The Midwest School for Women Workers held its annual school this year at the Labor Center at the University of Iowa, July 23 – 27, 2019. Women from across the Midwestern states and from a …
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Faculty Publish Article in Labor Studies Journal
The Recent Evolution of Wisconsin Public Worker Unionism since Act 10 Abstract This paper examines the experience of four major public sector unions in Wisconsin since the passage of Wisconsin Act 10 in 2011. The …
Armando Ibarra’s “Latino Question” Wins 2019 “Best Book in Latino Politics”
The Latino Caucus of the American Political Science Association has chosen CLS Director Armando Ibarra’s co-authored book The Latino Question: Politics, Laboring Classes, and the Next Left for the 2019 Best Book in Latino Politics …
Good Members Honor Picket Lines – and Other Important Matters for Building Trades Unions
By Alexia Kulwiec, Associate Professor Every so often, your union likely reminds you that “good members honor picket lines,” whether in a newsletter, on social media, or at union meetings. Yet when union members see …
Announcing Fall 2019 Program Guide
School for Workers announces the release of the Fall 2019 Program Guide. The program guide lists labor education classes that are high-quality noncredit courses taught by university faculty on campus. Classes are intended for union …
Professor Kulwiec | NPR On Point Interview
School for Workers Professor Alexia Kulwiec contributes to the NPR On Point conversation as they examine what full employment means in the lives of real people. “Even when we’re low on unemployment it doesn’t necessarily …
Midwest School for Women Workers | Jul 23-27
School for Workers is proud to support the Midwest School for Women Workers. The Midwest School for Women Workers brings together working women to develop leadership skills, understand challenges and issues facing the labor movement, …
Union Education Never Stops
By: Don Taylor, University of Wisconsin School for Workers You have probably heard the expression “knowledge is power.” So, it makes sense to assume that more knowledge means more power. The more we know, the …
Have you invited a woman to join apprenticeship today?
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 …
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. …