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 …
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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 …
School For Workers partners with University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute to represent workers’ experiences to the Department of Health Services
Faculty members Armando Ibarra and Alexia Kulwiec have partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute to understand how workers are impacted by working through the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn about workers’ experiences, faculty …
Associate Professor Ibarra Recognized as Influential Latino in Wisconsin
Congratulations to School for Workers Associate Professor Armando Ibarra for being recognized as one of the 39 most influential Latinos in Wisconsin. Read more here.
Our Work Continues
The needs of workers, unions, and worker organizations are greater than ever as our community continues to operate in these challenging times. Some workers lack appropriate PPE, others struggle to enforce the federal laws intended …
Two more potential policy changes at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Proposed change to the contract bar doctrine Workers at a Montaire poultry processing plant were in the middle of collective bargaining agreement with a UFCW local when a petition to decertify the union was filed …
School for Workers and Division of Continuing Studies offers an online fall Community Class
School for Workers is working with the UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies to offer an online community course this fall. Introduction to U.S. Labor and Employment Law will explore the history and context that created …