Off to DC for SOS.

I’m flying off to DC this morning to attend the Save Our Schools conference.

Washington DC twice in one summer? Crazy.

I hearing that it’s hot and humid. But that’s no different than Chicago has been all summer long.

Anyway, if you’re around, come join the discussion on teacher unions. I’m on the panel.

TEACHERS’ UNIONS, TEACHERS’ RIGHTS, TEACHERS’ VOICE

Session Presenters: Mike Klonsky and Lee Barrios
Panelists: Fred Klonsky, Dr. Michael A. Walker Jones, and a [soon-to-be-announced] Representative from the Chicago Teachers Union.
Session Type(s): Presentation
Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Time: 9:45 – 11:15 AM
Room: To Be Arranged

The Labor Workshop will begin with a panel of teacher union activists, including Michael Walker-Jones, Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of Educators, Fred Klonsky, Chicago activist and former local union president of the Park Ridge Education Association, and a [soon-to-be-announced] Representative from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)). SOS Steering Committee members Mike Klonsky and Lee Barrios will moderate and act as respondents.

The panel discussion will focus on hot-topic issues relating to the defense of teachers collective bargaining rights in the face of the current assault on unions. The discussion will be followed by a workshop discussion leading to an action plan for the coming year and a resolution to be adopted by the convention.