African Americans in Organized Labor

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The topic of African Americans in organized labor is a focus of The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of the Black Middle Class panel discussion (2-4p at the Convention Center). Speakers include Bill Lucy, CBTU President; Arlene Holt Baker, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President; Laphonza Butler, SEIU United Long Term Care Workers; Dr William Spriggs, Asst Secretary for Policy at the U.S. DOL; Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of Green for All. Congresswoman Karen Bass (D, CA) hosts; part of the 41st Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.