Wisconsin’s exemption for small farms is one of many federal and state carve-outs that have historically left farm workers — and dairy workers in particular — with fewer rights and protections than others. “Workers’ compensation …
Lola Loustaunau
Worker health and safety listening sessions
School for Workers is seeking current or recently employed workers in the construction, manufacturing of any kind, food processing, agriculture, paper mills, or hospitality industry to participate in research about health and safety in their …
Assistant Professor Lola Loustaunau releases new collaborative report studying overwork
In collaboration with the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Assistant Professor Lola Loustaunau released a new report Overwork Impacts on Low-Wage Workers: Insights from the Food Manufacturing Sector …
Today! Labor Forward: Struggling for hours and safety
Analyzing the strike of tire workers in foreign controlled plants in Argentina Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at noon (CT) Register now Join us today at noon for the Labor Forward forum featuring Professor Paula Varela, …
Labor Forward on Mar 15: Struggling for hours and safety
Struggling for hours and safety: analyzing the strike of tire workers in foreign controlled plants in Argentina Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at noon (CT) Register now Join us for the next Labor Forward Forum featuring …
Dr. Lola Loustaunau discusses worker health and safety with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
To support the San Francisco Fed’s congressionally-mandated mission of promoting full employment and stable prices, the SF Fed’s Community Development team has been engaging with low-wage workers to better understand the tradeoffs that workers and …
An interview with new faculty member Dr. Lola Loustaunau
Dr. Lola Loustaunau joins School for Workers faculty This fall, UW–Madison Continuing Studies was pleased to welcome Dr. Lola Loustaunau to its School for Workers, where she studies the impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers …
Video of Labor Forward featuring new faculty
School for Workers featured two new faculty members, Dr. Ericka Wills and Dr. Lola Loustaunau, at the September Labor Forward forum. Each new faculty member spoke about their teaching, research, and scholarship experience and plans …
Labor Forward on September 21 featuring new faculty members
Register now Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at noon featuring new faculty members Dr. Ericka Wills and Dr. Lola Loustaunau Join us for the next Labor Forward Forum to meet two new School for Workers faculty …
School for Workers hires new faculty Lola Loustaunau
The School for Workers faculty and staff are excited to announce Lola Loustaunau will join us as an Assistant Professor and Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellow in September. “I am thrilled to join the …