School for Workers faculty will stream live on Facebook every Wednesday at noon central time. Every week will focus on a different topic. Q&A with Faculty | Wed, June 3 @ Noon on School for Worker’s …
Alexia Kulwiec
TODAY! Virtual Mini-Session: Civics 101
School for Workers faculty will stream live on Facebook every Wednesday at noon central time. Every week will focus on a different topic. Civics 101 | Wed, May 20 @ Noon on School for Worker’s Facebook …
Supplemental Resources | Virtual Mini-Session: Agency Implementations of New Protections
On Wednesday, May 6th Associate Professor Alexia Kulwiec held a virtual mini-session on Facebook Live discussing how agencies are implementing new protections during COVID-19. Several resources were noted during the session and are listed below …
TODAY! Virtual Mini-Session Agency Implementations of New Protections
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 …
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 …