The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School for Workers is hosting a free film screening and discussion event titled “U.S. Labor Then and Now” on March 29, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will take place at the UW-Stevens Point at Wausau’s Center for Civic Engagement, located at 625 Stewart Avenue, Wausau, WI 54401.
Doors open at 8:30 a.m. for registration. Professor Michael Childers will lead the screenings and discussions of several labor-focused films, including:
- The Making of Milwaukee
- America’s Most Dangerous Woman
- The Gilded Age
- Fist Full of Lightning
- The Triangle Fire
- Divided We Fall
- Return of the Gilded Age
Lunch will be provided by the Northeast Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council. While walk-ins are welcome, RSVPs are appreciated by March 26. To RSVP, please contact Jeff Starr at jstarr1504@aol.com.
This event offers an opportunity to engage with the history and current state of labor in the United States through film and discussion.