Shuler to lead young workers' roundtable

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4570

26 July 2010

Minneapolis - How can unions reach young workers and build the labor movement? How can young union members shape their unions? These are some of the questions that will be asked at the Young Workers Roundtable Discussion hosted by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler on Wednesday.
Liz Shuler


Liz Shuler

Sponsored by the Minnesota AFL-CIO, this event builds upon the Next Up Summit held in Washington, D.C. in June that brought hundreds of young union members together to discuss the same questions. Shuler, who is the youngest person ever to hold a top office in the national AFL-CIO, has made mobilizing young workers a priority.

“Minnesota's union members are ready to take it to the next level through this discussion and design a program that local unions can use to engage locals and bring the young worker's voice to the table,” the Minnesota AFL-CIO said in announcing the roundtable.

For more information about the roundtable, contact Jessica Hayssen, field coordinator at the Minnesota AFL-CIO, at 651-261-8559 or e-mail her.