As we are on the brink of yet another strike (this time with the United Auto Workers), the Summer of Strikes rages on. Michael Childers, Professor at School for Workers, speaks with As Goes Wisconsin …
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Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive
Undocumented immigrants in the state can own and register their vehicles, but they aren’t allowed to drive them, forcing many farm workers to risk fines and arrest. Determining how many of Wisconsin’s dairy workers are …
Office move delayed
School for Workers faculty and staff will remain in our current location in the Lowell Center (610 Langdon St. Rm 220, Madison, WI 53703). The department move previously announced has been delayed with no new …
Actors join writers striking in Hollywood
Nearly a week into a SAG-AFTRA actors strike, Dr. Michael Childers speaks with WPR host Rob Ferrett on what asks the actors have, why they joined the writers already on strike, and how this could all …
FY24 Labor Advisory Committee chairperson announced
We are pleased to announce Pam Fendt will be the new Labor Advisory Committee Chairperson for fiscal year 2024. Pam has worked for the Great Lakes Region Organizing Committee of Laborers’ International Union of North …
Thank you to outgoing Labor Advisory Committee members
The Labor Advisory Committee provides a critical link between educators, labor organizations, and students to achieve program quality and relevance. Our members represent a cross-section of labor organizations, workers, community partners, and worker rights activists. We …
FY24 department chair announcement
For the new fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), the School for Workers department has elected Professor Don Taylor and Associate Professor Alexia Kulwiec to serve as co-chairs. Together, the co-chairs will oversee departmental …
Registration is now open for fall 2023 institutes
Registration is now open for fall 2023 institutes. Learn more here!
School for Workers releases new Dairy Workers Study
Wisconsin dairy workers face unique hardships caused by this industry’s year-round work demands, danger in its occupations, placement of farms in mostly rural and isolated regions, and its dependence on a racialized, predominantly Latin American immigrant and mostly unauthorized workforce.
School for Workers partnered with Legal Action of Wisconsin Farmworker Project to identify this population’s key priorities, strengths, and needs and to provide recommendations on how the Farmworker Project could better support dairy farmworker communities.
Stop stock buybacks
An article written by Dr. Ericka Wills about the aviation unions’ No Stock Buybacks campaign, the issues the unions are standing up for, and where airlines’ record profits have been going. Stop Stock Buybacks | …