The latest federal COVID-19 relief bill continues some assistance to workers impacted by the pandemic. It will provide an additional $300 per week of unemployment benefits on top of state benefits through September 6, 2021. …
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At the federal level, labor has seen some welcome changes this year. While policy has not yet changed dramatically, new agency appointments suggest a brighter future for labor. Marty Walsh has been confirmed as the …
Online institutes expand workers’ access to School for Workers classes
While we at the UW-Madison School for Workers can’t wait to hold in-person classes again, our move to online programming has made labor education more accessible to a wider variety of union members. With no …
César Chávez Day of Reflection | A virtual conversation on his life and legacy
Join us to celebrate the 94th anniversary of the birth of labor organizer and civil rights icon César Estrada Chávez with a virtual conversation on his life and legacy. On Wednesday, March 31st from 4:00 pm …
School for Workers statement against racial violence and oppression
The School for Workers strongly condemns racial violence, oppression, bigotry, and misogynic acts of any kind. Like others throughout the country, we grieve for the lives lost and for the victim’s families and communities impacted …
Professor Ibarra to keynote 35th Annual Dr. Ernesto Galarza Scholarship Symposium
Professor Ibarra will be keynoting the 35th Annual Dr. Ernesto Galarza Scholarship Symposium on March 25, 2021. Sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association (CLFSA) of San José State University, the annual scholarship was …
Dr. Ibarra to speak at premiere of Forward the Together Forum Vodcast Series
In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s commitment to community service, Africasong Communications announces The Forward Together Forum (TFTF) Vodcast Series. The series will feature presentations and open discussions led by national and …
Healthy Workers, Thriving Wisconsin Webinar
The UW Population Health Institute and UW School for Workers invite you to their co-hosted upcoming webinar, Healthy Workers, Thriving Wisconsin. The webinar will be on February 15 at 12 CT and you can register here. This webinar will discuss …
Associate Professor Ibarra op-ed in The Progressive
“The term ‘Latino’ often obscures rather than clarifies the politics of specific ethnic or racial communities with growing class divisions.” Associate Professor Armando Ibarra examines this overlooked element in the op-ed ‘Latinos’ and the Election. …
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) updates
Representation procedures The NLRB has implemented new representation procedures. The change provides: more time between the filing of a petition and an election, and a requirement in election cases to have a written statement of …