The second annual AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit is set for Minneapolis on Sept. 29-Oct. 2 and you can register now. This Next Up gathering of young workers is part of the long-term outreach plan to workers 35 and younger developed at the initial Summit last year.
In Minneapolis, says AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler: Young workers, activists and leaders from all over the country will continue mobilizing to create an economy that works for all working people, including young people. The economic focus is critical as unemployment for young people is far higher than the population at large. According to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds averaged 18.4 percent in 2010, compared with 9.6 percent overall.

