School for Workers at the 27th Biennial Wisconsin Apprenticeship Conference By: Heidi Wagner, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison School for Workers Wisconsin has been the national leader in developing and supporting apprenticeship. This year, March …
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Fall 2019 Program Guide Coming Soon
School for Workers will release the 2019 Fall Program Guide June 2019. The guide lists labor education classes offered on campus in Madison, WI. Every program is a high-quality noncredit course taught by university faculty. …
Spring Clean | Update Your Contact Info
Our faculty and staff do their best to stay in touch with you by mail, email, and phone. Make sure that we have your most up-to-date contact information. To make changes, complete the contact us …
Some Answered Questions Regarding the FMLA
By: Associate Professor Alexia Kulwiec, JD I recently had the opportunity to conduct a two-day training at the UW School for Workers regarding the Family Medical Leave Act, or FMLA. This training provided participants the …
Information Session for Pre-Apprenticeship Program
THIS IS WOMEN’S WORK Women interested in applying for the UW-Madison School for Workers pre-apprenticeship program are encouraged to attend an information session on Thursday, January 24, 2019, 5:30 pm at the Latino Academy (1917 …
Updated School for Workers contact info
In conjunction with the administrative move to University of Wisconsin-Madison, School for Workers has a new and enhanced website and online registration process. Check-out our new website at schoolforworkers.wisc.edu and see our upcoming classes, the latest news, and other programs. …
Lessons Learned: Wisconsin Public Worker Unions Under Act 10, and the Janus Decision
Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME represents another in a long line of legal and legislative blows against organized labor, particularly in the public sector. The implications of that decision will …
Legal update for workers
Updates in regards to the National Labor Relations Board Comments regarding the NLRB Proposed Joint Employer Standard can still be filed: The NLRB has extended the comment period regarding its proposed Joint Employer rule, which …
What is Internal Organizing?
Do you find yourself wishing that more members were involved in the work of the union? If you could get more members involved – talking to their co-workers and making plans to deal with workplace …
Announcing the 2019 winter-spring labor education program guide
School for Workers has announced the 2019 Winter-Spring Labor Education program schedule. Registration for all of the classes are now open. Click here for the printable winter-spring 2019 program flyer or click a class below for more …