Worker-Ownership, Coops and Unions: Building power at work
Join us for a morning of presentations about worker-owned coops and discussion about the roles unions can play in supporting and forming them. The event will feature the following speakers:
Keynote presentations by:
- Mary Hoyer, Co-Chair of the Union Co-ops Council of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
- R. Dennis Olson, Senior Research Associate, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW)
Panel presentations by:
- Tony Dunn of Freedom Machinists, Lynn MA
- Rob Everts and Darya Mattes of Equal Exchange, West Bridgewater MA
- Eric Johnson of Red Sun Press/UAW, Jamaica Plain MA
- Cooperative Home Care Associates/1199SEIU, New York NY (invited)
- Boston Teachers Union School/BTU/AFT-MA, Boston MA (invited)
After the presentations, there will be time for discussion.
A light breakfast will be served. Please register so we'll have enough food for all.
This event is co-sponsored by the Labor Resource Center and The Labor Guild.