The COVID-19 public health emergency raises critical issues for workers and unions. It is important to take steps right away to protect ourselves, our coworkers, and our customers. School for Workers is offering COVID-19 Guidance …
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NEW! Virtual Mini-Sessions
School for Workers faculty will stream live on Facebook every Wednesday at noon central time. Every week will focus on a different topic empowering workers to solve problems and realize opportunities in the workplace. Check …
Legal Rights for Workers During COVID-19
School for Workers is offering COVID-19 Legal Rights for Workers information sheets and a booklet as a resource for Wisconsin workers. The school is continually working to analyze and summarize legal developments during the COVID-19 …
Special one-night screening of The Killing Floor | Feb 22, 2020
The University of Wisconsin Cinematheque will be hosting a free, one-night only screening of The Killing Floor on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 7 pm. The film – first released in 1985 – has new …
Letter from Director Childers 01-08-2020
Friends: As we move into the new decade, it’s hard to overstate the importance of the events swirling around us. In many ways we are all facing crossroads which have broad implications both for us …
Fractured solidarity and immigrant workers
Labor’s strength on the job, in our communities, and in our everyday political and economic actions comes from our ability to collectively act and mobilize. To act, we must cultivate solidarity and find common ground. …
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 …
Jane McAlevey comes to UW-Madison as Visiting Scholar
On Tuesday, November 5th at 4pm, Jane McAlevey will be presenting as a UW-Madison visiting scholar “On Power and Participation: Building Democracy in Uncertain Times” at Helen C. White Hall. Jane McAlevey is an organizer, …
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” …