Union Days 2023
Cornell ILR's Union Days begin March 15 with "Unions on Campus," a presentation and panel discussion with members from different university worker organizations.
March 15
Unionizing on University Campus
4:30-6 pm, 105 Ives Hall
- Julie Schmid, Executive Director, American Association of University Professors
- Katy Habr, Executive Board Vice Chair, Student Workers of Columbia (SWC)
- Emilie Lozier, Co-chair, Northwestern University Graduate Workers
- Ian Scott, Dartmouth Student Workers Collective
April 13
Southern Workers Organizing
4:30-6 pm, 305 Ives Hall
- Kim Kelly, author of “Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor”
- Maria Harmon, Step Up Louisiana
- Ieisha Franceis, Union of Southern Service Workers
- Haeden Wright, Auxiliary President, United Mine Workers Locals 2368 and 2245
April 17
ILR Labor Leaders In Residence Keynote:
"Taking on a Giant: The Path to Unionizing the First Amazon Warehouse in America"
4:30-6 pm, 305 Ives Hall
- Chris Smalls, President, Amazon Labor Union
- Derrick Palmer, Vice President, Amazon Labor Union
April 25
4:30-6 pm, 115 Ives Hall
- Ellen Cassedy, author of “Working 9 to 5: A Women’s Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie”