Tentative Agenda

Thursday, Jan. 9 

Opening Prayer 

Isaac Grant Jr. 
Greater Love Baptist Church Pastor 

Welcoming Remarks 

Opening Speakers 

Liz Shuler 
AFL-CIO President 

Rick Levy
Texas AFL-CIO President 

Leonard Aguilar
Texas AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer

Bending the Arc: The Labor

Movement’s Fight for Justice

Panelists 

Fred Redmond
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer 

Randi Weingarten 
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President 

Everett Kelley
AFGE National President 

Announcements

Danielle Noel
AFL-CIO Acting Director of Civil, Human and Women’s Rights

Opening Reception

Hilton Austin lobby 

Friday, Jan. 10 

Keynote Address

Jasmine Crockett
U.S. States House of Representatives, Texas 30th Congressional District 

“Where Do We Go from Here? Advancing Dr. King’s Vision of a Unified Movement and the Guarantee of Economic Justice for All”

Panelists 

Ash-Lee Henderson
Highlander Research and Education Center Co-Director and Advancement Project Board Chair

Brent Booker 
Laborers (LIUNA) General President 

Lunch

Community Action 

More information coming soon

Saturday, Jan. 11

Opening Remarks 

Claude Cummings Jr.
Communications Workers of America (CWA) President 

Rising Up: The Power of Solidarity and Forging a Winning Coalition

Panelists 

Jocelyn Frye 
National Partnership for Women & Families President

Greisa Martinez
United We Dream Executive Director

Daniel Diaz
Rural Democracy Initiative Rural Youth Voter Fund Program Manager

Workshops

More information coming soon

Lunch 

Workshops

More information coming soon

AFL-CIO Civil and Human Rights Awards Gala

Featuring Dallas Black Dance Theatre 

A Tribute to Legendary Labor Leader Bill Lucy 

2025 Conference Awardees

Sunday, Jan. 12 

Sunday Worship Service 

Featuring 

Vashti Murphy McKenzie 
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA President and General Secretary

The Moriah Sisters