Webinar: Workers Organizing for Black Lives

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 8:00pm

Register Now: Workers Organizing for Black Lives
Webinar: Wednesday, June 24, 8 p.m. EDT

The country has erupted in protests after the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, from big cities to small-town America. Citywide coalitions are pushing to reduce funding for police and use the money for the many other public services that are always on the chopping block.

How are union members and unions rising to the moment?

Join a Labor Notes discussion with:

  • West Coast longshore workers who will strike in solidarity with protesters on Juneteenth
  • Chicago educators who are organizing to get cops out of schools and instead fund counselors and student support
  • Minneapolis bus drivers who refused to transport protesters or cops

The webinar will discuss how workers are organizing inside their unions and alongside racial justice activists and how the labor movement can deepen its commitment to racial justice.

 

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Organizing For Black Lives:
Labor Notes Resources
It's Time to Make Black Lives Lives Matter in Our Unions
by Bianca Cunningham

Sending Love: A Letter to Black Workers, Organizers, and Labor Leaders
by Cherika Carter and Sybill Hyppolite

Labor Fights for George Floyd in the Twin Cities
by Cherrene Horazuk

It's (Way Past) Time To Redistribute Obscene Police Budgets to Schools, Hospitals, and Buses
by Samantha Winslow and Alexandra Bradbury

Interview: 'We Are Fighting for Our Lives Against People with Money and Power'
by Bianca Cunningham and Doni Jones

Corporations Now Love 'Black Lives'—But What About Their Own Black Workers?
by Toni Gilpin

Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Point to Need for Medicare for All
by Dean E. Robinson

 

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