Past Events Category: Community class

Guest: Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America President
Free, online event
October 15, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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Join us for a special Labor Forward conversation with Cecil E. Roberts, retiring president of the United Mine Workers of America, and Assistant Professor Ericka Wills. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear reflections on Roberts’ decades of …

Online
September 17, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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Associate Professor Alexia Kulwiec will sit down with Professor Armando Ibarra for a timely conversation on Latino Labor in the Midwest. The discussion will explore the vital role Latino workers play in sustaining the region’s …

Guest: Faculty roundtable discussion
Online
May 21, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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Free, live stream interview series

633 S. Hawley Rd. #110, Milwaukee, WI 53214
May 17, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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Collective bargaining requires building solidarity away from the bargaining table, but also an understanding of the processing, of labor law, and of bargaining tactics. In this workshop, we are focusing on the process and developing …

Guest: UFCW, Local 1473 | Jake Bailey, President, and Nick Carone, Organizing Director
Online
April 16, 2025
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Free, live stream interview series

UW-Stevens Point at Wausau Center of Civic Engagement | Veninga Theater (625 Stewart Ave, Wausau, WI 54401)
March 29, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

The event is free and open to the public with the support of program sponsors.

Guest: Barret Elward, President of UFAS Local 223
Online
March 19, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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with Barret Elward, President of UFAS Local 223

Marquee Cinema, Union South
March 13, 2025 @ 6:30 pm

School for Workers is excited to collaborate with The Havens Wright Center for Social Justice and the South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL) to bring the film screening of Union. The free event is at the …

Featuring:  Malaquías Montoya and Dewey Tafoya 
Van Vleck Hall, Rm B130 (480 Lincoln Dr, Madison, WI 53706)
March 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
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School for Workers is excited to collaborate with the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program to host the Latinx Art and Protest: Art in Chicanx and Latinx Social Movements, Culture, and History Panel. The panel features …

Guest: Ahmed White, UW-Madison James E. Jones Jr. Chair and Professor of Law
Online
February 19, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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Guest: Ahmed White, UW-Madison James E. Jones Jr. Chair and Professor of Law Labor Forward is a monthly livestream forum where School for Workers faculty interview advocates of the labor/worker movement to highlight their important work, celebrate their progress, and learn from their unique experiences. The forum is free and pre-registration is required to receive the webinar link.