Christian Sweeney serves as the Deputy Director of Economic Power & Growth at the AFL-CIO. From higher education and gaming to manufacturing and child care, Sweeney has assisted workers from diverse industries and backgrounds in forming unions. Prior to coming
Joe DiMichele was organized into LU 364, Rockford, Illinois. In 2014, Joe worked at Nippon Sharyo and contacted the IBEW looking for representation and became the Lead Voluntary Organizer. Joe was appointed as a Field Organizer to assist with the
Tamara L. Lee, Esq. (she/her), is an Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. A member of Justice League NYC, Dr. Lee is an activist-scholar committed to publicly
Mike Miller was elected UAW Region 6 Director in December of 2022 under the UAW’s first direct ballot election. Miller’s involvement with the UAW started in 1992 when he was a Teaching Assistant at the University of California Los Angeles
Michael Coleman assumed the position of SMART General President on June 1, 2023, having been elected by the SMART General Executive Council following the retirement of former SMART General President Joseph Sellers. In all, Coleman has more than 20 years
Organizing Director for the United Steelworkers, Maria Somma has had a long history with organizing starting with her experience as a teenager where she spent a summer at a women’s peace encampment on the outskirts of London next to a
Xinge Wang is the Deputy Director of the Transportation Learning Center. Ms. Wang is one of this country’s leading experts on workforce demand, training capacity, and future projections of workforce needs. In 2015, Ms. Wang led the joint research effort
Tanya Wallace-Gobern became the Executive Director of the National Black Worker Center Project in June 2016. She brings over 20 years of experience in labor and community organizing. Tanya began her career immediately following college graduation, when she joined the
Sworn in as the 10th TWU International President in May of 2017, John Samuelsen represents 40,000 members at the nation’s largest public transit agency. Prior to being elevated to the office of the President, Samuelsen served as Executive Vice President
Greg Regan was elected TTD’s Secretary-Treasurer in 2017. As the department’s chief financial officer, he oversees the daily financial and administrative activities of TTD. He accounts for affiliate dues, budgets for the operations of the department, and plans for the
