Join us to learn from Sultana Hossain, a key leader in the Amazon Labor Union - IBT Local 1 (ALU), in conversation with Sarah Watson, director of the Murphy Institute at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.

What is ALU fighting for? How have ALU's major wins–from health & safety improvements to reversing illegal firings–helped to grow the union? What were the immediate and far-reaching impacts of the 2024 strike? 

How is ALU adapting its organizing in response to Amazon's retaliatory attacks? What are the major lessons to take away from ALU's groundbreaking fight thus far? 

Join us for breakfast and a lively audience discussion!

Sultana Hossain is the recording secretary of Amazon Labor Union–IBT Local 1. At JFK8, she spent four years onboarding, mentoring, and supporting thousands of associates before Amazon fired her for organizing. She is dedicated to building a militant, worker-led labor movement based on real class solidarity. Sultana believes working-class unity is the most powerful force for change, not just against corporations but against all forms of oppression. She envisions a world where workers take control of their own futures, proving that when we stand together, we can challenge the most powerful institutions—and win.

Sarah Watson is the Director of the Joseph S. Murphy Institute. Prior to joining SLU in 2023, she served in a leadership position at the Hunter College Art Galleries (2012–2023) and was also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History. Watson’s research focuses on the politics of labor within the cultural sector and the role and responsibilities of cultural institutions.