[Ongoing Program] The New Union Organizing Model: The Force of Gen Z

10th Annual Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series

Please join us for BakerHostetler’s 2023 Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class Series. Our 10th Annual Master Class Series will be virtual this year and will continue to offer new high-level sessions, hitting specific and practical headline issues that will be affecting employers of all sizes and in all industries.

Each session will be offered virtually on Tuesdays in 2023, from February 7 through April 11. The sessions will start at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT / 12 p.m. MT / 11 a.m. PT) and will last for one hour.

Register today to attend up to six of the sessions that are identified below and invite others in your organization to register for the remaining sessions.

The New Union Organizing Model: The Force of Gen Z

At the beginning of 2022, a host of creative union-organizing campaigns erupted out of the remnants of the COVID-19 pandemic, labor shortages, supply chain problems and political activism. A significant shift in union representation was exhibited by a 24-year-old Rhodes scholar who got a job as a barista in Buffalo, New York, which has led to over 300 union campaigns. Another was started by a warehouse worker complaining about safety conditions on Staten Island, New York, who started a homegrown union to organize the largest online retailer in America. These efforts and others like them across the nation have changed the paradigm for union organizing in 2023, which now can target every employer across the nation. These are “value driven” campaigns, not merely focused on wages and hours. They arise in micro units and are supported by GoFundMe accounts, are geographically agnostic, and are rooted in respect, dignity and social justice. It is this new era for union organizing that we will explore in this session.

Click here for additional information on the sessions offered.

CLE credit is pending. HRCI and SHRM credits are also available.

If you have any questions, please contact Emily Hillman at MasterClass@bakerlaw.com.

We look forward to having you join us for this premier event.