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 …
School for Workers News
Information session on pre-apprenticeship program | Dec 5 & Dec 6
Women interested in applying for for the UW-Madison School for Workers free, all-women pre-apprenticeship program are encouraged to attend an information session. The session will outline the pre-apprenticeship curriculum, trades career support options, and the …
Announcing the new School for Workers website
School for Workers has launched a new website as part of the administrative transition to University of Wisconsin–Madison. If you experience any difficulty registering for classes or cannot find information you are looking for please call …
Letter from Director Childers
September 18, 2018 Friends: You may have noticed our logo change. As a result of the UW Board of Regents decision to reorganize the University of Wisconsin System and dissolve the University of Wisconsin-Extension, your …
Madison women in trades campaign
By Assistant Professor Heidi Wagner, School for Workers September 20, 2018 According to the United States (U.S.) Bureau of Labor Statistics, the construction sector of the economy is expected to grow through 2026. Yet, as …
State of the Unions 2018 report released
School for Workers, in partnership with Midwest Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, and University of Illinois released the annual State of the Unions 2018, A Profile of Unionization in Wisconsin and in the United States …
Union “onboarding” for new hires
By Professor Don Taylor, School for Workers September 17, 2018 Does your union have an official union orientation for new employees? What does it look like? When we use the term “orientation,” we picture a …
Legal update for workers
By Associate Professor Alexia Kulwiec, School for Workers September 17, 2018 United States Supreme Court As most union members know by now, on June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME Council …