Valarie Long is an International Executive Vice President of the Service Employees International Union. She leads the Property Services Division, which represents more than 386,000 janitors, security officers, airport workers, food service, light manufacturing, laundry and maintenance workers throughout North America. She grew up in a union household in an Ohio steel town, organized her own worksite three decades ago, and rose up through labor movement to help pioneer the model of organizing citywide master agreements to win better wages, benefits, working conditions and full-time hours for immigrant and subcontracted workforces.

She is coming to Harvard Law School to share her more than 30 years of experience of union organizing and fighting for labor justice in the modern service economy. Free and open to the public. Pizza will be provided. Contact Pete Davis with any questions: PeDavis@jd18.law.harvard.edu / 347-453-3135.