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• Women come together to share, learn and develop as leaders at Midwest School for Women Workers

  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 …

• 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 …

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