Events
The Global Labor Institute organizes forums and conferences that bring union leaders from around the world to meet with union leaders and activists based in the United States to discuss and debate issues of international solidarity, workers rights, climate change, green jobs and global justice.
To date, the Global Labor Institute has organized over 50 conferences, forums and seminars. Thousands of trade unionists have attended the Institute events and trade union leaders from more than 25 countries, mostly from the global South, have shared their ideas and experiences with union leaders and activists in the US.
Upcoming Event:
Trade Union Delegation to Attend COP 15 in Copenhagen, December 10- December 19, 2009. For more information, please contact Jill Kubit at 212.340.2840 or jk356@cornell.edu
Featured Event:
Jobs, Justice, Climate: A Rally of Labor and Environmental Movements, Sept 21, 2009. This Climate Week NYC event was co-organized by Realizing Rights as part of the Global Call for Climate Action (GCCA)'s tcktcktck campaign.
Recent Meetings:
Labor Leaders Climate Forum Retreat II, July 14-15, 2009
Introductory Training for Unions on Climate Change and Green Jobs, June 30,2009
Discussion with Jyoti Macwan of SEWA in India, June 12, 2009
Discussion with Martin Khor of South Center, May 15, 2009
TranAtlantic Social Dialogue, May 7-9, 2009
Global Trade Union Task Force Meeting in Trinidad, April 19-21, 2009
Labor Briefing for Key US Environmental Organizations, April 14, 2009
Labor-Environmental Meeting on Transportation and Climate Change, April 3, 2009
Click here for a selected list of past events.