, you will be able meet with AFL-CIO leaders to share your ideas, skills and concerns about, young peoples’ role in the union movement and your vision of the movement’s future. Earlier this spring, AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler, who is leading the federation’s young worker initiatives, told student activists:

There’s no question that the union movement needs your skills, your energy, your ideas, your leadership.

The Young Workers’ Summit follows several regional young worker forums this spring that brought together workers, union and community leaders. During the summit you and the other young union members will have the opportunity to

• Share ideas about how to reach out other young workers in order to strengthen and grow our movement.
• Hear from policy experts, labor leaders, student activists, community allies, political comedians, professional athletes and others committed to the same progressive causes you are–and find out how you can effectively integrate their ideas into your work.
• Attend workshops that focus on topics identified by young workers across the country, such as communications, organizing and mobilizing, issues facing this generation and integrating young workers into our programs.
• Learn about the exciting work already happening to engage young workers and how you can build on it for your own community.
• Gather knowledge and tools to share with your co-workers and peers.
• Network with peers, other young activists and leaders from the broader progressive movement.

For more information, click here. Don’t forget to go the Next Up Facebook page and connect with other young union members and activists and join the conversation.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on May 07, 2010 (boomark / email).