Southern Region Coordinator National COSH HTUP Workshops - Session 10: Health and safety Crash Course for Organizers
Marianela Acuña Arreaza serves as the Southern Region Coordinator at National COSH. Marianela is a Venezuelan immigrant who had dedicated... Read more about Marianela Acuña Arreaza
Regional Coodinator BC Government and Services Employees' Union NUPGE
Frank is a Regional Coordinator the BC Government and Services Employees' Union (BCGEU). He oversees the BCGEU's Field Services Operations in the Fraser... Read more about Frank Anderson
Respiratory therapist/HSAA Board Member HSAA NUPGE
I've been a unionized healthcare worker for nearly a decade and was recently successful in being elected to my union's board of directors last summer. Though I... Read more about Chandra Arsenault
Field Representative Massachusetts Teachers Association MTA
In short, I have enrolled in the HTUP workshop in order to improve professionally and interact with other talented labor advocates. My unionism began while... Read more about David Ashley
Advanced Care Paramedic/Calgary District Board Member HSAA Calgary Metro EMS NUPGE
I would like to further my education in labor and union studies to further help advance my union to improve social, economic and working conditions for our... Read more about Travis Asplund
I am a member of the IUEC and I do Governmental Affairs for the International Union. I am 54 year old and have been married to my loving wife for 25+ years and... Read more about Vance Ayres
Local Union President and Trustee for the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) Marin Professional Firefighters, L1775 IAFF
I've applied previously for the in-person HTUP and plan to do so again in the future. My names John Bagala, and I've been involved with organized labor since... Read more about John Bagala
executive board, international delegate I.A.T.S.E. Local 16 IATSE
As a 2019 graduate, I had the great fortune to be exposed to so many excellent ideas and learning experiences in the in person program. The 2021 HTUP distance... Read more about Andrew Bennett
Wertheim Fellow, Research on International Comparative Labor Movements Former Executive Director, Labor and Worklife Program, 1989-2017 HTUP Workshop - Session 3: Covid-19: An Institutional Stress Test
Dr. Bernard served as Executive Director of the Labor and Worklife Program from 1989-2017. She has a BA from the University of Alberta, a MA from the... Read more about Elaine Bernard
Organizer - Massachusetts Teachers Association Field Services Organization NSO
For the past two years I’ve been an organizer with the Massachusetts Teachers Association, working primarily in Southeastern MA. Prior to that I spent a little... Read more about Ross Berry
I’ve been a member of the IUEC FOR OVER 38 years. 25 1/2 years as a mechanic in the field, 10 years as the Business Manager of Local 16 in New Orleans, a... Read more about Newton Blanchard
Firefighter/vice President Local 735/Eastern Vice President PPFFA Bethlehem Firefighters Local 735 IAFF
I have been involved in my local Union for the 17 years I have been a firefighter. In the most recent year I rose to take a few different roles within our... Read more about Robert Brooks
I am 23 year member of the Norwalk Firefighters Association IAFF Local 830. During that time, I have served on the executive board for 20 years with 15 years... Read more about Peter Brown
I have been a proud member of our organization, the International Union of Elevator Constructors since November 17th 1983. It is a privledge to belong to our... Read more about Steven Bruno
