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September 2024
Unions and Feminist Worker Organizing in Puerto Rico
A Conversation with María Del Mar Rosa Rodríguez, faculty at the University of Puerto Rico and president of Asociación Puertorriqueña de Profesores Universitarios
Join us to learn from María del Mar Rosa-Rodríguez, an associate professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Cayey, and the president of the faculty union of the UPR, Asociación Puertorriqueña de Profesores Universitarios (APPU). She is also the cofounder of the Junte Mujeres Sindicalistas, bringing together feminism and syndicalism.
Los Deliveristas Unidos & the Inspiring Organizing by App-based Delivery Workers in NYC
A Conversation with Ligia M. Guallpa, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Worker’s Justice Project
Join us for a breakfast conversation with Ligia M. Guallpa, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Worker’s Justice Project (WJP) to learn more about the victories and challenges emerging from the inspiring upsurge in organizing by app-based delivery workers in NYC, especially in the wake of the groundbreaking minimum wage increase won in 2023. During the program we will hear from Ms. Guallpa about WJP’s vision for continuing to organize app-based delivery workers in NYC and beyond, new threats they are facing or expect to face from big tech, and innovative partnerships they are developing with other labor and social justice organizations. The program will include a moderated Q and A as well as an opportunity for audience questions.