Elizabeth O’Connor

Elizabeth O’Connor is a specialist in labor rights, precarious employment, and public policy. She has had a long career leading organizing campaigns with labor and social movements in the US, Mexico, and Central America. She has a PhD in Public Policy from CIDE, the Center for Economic Teaching and Research in Mexico. She is currently part of the Political Science faculty at Union College in NY. Her research is focused on ways public policy can improve conditions for low wage workers and open space for innovative organizing strategies.