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How Veterans & Labor Are Fighting VA Union Busting And Privatization
Friday September 4, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm CDT
Erie
The murder of VA nurse member Alex Pretti drew national attention to federal worker resistance to Trump. On this panel, a VA care-giver, VA patient, and healthcare activist will report on labor/community campaigning to keep our best working model of socialized medicine from being privatized and dismantled.
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Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall is a native of central Florida, a 22-year resident of Chicago, and a veteran of the United States Navy.As a Navy veteran, Stuart was a systems operator aboard the s3a Viking, a carrier-based anti-submarine warfare aircraft. His most significant area of operation was Beirut... Read More →
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Dan Blough

Daniel Blough leads recruiting relationships as a member of Loyola University Chicago's Career Services. He works with non-profit and mission driven organizations, education, arts and culture, media, government, and law. Dan is a Loyola alum, earning his BA and MA in Philosophy here... Read More →
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Grace Neudek

Grace Neudek is a union organizer with SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas (HCIIMK), where she works alongside VA hospital workers to build power and advocate for quality public healthcare. A graduate of Earlham College, she holds a master's degree in Peace and Social... Read More →
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Lisa Dadabo

Lisa Dadabo is a Vice President at AFGE Local 789 at the Jesse Brown VA, (Chicago, Illinois) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor who focuses on the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.    She also maintains a small private therapy... Read More →
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Friday September 4, 2026 4:30pm - 6:00pm CDT
Erie
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