(Climate) Strikes in the Age of Covid-19
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Webinar April 20th, 6pm ET/ 5pm CT
Last month, janitors in Minnesota and their allies made history. They became the first union in North America to not only bargain but to strike over climate demands. And they won big.
In the midst of the growing pandemic, with a collapsing economy, and accelerating climate change, SEIU Local 26’s experience offers us a model for combatting the crises we face.
How did 4,000 low wage workers, partnered with environmental groups, take on some of the world’s biggest corporations and win ground-breaking climate and racial justice reforms?
Monday, April 20th, 6pm EST / 3pm Pacific.
Panelists include:
- Elia Starkweather, Minneapolis Janitor & Vice President of SEIU Local 26
- Greg Nammacher, Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU Local 26
- Priya Dalal-Whelan, Partnerships Director, Minnesota Youth Climate Strikes
- Nazir Khan, Organizer, MN Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Climate & Environmental Justice Table
The Leap is teaming up with SEIU Local 26, Bargaining for the Common Good, and Labor Notes to offer this important and timely webinar.
We will hear how SEIU 26 brought together groups that don’t always work together, what they learned, and how these lessons can be applied to our current moment, when bargaining for the common good is a tool we all need to address a global pandemic and economic crisis.
In solidarity,
James Hutt,
Senior Manager of Programming, The Leap
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