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.
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As we observed in other legal cases, the Supreme Court ruled on June 29, 2026, in Trump v. Slaughter, that the President can fire the heads of most federal agencies without any cause, despite statutes …
July 7, 2026Endemic precarity: a multi-scalar regime of embodied harm and racialized debilitation in food processing
Dr. Lola Loustaunau has published a new article, “Endemic Precarity: A Multi-Scalar Regime of Embodied Harm and Racialized Debilitation in Food Processing,” in Agriculture and Human Values. The article examines how labor conditions in the …
July 3, 2026FY27 Department Chair announcement
For the new fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), the School for Workers department has re-elected Professor Don Taylor as department chair. Professor Taylor will continue to oversee departmental activities, represent the department in meetings or …
July 1, 2026- More School for Workers news
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Wisconsin Farmers Union: Event: Chapters collaborate with Milwaukee Area Labor Council for event centered around immigration and dairy
The Milwaukee-Waukesha and Dodge-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Ozaukee Chapters of Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) are collaborating with the Milwaukee Area Labor Council for a double feature film screening and panel discussion about immigration and dairy. They invite workers, farmers, and community members …
April 23, 2026Wisconsin fallout from Cesar Chavez investigation
Earlier this month a New York Times investigation revealed labor activist Cesar Chavez as a sexual predator. Momentos of Chavez are spread across Wisconsin on street signs and school billboards. A panel of guests talk …
March 26, 2026- 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.