Join us to celebrate the 94th anniversary of the birth of labor organizer and civil rights icon César Estrada Chávez with a virtual conversation on his life and legacy. On Wednesday, March 31st from 4:00 pm …
School for Workers News
School for Workers statement against racial violence and oppression
The School for Workers strongly condemns racial violence, oppression, bigotry, and misogynic acts of any kind. Like others throughout the country, we grieve for the lives lost and for the victim’s families and communities impacted …
Professor Ibarra to keynote 35th Annual Dr. Ernesto Galarza Scholarship Symposium
Professor Ibarra will be keynoting the 35th Annual Dr. Ernesto Galarza Scholarship Symposium on March 25, 2021. Sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association (CLFSA) of San José State University, the annual scholarship was …
Guest lecture with Toni Gilpin
University of Wisconsin-Madison School for Workers is proud to join the Havens Wright Center for Social Justice in hosting Toni Gilpin – labor historian, author and activist. Toni will be holding two lectures on the …
Updated Legal Rights for Workers during COVID-19 booklet
School for Workers has updated the Legal Rights for Workers during COVID-19 booklet to reflect the ongoing changes. The school is continually working to analyze and summarize legal developments during the COVID-19 crises. It is …
Dr. Ibarra to speak at premiere of Forward the Together Forum Vodcast Series
In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s commitment to community service, Africasong Communications announces The Forward Together Forum (TFTF) Vodcast Series. The series will feature presentations and open discussions led by national and …
Healthy Workers, Thriving Wisconsin Webinar
The UW Population Health Institute and UW School for Workers invite you to their co-hosted upcoming webinar, Healthy Workers, Thriving Wisconsin. The webinar will be on February 15 at 12 CT and you can register here. This webinar will discuss …
Associate Professor Ibarra op-ed in The Progressive
“The term ‘Latino’ often obscures rather than clarifies the politics of specific ethnic or racial communities with growing class divisions.” Associate Professor Armando Ibarra examines this overlooked element in the op-ed ‘Latinos’ and the Election. …
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) updates
Representation procedures The NLRB has implemented new representation procedures. The change provides: more time between the filing of a petition and an election, and a requirement in election cases to have a written statement of …
School For Workers partners with University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute to represent workers’ experiences to the Department of Health Services
Faculty members Armando Ibarra and Alexia Kulwiec have partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute to understand how workers are impacted by working through the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn about workers’ experiences, faculty …