41st Annual Convention – Friday, May 6

AFM Local 802, 322 West 48 Street (between 8th and 9th Ave.)

Unmasking the Gig Economy: Helpful or Harmful?

PANELISTS
Michelle Chen is a contributing writer for The Nation and contributing editor at In These Times and Dissent magazine, and an associate editor at CultureStrike.
Bhairavi Desai is a founding member and Executive Director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
Sara Horowitz is the founder and Executive Director of the Freelancers Union.
Katie Unger writes for City Limits. She is a former Deputy Commissioner of the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit.

MODERATOR
Bob Hennelly is an award winning investigative reporter. He currently works for CBS News, City and State, and Salon.

COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD to HAMILTON NOLAN, a leader of the successful organizing drive at Gawker.

Presentation of contest winners.

AFTERNOON WORKSHOP on using your smartphone as a communicating tool conducted by Liz McKenna, Communications Director of NYC District Council of Carpenters.

Breakfast and lunch will be served.

To register go to Annual Convention page.

Registration – 8:30 a.m.  Business meeting – 9:30 a.m.  Panel – 10:00 a.m.