Labor Education Programs at LER
Regina V. Polk Women's Labor Leadership Conference
The Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Conference, named in honor of Regina V. Polk, has been held annually since 1988. It is a small, intensive, four-day residential conference that focuses on developing women’s knowledge, activism and leadership skills. It is coordinated by the Labor Education Program of the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations.
22nd Annual Regina V. Polk Women’s Leadership Conference – May 30 – June 2, 2012
The Regina V. Polk Women’s Leadership Conference is a multi-day participatory conference in the heart of Chicago’s historic Maxwell Street district that creates an open and invigorating space for rank and file women union activists and community leaders to learn from skilled instructors and one another.
The theme of the 22nd Annual Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Conference is collective bargaining. The goal of the program is to help women understand the nuts and bolts of negotiations and also develop their skills to bring what they have learned back to their union or organization.
This is an opportunity for women to gather from throughout the Midwest (and beyond) and across different occupations and industries. During the three days we will spend time in small groups talking about negotiations; come together as a large group to learn from one another as well as outside groups about issues facing workingwomen in the world; and, finally, celebrate one another and ourselves as leaders in our homes, communities, and workplaces.
Who Should Attend?
Working women!
Where?
On the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago
What Does it Cost?
Registration is $675/person inclusive. Housing in private rooms with shared common space is provided in the Marie Robinson Residence Hall, 811 W. Maxwell St, Chicago
Don’t let cost stand in your way! Scholarships are available!
Please complete the Registration Form and Scholarship Application and return them to:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
Labor Education Program, Attn: Program Coordinator
815 W. Van Buren, Ste. 110, Chicago, IL 60607
Email: illinoislabored@illinois.edu Fax: (312) 413- 2997
The Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership conferences are made possible through the generosity of the Regina V. Polk Fund for Labor Leadership. Established in 1983, as a memorial to Regina V. Polk who was killed in an accident on the job while working as a business agent for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 743. She was a tireless advocate of inequities in the workplace and committed to worker empowerment. By sponsoring this conference, the Fund furthers one of her favorite causes, educating the next generation of labor leaders.
For more information please contact: Alison Dickson Quesada, aquesada@illinois.edu or 312-996-2624.