15th Global Labour University Conference, March 30-April 1, April 4-5, 2022

Opening Plenary: Welcome / Greetings

• Mark Anner, Penn State University
• Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO
• Christoph Scherrer, University of Kassel and ICDD
• Hugo Dias, UNICAMP Brazil

Moderator: Mirko Herberg, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)

Tribute to Kjeld/Joao with video and remarks by Antonio Lisboa

Plenary I

“The Path to Power: Union Organizing in the US”

Julie Su, Deputy Secretary of Labor, USA

Roundtable with US Union Activists

• Jennifer Bates, Organizing Committee Member Amazon Union Campaign
• Michael Foster, Organizer, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)
• Sarah B. McCabe, Organizer, Maine AFL-CIO
• Deb Donovan, a Registered Nurse at Maine Medical Center and member of Maine State Nurses Association (NNU) 

Moderator: Carlos Jiménez

Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer/Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO: "Justice for All: How the AFL-CIO is Moving to Meet the Moment"
 

Plenary II

“Breaking the Trade Union ‘Glass Ceiling’”, A Conversation with Women Leaders

• Carmen Foro, General Secretary, Unified Workers' Central (CUT), Brazil

• Gabrielle Carteris, Actor and President of Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), USA

• Louisa Thipe, Second Deputy President, COSATU, South Africa

• Stefanie Nutzenberger, Member of the Federal Executive Board, ver.di, Germany

• Reema Nanavaty, National Coordinator, SEWA, India

Moderator: Cathy Feingold, Director International Department, AFL-CIO, USA

Special Guest Speaker:

Olesia Briazgunova
International Secretary of the Ukrainian Free Trade Unions

Plenary I

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6: Social Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Racism, Migrant Labour, Authoritarianism

Track speakers:

• Baba Aye, Track 1, Social Protection
• Jana Silverman, Track 2, Race and Gender-based Violence
• Mostafa Henaway, Track 5, Migration
• Frank Hoffer, Track 6, Authoritarianism

Trade union speakers:

• Ambet Yuson, General Secretary, BWI
• Rosa Pavanelli, General Secretary, PSI
• Myrtle Witbooi, President, IDWF

Moderator: Rebecca Tarlau, Penn State University

Plenary II

Tracks 3, 4, 7: Just Transition, Platform Organizing, Global Supply Chains

Track speakers:

* Edlira Xhafa, Track 3, Just Transition
* Uma Rani, Track 4, Platform Organizing
* Mark Anner, Track 7, Global Supply Chains

Trade union speakers:

* Kemal Ozkan, Assistant General Secretary, IndustriALL
* Natalia Carrau, advisor on Labor and the Environment, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA)
* Christy Hoffman, General Secretary, UNI Global

Moderator: Christoph Scherrer, University of Kassel and ICDD

Final Thank You Session

• Elaine Hui, Penn State University
• Mirko Herberg, FES
• Hugo Dias, UNICAMP Brazil
• Cathy Feingold, AFL-CIO