EARNCon 2026

EARNCon 2026 will bring state and local movement leaders together in the nation’s capital at a moment when our country is marking its 250th anniversary but its core values and institutions are in deep crisis. This year’s conference will celebrate our conviction that the country will never achieve the highest ideals of its founding until we truly center people, equity, and collective action.

Together, we will affirm our collective commitment to racial and gender equity, economic justice, and democracy, while sharpening state policy and organizing strategies that deliver an economy that works for all. With discussions on topics such as strengthening unions and workplace protections, building and sustaining robust public programs that safeguard economic security, and how community-labor organizing can drive local policy change, EARNCon 2026 will be a place to learn, inspire, and unite against current threats while—from the ground up—setting a clear course towards a more perfect union.