Webinars, Workshops and Special Events

 

The conference to bring Michigan labor leaders and activists together to look at emerging trends and current situations that affect us in the labor movement. There will be presentations and reaction panels on the future of work, organizing, bargaining and on our post-pandemic workplaces.

 

Featured Keynote Speaker

Jamie K. McCallum, is an author, teacher, and activist, focusing on labor and work issues around the world. He is currently associate professor of sociology at Middlebury College.

His work has won scholarly awards and appeared in The Washington Post, Mother Jones, Jacobin, Dissent, In These Times, and other magazines.

His new book, Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice, focuses on essential workers’ impact on US labor politics.

 

Agenda

7:30am	Registration
8:30am	Welcome John P. Beck, Associate Professor, School of Human Resources & Labor Relations, MSU
8:45am	Brave New Workplace Speaker - Dr. Peter Berg, Director and Professor, School of Human Resources & Labor Relations, Michigan State University Union Reaction Panel - TBD
10:00am	Break
10:15am	The Future of Our Bargaining, Contracts and Benefits Benefits - Jonathan Linder, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan New Bargaining Demands (like remote work) - TBD Pattern - TBD
12:00pm	Lunch
1:15pm	Inside the Organizing Moment Speaker - Dr. Maite Tapia, Associate Professor, School of Human Resources & Labor Relations, Michigan State University Union Reaction Panel - TBD
2:45pm	Break
3:00pm	Looking Back/Looking Forward Keynote Speaker - Jamie McCallum, Author of Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice Union Reaction Panel - TBD
4:30pm	Final Words
5:15pm	Adjourn

 

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Questions?  We would be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this program. Please contact John Beck at beckj@msu.edu.