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Gaining Leverage to Improve Job Quality: Lessons from Union Organizing in the New Economy Tuesday, May 22, 2007 from 2 to 3:15p.m. EST Click here to listen to this audio conference in streaming audio. What can workforce development professionals learn from sector based union organizing initiatives about overcoming some of the challenges to improving job quality in the new economy? Which state and local policies can support workers rights to organize and improve job quality for low-wage workers? This conference call addresses these questions and more. This audio conference is part of CLASP’s Opportunity at Work initiative which focuses on creating better jobs for a stronger economy. Speaker Bios & Resources: Nancy Mills, Executive Director or the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute and Deputy Chief of Staff, AFL-CIO Neal Kwatra, Deputy Director, Strategic Affairs Department, UNITE HERE! Hotel Workers Rising Presentation Ken Allen, Executive Director, Oregon AFSCME Council 75 Fred Azcarate, Director, AFL-CIO Voice@Work Unions, the Economy, and Employee Free Choice (EPI Briefing Paper) How Unions Help All Workers (EPI Briefing Paper) The Silent War: The Assault on Workers' Freedom to Choose a Union and Bargain Collectively in the United States (AFL-CIO Briefing Paper)
How Unions Help Bring Low-Wage Workers Out of Poverty
(AFL-CIO Fact Sheet) Moderator: Allegra Baider, Policy Analyst, CLASP
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