EARNCon 2025

Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN!

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It’s official: early bird registration for EARNCon 2025 is now open! The discounted early bird pricing (10% off) will be in effect until July 14th.

We are thrilled to host EARNCon in partnership with the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE), in New Orleans, LA from November 12–14, 2025. New Orleans has a rich history, one that is inextricably tied to racial, economic, and social justice movements. For example, on November 8, 1892, 30,000 factory and dock workers in New Orleans called for a general strike to demand a union. These workers were later joined by musicians, clothing workers, clerks, utility workers, streetcar drivers, and printers. Importantly, Black and white workers came together to demand a union, pushing back against efforts to divide workers by race. The success of these workers remains an inspiration for broad-based, multi-racial organizing in the South as we see organized labor and their allies, including EARN groups, continue to make inroads today.

This year’s conference will center around the theme “Community, Solidarity, Resistance: Building multi-racial worker power in the states” and feature content aligned with EPI’s strategic priorities. At EARNCon 2025, we will lay the groundwork needed for an equity-enhancing, worker-centered, state and local research and policy agenda for 2026 and beyond.

Additional conference information will be available here in the coming weeks. If you have any questions or concerns about registration or the conference, please email earnconference@epi.org.

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