We are pleased to announce Pam Fendt will be the new Labor Advisory Committee Chairperson for fiscal year 2024. Pam has worked for the Great Lakes Region Organizing Committee of Laborers’ International Union of North …
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Thank you to outgoing Labor Advisory Committee members
The Labor Advisory Committee provides a critical link between educators, labor organizations, and students to achieve program quality and relevance. Our members represent a cross-section of labor organizations, workers, community partners, and worker rights activists. We …
FY24 department chair announcement
For the new fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), the School for Workers department has elected Professor Don Taylor and Associate Professor Alexia Kulwiec to serve as co-chairs. Together, the co-chairs will oversee departmental …
Registration is now open for fall 2023 institutes
Registration is now open for fall 2023 institutes. Learn more here!
School for Workers releases new Dairy Workers Study
Wisconsin dairy workers face unique hardships caused by this industry’s year-round work demands, danger in its occupations, placement of farms in mostly rural and isolated regions, and its dependence on a racialized, predominantly Latin American immigrant and mostly unauthorized workforce.
School for Workers partnered with Legal Action of Wisconsin Farmworker Project to identify this population’s key priorities, strengths, and needs and to provide recommendations on how the Farmworker Project could better support dairy farmworker communities.
Labor Forward presses pause for summer break
Labor Forward, a monthly live-stream interview series hosted by School for Workers, will not be scheduled during the summer. The free program will return in September 2023.
Steward Training series in Madison – Registration extended!
In three Thursday night sessions, you will sharpen and deepen your stewardship skills and improve your effectiveness as a leader. Class topics will include: The role of a union steward Using the contract to represent …
Professor Ibarra receives Villas Distinguished Achievement Professorship
Congratulations to Professor Armando Ibarra, one of the thirteen professors who were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships. The award recognizes distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. The professorship provides …
School for Workers co-hosts Labor Spring 2023 event
Saturday, April 22, 11 AM-2 PM (US CT) The Crossing, 1127 University Ave. Madison, WI Register Here The past few years have seen an upsurge in labor organizing across the US, as workers have demanded …
Labor Forward on Apr 19 with Christine Neumann-Ortiz
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at noon (CT) Register now Join us for the next Labor Forward Forum featuring Christine Neumann-Ortiz founding Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera and Voces de la Frontera Action. Professor …