Progressive Labor Summit 2023

Progressive Labor Alliance

A one-day event in San Diego bringing together  the  Labor community with left-of-center activists &  leaders to empower all working people.

The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter

The Progressive Labor Summit is a one-day event in San Diego bringing together the Labor community with left-of-center activists &amp; leaders to empower all working people by building stronger understanding, knowledge, skills, and partnerships to tackle the broader social challenges we are facing today.Within the context of the current political climate, it is more important than ever that we are able to build strong, authentic relationships that allow us to move forward together in solidarity, as we strive towards greater justice for the communities we serve and represent. While many of us have collaborated and interacted tangentially, the political landscape requires us to be more intentional and strategic than ever in order to create the changes we seek.The sixth annual summit will occur in-person and help us strengthen our foundation for vital progressive work.***Scholarships will be available. Please email info@progressivelaboralliance.org to request a scholarship for the Progressive Labor Summit 2023.*** PROGRAM*8:00 AM - Registration opens; continental breakfast served9:00 AM - Plenary session panels<ul><li>Workers in the Fight: Personal Stories From Workers Winning in San Diego - David Acosta (Firefighers 2180), Ed Figueroa (IATSE 122), Hayden Gore (High Tech High Education Collective), Ed Wallace (IBEW 569/HoMEwork), Andrea Muir (UNAC/UHCP); Moderator: Brigette Browning (San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council)</li><li>Shop Talk: A New Era of Labor Meets A New Generation of Labor Reporting - Paola Rodeles (Jobs to Move America), Mel Buer (The Real News), Lucy Diavolo (National Nurses United); Moderator: Diana Hussein (UNITE HERE)</li></ul>12:00 PM - Lunch program <ul><li>Whose House? Our House: Maximizing Public Benefit from Housing on Public Land - Todd Gloria (City of San Diego), Rudy Gonzalez (San Francisco Building Trades Council), Cody Petterson (San Diego Unified School District), Jeremy Smith (State Building Trades Council of CA); Moderator: Marcus Bush (City of National City)</li></ul>1:15 PM - Breakout Sessions, Round One<ul><li>You Say You Got a Real Solution: Turning Vision into Results-Oriented Activism - Khalid Alexander (Pillars of the Community), Laila Aziz (Pillars of the Community), Gretchen Newsom (IBEW 569), Terra Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego); Moderator: Steve Padilla (CA State Senate)</li><li>Meeting Workers Where They Meme: Content Creation To Build Worker Power - Brett Banditelli (Fight for 15/SEIU), John &quot;Union Drip&quot; Elward (Teamsters 665), Kalina Newman (AFL-CIO), Elizabeth Strater (UFW); Moderator: Diana Hussein (UNITE HERE)</li><li>A Hard Rain&#x27;s Gonna Fall: Climate Resiliency *Is* Economic Resiliency - Joe LaCava (San Diego Community Power), Cristina Marquez (IBEW 569), Norman Rogers (USW 675), Veronica Wilson (Labor Network for Sustainability); Moderator: Jim Miller (AFT 1931)</li><li>Community Schools to Build Power, Fight Privatization, and Transform Public Education - Rosi Martinez (CVE), David Goldberg (CTA), Esperanza Martinez (UTLA); Moderator: Kyle Weinberg (SDEA)</li><li>&quot;Is This Good?&quot; Breaking Down 2022 Election Results and Opportunities for the Future - Sean Elo-Rivera (City of San Diego), Paloma Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach), Cipriano Vargas (Vista Unified School Board); Moderator: Eva Posner (Evinco)</li></ul>2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions, Round Two<ul><li> We&#x27;d All Love to See the Plan: Crafting and Passing Worker Policies for a Union San Diego - Raul Campillo (City of San Diego), Kyra Greene (Center on Policy Initiatives), Lucas O&#x27;Connor (Progressive Labor Alliance); Moderator: Satomi Rash-Zeigler (San Diego &amp; Imperial Counties Labor Council)</li><li>Nursing Healthcare Back From the Brink: How Workers are Organizing to Improve Care for All - Amy Helton (Scripps Health), Izeah Garcia (NUHW), Michael Kennedy (CNA/UCSD); Moderator: Akilah Weber</li><li>Immigrant Solidarity is Worker Solidarity: How Immigration Drives Organizing - Laura Moreno (Pomona Economic Opportunity Center), Arcela Nunez (Universidad Popular), Christian Ramirez (SEIU-USWW), Ian Seruelo (SDIRC/APALA); Moderator: Tom Wong (US Immigration Policy Center)</li><li> We Build the Middle Class: Building Lasting Careers with Union Apprenticeships - Jason Shanley (HoMEwork), Jenifer Arce (Southwestern College ARP), Lorenzo Miles (SMART 206), Mike Swanson (Ironworkers 229); Moderator: Michael O’Brien (IBEW 569)</li><li>Out of the Cars and Into the Streets: Building Transportation Systems for All - Corinna Contreras (Climate Action Campaign), Jose Franco (Environmental Health Coalition), Gretchen Newsom (IBEW 569), Rosa Olascoaga (County of San Diego); Moderator: Brittany Bailey (City of San Diego)</li></ul>4:00 PM - Closing Plenary4:30 PM - Reception*Some panelists pending confirmation

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