Dubbed “America’s most powerful flight attendant,” Sara Nelson will be the first in a new speaker series named in honor of UW-Green Bay Emeritus Professor Harvey J. Kaye.
Nelson, the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants since 2014, made headlines in 2020 in a historic fight to ensure aviation workers retained their paychecks, health care, and other benefits for 16 months during the COVID pandemic.
She also negotiated the banning stock buybacks and dividends across the industry and capping executive compensation for two years after the relief period ends.
Nelson’s presentation at 7 p.m., Oct. 26, in Rose Hall 250, launches the first in a series of public lectures by prominent national figures at the University to speak about issues connected to democracy, justice, and labor.
