School for Workers faculty will stream live on Facebook every Wednesday at noon central time. Every week will focus on a different topic. Agency Implementations of New Protections | Wed, May 6 @ Noon on School …
Alexia Kulwiec
Today! Virtual Mini-Session: Legal Rights for Workers During Covid-19
School for Workers faculty will stream live on Facebook every Wednesday at noon central time. Every week will focus on a different topic. Legal Rights for Workers During Covid-19 | Wed, Apr 8 @ Noon …
The NLRB closes out 2019 with active changes that weaken worker rights
It is often said that workers’ power comes from workers themselves and from solidarity, more so than the U.S. system of labor laws. The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) changes to its interpretation of the …
The Gig Economy, An Ongoing Concern
Dating back to a different time in the employee / employer relationship, most labor and employment laws only govern the conditions of employees, those individuals on an employer’s payroll, earning W-2 reportable wages. The number …
NLRB Updates
The current NLRB has been increasingly proactive in making changes to the traditional interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act. For example, while the NLRB has the authority to engage in federal “notice and comment” …
Apprenticeship Programs Not Out of the Woods
On August 14, 2019, the Department of Labor cancelled a number of contracts with the North American Building Trades Union, along with other union-industry operated apprenticeship programs, that run apprenticeship training programs with DOL funding. …
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 By: David Nack, Michael Childers, Alexia Kulwiec and Armando Ibarra Read the full paper here. Listen to Professor Nack, interviewed by Allen Ruff on …
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 …
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 …