Join us for Assistant Professor Loustaunau‘s lecture examining the ongoing connection between productive and reproductive labor, as well as how vulnerable migrant workers are organizing against poverty and precarity. November 19, 2024 @ 11:45 am …
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Help us celebrate 100 years of School for Workers!
As we approach our 100th anniversary, we’re reflecting on a century of impact, growth, and transformations. To honor this incredible milestone, we invite you to share your stories, experiences, and memories with us. Whether you’ve …
Immigrants provide important economic contributions in Wisconsin, report says
In Wisconsin, the report found that immigrants paid $3 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, and held $3.3 billion in spending power. “There’s an undercount in the Latinx population, and, in particular, …
2024 Shared Focus: Educational Access | School for Workers
Jeffrey Russell, Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning & Dean of Continuing Studies, reflects on School for Workers efforts to educational access.
Latino Voters Balance Stereotypes, Their Pocketbooks and Immigrants’ Vital Role
Latino immigrants provide crucial labor but face a backlash in the U.S. Heartland; those who are citizens may decide the election in Wisconsin. “No matter what happens at the border, a transformation of sorts takes …
The Latino Question
Host, Emily Auerbach, speaks with Professor Armando Ibarra on WPR. Ibarra, a child migrant worker who became a professor in UW’s School for Workers places his Mexican family’s journey in a broader political and economic …
Honoring Dr. Irving Brotslaw, emeritus faculty
Dr. Irving Brotslaw – tireless activist, devoted teacher, and inveterate story-teller – passed peacefully on October 3rd at age 95. Irving Brotslaw was a devoted labor educator who anchored the School for Workers in Milwaukee …
UW Professor says Automation a Big Part of Longshoremen’s Strike
A UW Madison professor says the threat of job losses due to automation is a big part of the East Coast longshoremen’s strike. Michael Childers says the two sides aren’t really far apart. “I think …
Port worker strike expected to impact Wisconsin
Wisconsin grocery shoppers should not see an immediate impact from the longshoremen’s strike, but experts say it’s only a matter of time. Michael Childers teaches labor relations at the UW-Madison School of Business. In an …
Registration deadline extended – Worker’s Comp institutes
Registration for Intro to Worker’s Comp and Advanced Worker’s Comp is extended through October 4, 2024. Intro to Worker’s Comp Residential institute @ University of Wisconsin-Madison Fluno Center | October 22, 2024 @ 8:30 am …