School for Workers is the original university-based labor education program in the United States. Starting in 1925 as one of the first operational components of the Wisconsin Idea, the school has a long tradition of evolving alongside the current needs of working people, labor organizations, and community partners. Today, the tradition continues, as School for Workers carries our mission forward throughout Wisconsin and beyond.
Midwest School for Women Workers
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Resilience in Action: Women Workers Lead the Way
June 19 – 22, 2025 | Madison, Wisconsin
For years, Midwest working women have gathered at the Midwest School for Women Workers Conference to learn, share experiences, and build collective power for workplace and social change.
This year, MSWW returns —hosted by the School for Workers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in recognition of the school’s 100-year anniversary.
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IBB 66th Annual Summer Institute registration opens
School for Workers and IBB International is partnering again for the annual IBB Summer Training Institutes. All IBB locals and lodges across the United States and Canada are encouraged to send their members to the …
April 14, 2025Empowering workers: New resource page from School for Workers
School for Workers has launched a resource page to support working people, labor organizations, and community partners. This new platform offers a variety of educational materials, informational posts, links, and tools designed to promote workplace …
April 2, 2025Free film screening and discussion: “U.S. Labor Then and Now” coming to Wausau
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School for Workers is hosting a free film screening and discussion event titled “U.S. Labor Then and Now” on March 29, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will …
March 20, 2025- More School for Workers news
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VOCES Panel Discusses Campus Response to ICE, Visa Revocations
The University of Wisconsin student organization VOCES, Voices of Courage, held a “Know Your Rights” panel for professors and students Tuesday. The panel focused on how to navigate potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement situations on …
April 10, 2025While Trump deports immigrants, this Wisconsin farm can’t run without them
Despite rhetoric that undocumented immigrants hinder the U.S. economy, they are vital to Wisconsin’s dairy industry, farmers and experts said. While President Donald Trump has ramped up anti-immigrant rhetoric in his second term, undocumented immigrants play a …
April 3, 2025- More articles and interviews
National Labor College Legacy Institute
School for Workers is proud to be recognized as a National Labor College (NLC) Legacy Institute. As a Legacy Institute, the Board of Trustees of NLC recommends School for Workers to all members of the labor movement as an institute where they can access high-quality labor education offerings.