Campaign Update: Maddie

Hello everyone, my name is Maddie Conway and I am a student at the University of Michigan. I first got involved with the labor movement this past April when the Lecturers' Employee Organization (LEO) at Michigan was renegotiating their contract. It really moved me to be out rallying in support of LEO because my teachers and mentors at school were being affected by the negotiations. From there, I decided to search for union organizing internships and found AFL-CIO's Union Summer program.

This summer I will be working with the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans preparing for their upcoming "Truth Tour", a political education campaign aimed at seniors throughout the state. Currently, I am working with the Chicago Federation of Labor researching and writing a brief about the impact of Wal-Mart opening in our area. So far, I have learned a lot about issues affecting the local community here in Chicago and I hope to gain more experience in research, lobbying, organizing and knowledge of labor history.