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 master’s degree from Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) Mexico and a PhD in public policy from the Center for Economic Teaching and Research (CIDE) in Mexico. She currently teaches in the Political Science Department at Syracuse University. Her research focuses on ways public policy can improve conditions for low-wage workers and open space for innovative organizing strategies.