Laboratories of Democracy: What Unions Teach Us About Change
1.0 substantive credits
Justice Louis Brandeis was one of the first to popularize the idea of states as “laboratories of democracy.” So too are unions. Recent years have seen the success of organizing drives at corporate powerhouses such as Starbucks, Amazon, and Apple. This panel will explore the methods and motivations behind these historic union organizing drives, elections, and contracts and what lessons those who organize workers can impart on building solidarity and harnessing people power to bring about political change.
- Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
- Seth Goldstein, Partner, Julien, Mirer, & Singla PLLC
- Helen Gym, 2023 Philadelphia Mayoral Candidate and former Member of the Philadelphia City Council
- Christian Smalls, Founder and President, Amazon Labor Union
This program has been approved for 1.0 Substantive CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit should make a payment via the online registration link in the amount of $40.00 ($20.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, passcodes provided throughout the program must be noted in your evaluation form.
Penn Carey Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning.