The Labor Studies program of Cipriani College of Labor and Co-operative Studies builds on the disciplines of Sociology, Psychology, History, Political Science and Law to offer a multi-disciplinary approach to workers and work. Students take courses in labor history, labor law, information technology, economics, sociology, psychology and in other areas such as math, critical thinking and accounting. The aim is to prepare the student for the widest possible concern and interest of the worker. Our students pursue careers in labor unions, all levels of government and in the private sector as industrial relations officers. Cipriani College of Labor and Co-operative Studies offers: Associate of Arts Degree in Labor Studies; Associate of Arts Degree in Human Resource Management; One year Certificate in Industrial Relations (parttime); Ten-week Industrial Relations Program (full-time); an Introductory Course to Industrial Relations (40 hours); and two-day and weekend seminars
Dr. Roosevelt Williams, Director rjwb@tstt.net.tt
Roy Thomas, Senior Lecturer rthomascclcs@tstt.net.ttWilliam Holder, Lecturer wholdercclcs@tstt.net.ttLesmore Frederick, Lecturer lfrederickccls@tstt.net.tt
The City College Labor Studies program was created by the San Francisco labor movement in association with the college. Its aim is to prepare students for careers in the labor movement and in labor relations, and to educate workers about their rights. The department's credit program leads to either an A.A. degree or a twenty-one unit Certificate in Labor Studies. Core courses are American Labor History, Collective Bargaining, Grievance Handling and Arbitration, Labor Economics and Labor and Employment Law. Elective courses cover a wide range of topics including: Labor in Literature and the Arts, Workplace Safety, Peer Counseling in the Workplace and Labor Leadership for People of Color, for Women, and for Gay and Lesbian People. The program meets the educational needs of San Francisco area union locals primarily through its non-credit program. Non-credit classes include condensed versions of the "big picture" credit courses and a wide range of shop steward and leadership development classes. Non-credit classes are free and their lengths are tailored to suit the needs of the sponsoring locals. Current projects include development of an Immigrant Workers' Rights/English as a Second Language curriculum and workbook, in collaboration with the Center for Labor Research and Education at U.C. Berkeley. New directions include partnering classes with college and community vocational education programs and the community based workers' rights groups. Future plans include an expansion of the credit program to include community organizing and environmental justice classes, linked with an area-wide internship network. This will be coupled with a labor and community arts program which will chronicle working peoples' contributions to the Bay Area and project these out into the broader public arena.
Bill Shields Department Chair wshields@ccsf.edu
Martin J Bennett
Joannie C Chang
Luis A Cuellar
Fred Glass
Linda Gregory
Christopher M. Hanzo
Rodney W Hart Pamela Tau Lee Sonya Z Mehta Patti R Roberts Thomas Ryan Renee M Saucedo Harvey Schwartz Lamoin Werlein-Jaen Patricia Wynne
Rodney W Hart
Pamela Tau Lee
Sonya Z Mehta
Patti R Roberts
Thomas Ryan
Renee M Saucedo
Harvey Schwartz
Lamoin Werlein-Jaen
Patricia Wynne
For over 60 years the Cornell ILR School and its Extension division have provided support, education and scholarship to assist working people in ensuring their rights on the job, and building effective organizations and strong communities. ILR Extension Labor Programs are designed to deepen the knowledge and strengthen the skills of union leaders and activists, as well as unorganized workers interested in joining together for protection and benefits on the job.Partnering with unions and other worker-focused organizations, ILR Extension labor faculty conduct critical research, provide comprehensive education and training, and offer a variety of customized services focused on labor, employment and workplace issues.
Lee H. Adler Senior Extension Associate lha1@cornell.edu
Richard W. Hurd Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations rwh8@cornell.edu
Kate Bronfenbrenner Director of Labor Education Research klb23@cornell.edu
Fred B. Kotler Director, NY State AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute fbk2@cornell.edu
Anne Sieverding, Coordinator, NY State AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute acs5@cornell.edu
Claudia Strednak, Executive Staff Assistant cjs22@cornell.edu
Betty Phillips, Administrative Assistant bap13@cornell.edu
Capital OfficeNew York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations90 State Street, Suite 600Albany, NY 12207-1706ph: (518) 449-4161 fax: (518) 426-0643(No labor faculty in Albany at present.)Buffalo OfficeNew York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations237 Main Street, Suite 1200Buffalo, NY 14203-2702ph: (716) 852-4191 fax: (716) 852-3802Rebecca Daniels Labor Programs Administrator rpd2@cornell.eduArthur C. Wheaton, Workplace & Industry Ed. Specialist, Workforce, Industry & Ec. Dev acw18@cornell.eduMetropolitan OfficeNew York City16 East 34th StreetNew York, NY 10016-4328Tel: 212-340-2800Fax: 212-340-2822
Sally Alvarez Director Cornell Labor Programs, Assoc. Dir., NY State AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Lds. Inst. sma21@cornell.edu
Esta Bigler Director, Labor & Employment Law Programs erb4@cornell.edu
Legna Cabrera, Assistant Director of Labor Programs ljc46@cornell.edu
Gene Carroll Director, Union Leadership Workshop Series gc32@cornell.edu
Maria Figueroa Director of Labor and Industry Research & Senior Ext. Assc, mcf22@cornell.edu
Jeff Grabelsky Director, Construction Industry Programs jmg30@cornell.edu
Lois Gray Jean McKelvey/Alice Grant Prof.of Labor Mgt. Relations Emeritus lsg7@cornell.edu
Jill Kubit, Assistant Director, Cornell Global Labor Institute jk356@cornell.edu
Ken Margolies Director of Organizing Programs, NYC Extension kam47@cornell.edu
Jo-Ann Perkins, Administrative Assistant jp326@cornell.edu
Jennie Pramualphol, Administrative Assistant, Union Leadership Workshop Series jp424@cornell.edu
Stacy Reynolds, Admissions Coordinator labor Programs sjr29@cornell.edu
K.C. Wagner Director Workplace Issues kcw8@cornell.edu
Francine Moccio Director, Institute for Women and Work; Senior Extension Associate fam5@cornell.edu
Sean Sweeney Director of Global Labor Institute ss266@cornell.edu
Pamela Whitefield, Assistant Director pw39@cornell.edu
Rochester OfficeNew York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations16 Main St., Powers Building, Suite 118Rochester, NY 14614ph: (585) 262-4440 fax: (585) 262-3715Linda Donahue Senior Policy Analyst lhd4@cornell.edu
Provides credit and non-credit courses to union members who receive tuition support from their unions. Students enrolled in the Bachelor's degree program complete a special Worker Education curriculum to meet the College's general education requirements and then select from among 50 majors, including a major in Labor Studies. Graduate programs are also available. Courses are offered at the College's Flushing campus and its mid-Manhattan Worker Education Extension Center. The program enrolls over 600 students in degree programs from 14 sponsoring unions. The Labor Resource Center conducts research, sponsors monthly forums, organizes conferences, develops curriculum, prepares educational material, and publishes New Labor Forum - a journal of ideas, analysis, and debate.
Web Site: www.workered.org
Greg Mantsios, Director G.Mantsios@mail.cuny.edu
Adele Cohen Senior Coordinator of Task Force
Margarita Colón-Pescador, Assc. Director for Adm. M.Colon-Pescador@mail.cuny.edu
Fernando Contreras, Librarian, Fernando.Contreras@mail.cuny.edu
June Cumberbatch, Senior Counselor, June.Cumberbatch@mail.cuny.edu
Deborah D’Amico, Senior Program Developer, debbydamico@optonline.net
Suzette Ellington, Business Manager, Suzette.ellington@qc.cuny.edu
Paula Finn, Assc. Director, and Editor New Labor Forum, Paula.Finn@mail.cuny.edu
Steve Fraser, Editor-at-Large, New Labor Forum, fraser927@aol.com
Jeannette Gabriel, Coordinator of Special Projects, Jeannette.Gabriel@mail.cuny.edu
Zenzile Greene Receptionist
Ellen Gurzinsky Associate Director, Planning & Development
Kitty Krupat, Associate Director for Worker Education, Kitty.Krupat@mail.cuny.edu
Navin Kumar Admissions Counselor
Linda Levin, Skills Specialist, Linda.Levin@mail.cuny.edu
Olga Martinez, Associate Director for Research and Dev. Olga.Martinez@mail.cuny.edu
Eloiza Morales CUNY Office Assistant
Padraig O Donoghue, Admissions Padraig.O'donoghue@mail.cuny.edu
Kimberly Ocasio Assistant to the Director
Daniella Olibrice, Academic Program Developer Daniella.Olibrice@mail.cuny.edu
Amanda Plumb, Union Semester Coordinator, Amanda.Plumb@mail.cuny.edu
Walter Romney College Assistant
Ajamu Sankofa Urban Leadership Program Coordinator
Sofia Stefatos, Assistant to Associate Director, Sofia.Stefatos@mail.cuny.edu
Danielle Weekes, Admissions, Danielle.Weekes@mail.cuny.edu
Center for Worker Education
Althea Davidson, Skills Specialist, Althea.Davidson@mail.cuny.edu
Iris DeLutro, Senior Counselor, Iris.DeLutro@qc.cuny.edu
Joanne Mason, Coordinator of Administrative Services, Joanne.Mason@qc.cuny.edu
Lorraine Morosoff CUNY Office Assistant
Heysel Rodas, Graduate Admissions, Heysel.Rodas@qc.cuny.edu
Carol Schwartz, Counselor, Carol.Schwartz@mail.cuny.edu
Pierre Tribuadi, Counselor, Pierre.Tribaudi@qc.cuny.edu
Patrick Yu, Undergraduate Admissions, Patrick.Yu@qc.cuny.edu
Maggie Zhao College Assistant
Provides comprehensive statewide labor education services, supports faculty research in labor relations and labor studies, offers credit and non-credit curriculum in labor studies. Houses projects such as the Immigration and Ethnicity Institute, the Human and Labor Rights Institute, Applied and Theoretical Research Projects, Florida Labor Archives, International Labor Program Union Leadership Academy Certificate Program, and Workplace Issues Certificate Program.
Web Site: http://www.fiu.edu/~clrs/
Dawn E. Addy Director
addyd@fiu.edu
Bruce Nissen Program Director
nissenb@fiu.edu
Thomas Humphries Associate Director
humphrie@fiu.edu
Dominic Mohamed, Director of Vocational and Technical Education Programs, mohammda@fiu.edu
Mark Weinstein, Associate Professor,
weinstei@fiu.edu
Long and short term continuing education classes. Classes are usually sponsored by local unions, central bodies, union regional offices, or the Ga. State AFL-CIO.
Philip A. LaPorte Director plaporte@gsu.edu Alex Stagliano Assistant Director AStagliano@gsu.edu Les Hough Research Director lhough@gsu.edu Judy Archer Associate to the Director judyarcher@gsu.edu Stanley Sloan, Ph.D. Director of Sponsored Research ssloan@gsu.edu
Philip A. LaPorte Director
plaporte@gsu.edu
Alex Stagliano Assistant Director
AStagliano@gsu.edu
Les Hough Research Director
lhough@gsu.edu
Judy Archer Associate to the Director
judyarcher@gsu.edu
Stanley Sloan, Ph.D. Director of Sponsored Research
ssloan@gsu.edu
The Labor and Worklife Program is a public policy and research center at Harvard Law School, which sponsors the Harvard Trade Union Program an annual, 6-week residential session for approximately 30 experienced union officials and senior staff focusing on strategic planning and leadership skills. Additionally, the program organizes conferences, symposiums, and shorter educational sessions on important issues facing the labor movement.
E-mail: htup@harvard.edu website: www.law.harvard.edu/programs/lwp Elaine Bernard Executive Director elaine_bernard@harvard.edu
Lorette Baptiste Assistant Director
lbaptist@law.harvard.edu
Richard B. Freeman Faculty Co Director
freeman@nber.org
Paul C. Weiler Faculty Co Director
pweiler@law.harvard.edu
John Trumpbour Research Director
john_trumpbour@harvard.edu
Larry Beeferman Pensions & Capital Stewardship Project Director lwb@law.harvard.edu
Miki Matrician Financial Assistant
mmatrician@law.harvard.edu
Jason Anastasopoulos Web & Publications Coordinator
janastasopoulo@law.harvard.edu
Indiana University's Division of Labor Studies program, established in 1946, encompasses five principal areas of activity: 1) credit degree courses which lead to a Certificate, Associate, and Bachelor of Science in Labor Studies; 2) Union Education Program (UEP) non-credit courses and conferences; 3) residential institutes and conferences; 4) an Occupational Safety and Health Resource Center that provides instruction, materials, technical assistance and a "Hotline" for workers in the state; 5) Institute for the Study of Labor in Society that provides technical consulting in economic policy, labor resources, market research, public opinion and workplace education programs policy, etc.
Website: http://www.labor.iu.edu/
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Union Building 503 620 Union Drive Indianapolis, IN 46202-5167 Toll Free: 1-800-822-4743 phone: (317) 274-3471 fax: (317) 278-2280
Charles Davis Professor chhdavis@iupui.edu
Marquita Walker Assistant Professor
Indiana UniversityDivision of Labor StudiesPoplars 628400 E. 7th StreetBloomington, IN 47405-3085ph: (812) 855-9082 fax: (812) 855-1563
Lynn Duggan, Associate Professorlduggan@indiana.edu
Indiana University at Fort WayneDivision of Labor Studies2101 Coliseum Blvd. EastKettler G-28Fort Wayne, IN 46805ph: (219) 481-6831 fax: (219) 481-5784
Mark A. Crouch, Associate Professor crouch@ipfw.edu
Indiana University Northwest at GaryDivision of Labor Studies3400 BroadwayLindenwood Building 126Gary, IN 46408ph: (219) 980-6825 fax: (219) 980-6834
M. Thandabantu Iverson, Assistant Professortiverson@iun.edu
Ruth Needleman, Professorrneedle@iun.edu
Indiana University at KokomoDivision of Labor Studies2300 S. WashingtonP.O. Box 9003East Bldg. - Room 120Kokomo, IN 46904ph: (765) 455-9403 fax: (765) 455-9504
William Mello, Assistant Professorwmello@iuk.edu
Indiana University at South BendDivision of Labor Studies1825 Northside BlvdP.O. Box 7111South Bend, IN 46634-7111ph: (219) 237-4469fax: (219) 239-5006
Paul C. Mishler, Assistant Professorpmishler@iusb.edu
Rae Sovereign, Lecturer and Non-Credit Program Coordinatornsoverei@iusb.edu
Michael Nicholson, Associate Professormibnicho@iupui.edu
Created in 1972, CLEAR provides a full range of labor education programs to workers in Alabama and throughout the southeast. In addition to contract classes with local unions and state and regional organizations, CLEAR offers 4-6 conferences per year on topics such as law, economics, safety and health, arbitration, bargaining, and leadership skills.
CLEAR’s Workplace Safety Training program offers training in recognizing and working with the dangers of hazardous materials and wastes and confined space rescue operations to workers and first responders. Funded by a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grant, WST staff work with labor, Native American, government emergency management agencies and other groups throughout the country.
CLEAR Web Site: www.jeffstateonline.com/CLEAR
Workplace Safety Training Program website: www.jeffstateonline.com/WST
Labor Education Personnel Marc T. Cryer, Director
mtcryer@jeffstateonline.com
Judith L. King, Associate Professor
jlking@jeffstateonline.com
Melody Izard, Marketing Project Director,
mizard@jeffstateonline.com
Charmagne Sturgis, Office Service Specialist III
csturgis@jeffstateonline.com
Kecia Carr, Financial Associate
klcarr@jeffstateonline.com
Workplace Safety Training Personnel Kenny Oldfield, Director
oldfield@ jeffstateonline.com
Alan Veasey, Instructor
aveasey@ jeffstateonline.com
Tabitha Carter, Office Services Specialist
tabithac@ jeffstateonline.com
Lloyd Sam Hansen, Jr. Project Instructor
hansen@ jeffstateonline.com
Theodore H. Krayer, Instructor
krayer@ jeffstateonline.com
Karen Blackwood, Project Coordinator
kblckwd@ jeffstateonline.com
Ervin Roy Stover, Project Instructor
rstover@ jeffstateonline.com
Arizona Winborn, Jr., Equipment Technician
winborn@ jeffstateonline.com
The Tennessee Center for Labor-Management Relations (TNCLMR) is funded by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and is associated with Middle Tennessee State University. The Center provides grievance mediation services, assists in the formation of joint labor management committees and delivers educational and consulting services to Tennessee companies and unions. The TNCLMR facilitates two major conferences each year that provide workshops on current issues and celebrate the "best practices" of award-winning joint-labor management initiatives.
Website: www.tnlabormgmt.org
Barbara Haskew Director bhaskew@mtsu.edu
Catherine Sutton Assistant Director csutton@mtsu.edu
National Labor College is the national educational institute of the AFL-CIO, offering more than 80 non credit labor studies institutes and workshops which are open to officers, representatives, staff and members of AFL-CIO affiliates. The GMC-NLC and its facilities are also available to all AFL-CIO national and international unions for their own leadership programs, staff training and education conferences.
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The National Labor College, which offers seven courses of study leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, was fully accredited by the State of Maryland in October 1997 and is a candidate for accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The National Labor College also offers a Masters' Degree in Public Administration through the University of Baltimore. The campus also houses the George Meany Memorial Archives and the AFL-CIO Library
Web site: www.nlc.edu
William E. Scheuerman President
bscheuerman@nlc.edu
John Welsh Executive Vice President
jwelsh@nlc.edu
James Gentile VP for Government Relations/General Counsel (Acting)
jgentile@nlc.edu
Patricia A. Greenfield VP for Academic Affairs and Provost
pgreenfield@nlc.edu
Chuck Hodell Deputy Provost
chodell@nlc.edu
Yoon-il Auh Deputy Provost for Online Learning
yauh@nlc.edu
Beth Shannon Deputy Executive VP and Director of Human Resources
bshannon@nlc.edu
Matt Losak Director of Communications
mlosak@nlc.edu
Lisa Hughes Director of Conference Services
lhughes@nlc.edu
Antonio DeNicolis Controller
adenicolis@nlc.edu
Cheryl Leid Human Resource Manager
cleid@nlc.edu
Eve Dauer Registrar
edauer@nlc.edu
Jean Dearden Assistant Director,
Educational Design Unit
jdearden@nlc.edu
Robert Morris Instructional Designer
onlinesupport@nlc.edu
Elise Bryant Professor
ebryant@nlc.edu
Pete Hoefer Professor
phoefer@nlc.edu
Bonnie Ladin Professor
bladin@nlc.edu
Julie Ann Mendez-DeLeon Professor
jm-deleon@nlc.edu
Ruth Ruttenberg Professor
rruttenberg@nlc.edu
Katherine Sciacchitano Professor
ksciacchitano@nlc.edu
Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich Professor
yscruggs@nlc.edu
Sharon Simon Professor
ssimon@nlc.edu
Lynda DeLoach Archivist
ldeloach@nlc.edu
Sarah Springer Archivist
sspringer@nlc.edu
Jannie Cobb Librarian & faculty member
jcobb@nlc.edu
Julia Offiong Assistant Librarian
joffiong@nlc.edu
Workshops currently being offered by the center include steward training, worker safety and health, and negotiations. The center can tailor other workshops to fit union's needs on topics including violence in the workplace, sexual harassment, organizing, labor history, chemical right-to-know, labor research over the internet, media campaigns, workers' compensation, family medical leave, Americans with disabilities, as well as others.
Other activities conducted by the Center include research on environmental issues, international labor issues, the history of workers and unions, and placement of historical markers commemorating the struggles faced by workers and unions across the state of Pennsylvania.
Web site: http://www.iup.edu/laborcenter
Charles J. McCollester Director charles.mccollester@iup.edu
Cynthia J. Spielman Assistant Director cynthia.spielman@iup.edu
James Watta Project Director james.watta@iup.edu
Labor studies and employment relations examines work, workers, the organizations employees create to defend their interests and non-work phenomena that affect and are affected by workers. This broad scholarly scope has been complemented by professional education of labor, management, and neutrals working in labor or employment relations. In the 1990's, Department faculty have increasingly emphasized intellectual, research, and scholarly activities, informed by their deep involvement with labor organizations, corporations attempting to transform their work systems, and public policy debates. LSER faculty participate in the undergraduate Labor Studies program, the graduate Master of Labor and Employment Relations Program, the School's PhD program in Industrial Relations and Human Resources, and non-credit adult education programs of the School. Faculty bring to teaching insights from their research and involvement in the world of employment relations (which is rapidly changing), and in turn involve their students in research and internship opportunities. Most fundamentally, the Department believes that all its activities inform on another and increasingly are creating a new paradigm for the study of labor and employment issues nationwide.
Web Site: www.smlr.rutgers.edu/LSER/index.html
Adrienne Eaton, Chair, Labor Studies & Employment Relations, Director of Labor Extension, smlr@rci.rutgers.edu Robert C. Angelo, Director of the Rutgers Union Leadership Academy, rca@rci.rutgers.edu Eileen Applebaum, Director, Center for Women and Work, eappelba@rci.rutgers.edu David Bensman, Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, dbensman@rci.rutgers.edu Joseph R. Blasi, Professor Human Resc.Mgt. Labor Studies and Employment Relations, jbru@hotmail.com Dorothy Sue Cobble Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, cobble@rci.rutgers.edu Niki T. Dickerson Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, ntdv@rci.rutgers.edu Janice Fine Assistant Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, jrfine@smlr.rutgers.edu Charles Heckscher Director, Center for Workplace Transformation, heckscher@att.net Jeffrey H. Keefe Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, jkeefe@rci.rutgers.edu Douglas Kruse Professor Human Resc.Mgt. Labor Studies and Employment Relations, dkruse@rci.rutgers.edu Saul Rubinstein Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, rubinstein@smlr.rutgers.edu Sue Schurman, Acting Dean of the UCC, Director of Lifelong Learning, sschurman@smlr.rutgers.edu Lisa Schur Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, lschur@rci.rutgers.edu Paula B. Voos Director of Credit Programs in Labor Studies and Employment Relation, pbvoos@rci.rutgers.edu
Adrienne Eaton, Chair, Labor Studies & Employment Relations, Director of Labor Extension, smlr@rci.rutgers.edu
Robert C. Angelo, Director of the Rutgers Union Leadership Academy, rca@rci.rutgers.edu
Eileen Applebaum, Director, Center for Women and Work, eappelba@rci.rutgers.edu
David Bensman, Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, dbensman@rci.rutgers.edu
Joseph R. Blasi, Professor Human Resc.Mgt. Labor Studies and Employment Relations, jbru@hotmail.com
Dorothy Sue Cobble Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, cobble@rci.rutgers.edu
Niki T. Dickerson Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, ntdv@rci.rutgers.edu
Janice Fine Assistant Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, jrfine@smlr.rutgers.edu
Charles Heckscher Director, Center for Workplace Transformation, heckscher@att.net
Jeffrey H. Keefe Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, jkeefe@rci.rutgers.edu
Douglas Kruse Professor Human Resc.Mgt. Labor Studies and Employment Relations, dkruse@rci.rutgers.edu
Saul Rubinstein Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, rubinstein@smlr.rutgers.edu
Sue Schurman, Acting Dean of the UCC, Director of Lifelong Learning, sschurman@smlr.rutgers.edu
Lisa Schur Professor Labor Studies and Employment Relations, lschur@rci.rutgers.edu
Paula B. Voos Director of Credit Programs in Labor Studies and Employment Relation, pbvoos@rci.rutgers.edu
The Evergreen State College Labor Education and Research Center is Washington's only statewide higher education outreach program providing direct educational and research services to labor unions. The Labor Center's mission is to help union and community members develop the skills, confidence, and knowledge that will enable them to become more effective leaders, staff, and rank-and-file activists. To this end, we provide educational and technical services tailored to specific unions and community-based organizations. We also organize conferences, workshops, and schools open to a broad mix of union and community activists. We have a vision of a labor movement grounded in human rights, open to all working people, and dedicated to developing strong and democratic worker organizations effective at the local, national, and international levels. We join with workers in their unions and with community members to challenge divisions between people based on race, gender, age, sexual orientation, immigrant status, disability, or other characteristics. Our educational work is inspired by labor history but looks forward to substantial growth of the labor movement through disciplined and imaginative workplace organizing, as well as through effective union partnerships with organizations committed to social, economic, and environmental justice. Our teaching is based on a popular education model which draws heavily on the experiences of workshop participants, and which seeks to help people make sense of their experiences through an analysis of economic, political, and social power.
Web site: http://www.evergreen.edu/laborcenter
Peter Kardas Labor Education
& Research Center Director kardasp@evergreen.edu
Juan José Bocanegra, Labor Educator/Field Organizer,
Unions and Immigrant Workers bocanegj@evergreen.edu
Sarah Laslett Labor Educator / Field Organizer,
Union and Community Women lasletts@evergreen.edu
Sarah Ryan Labor Studies Part-time Faculty Sarah Ryans@evergreen.edu
Nina Triffleman Labor Center Assistant Director trifflen@evergreen.edu
The DePaul Labor Education Program offers a three-year certification program in Labor Leadership that trains union members to become union leaders. Students meet weekly with other Chicago area labor leaders from a wide variety of unions to expand traditional skills and to discuss new strategies on such diverse topics as conflict resolution, internal organizing, public speaking and health and safety issues. Credit towards a bachelor’s degree is available through DePaul University’s School for New Learning. We also offer extension classes that can be designed to meet the specific needs of a union. Special seminars are offered regularly, as well as labor history tours, computer skills training courses for union members, union education program, and a High School education program.
Web Site:http://www.snl.depaul.edu/About/Centers/Center_for_Labor_Education.asp
Email: laborcenter@depaul.edu
Emily Rosenberg Director
erosenbe@depaul.edu
Robert Breving Assistant Director
rjb@depaul.edu
Cynthia Marinez, Labor Educator/Labor and Political Organizing
The Labor Center is a public service and outreach program of the Institute of Industrial Relations at UC Berkeley. The Labor Center conducts research and education on issues related to labor and employment. Our curricula and leadership trainings serve to educate a diverse new generation of labor leaders
Web site: http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu
Ken Jacobs Chair kjacobs9@berkeley.edu
Katie Quan Associate Chair kquan@berkeley.edu
Cheryl Brown Labor Specialist cherylbrown@berkeley.edu
Veronica Carrizales Labor Policy Specialist vcarrizales@berkeley.edu
Arindrajit Dube Professional Researcher adube@berkeley.edu
Karen Orlando Associate Labor Specialist korlando@berkeley.edu
Steven Pitts Labor Policy Specialist spitts1@berkeley.edu
Carol Zabin Senior Labor Policy Specialist zabin@berkeley.edu
Web site: www.lohp.org E-mail: lohp@socrates.berkeley.edu We are a community outreach program at the University of California, Berkeley. Our work addresses today's health and safety needs in nearly every industry, from healthcare to agriculture to construction. Current projects deal with: Construction safety Environmental justice Ergonomics Hazardous waste Human factors Immigrant workers Lead hazards Teens in the workplace Union health and safety skills Workers' compensation Workplace violence Robin Baker, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs LOHP Director rbaker@berkeley.edu Karen Andrews, MLS Assistant Specialist LOHP Library andrews2@berkeley.edu Dinorah Barton-Antonio, MA Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Hazardous Waste, Spanish Language Training dinorahb@berkeley.edu Diane Bush, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Young Workers, WOSHTEP Small Business Project dbush@berkeley.edu Jerilynn Campos, BA, Coordinator of Public Programs, Project: Hazardous Waste jlcampos@berkeley.edu Helen Chen, MS, JD, Coordinator of Public Programs, Projects: Lead Projects, WOSHTEP Small Business Project helenchen@berkeley.edu Robin Dewey, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Lead Projects, Young Workers rdewey@berkeley.edu Elaine El-Askari, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Workplace Violence, Hazardous Waste, Construction Safety, Funding Development easkarikari@berkeley.edu Linda Ellwood, MBA Coordinator of Public Programs Project: COEH Continuing Education piego@berkeley.edu Pamela Tau Lee, BS Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Environmental Justice, Safety Committees,Ergonomics, Human Factors, Union Skills, Participatory Research, Popular Education ptlee@berkeley.edu Barbara Plog, MPH, CIH, CSP Coordinator of Public Programs Director, COEH Continuing Education Program Associate Director, LOHP Certified Industrial Hygienist Certified Safety Professional Projects: Continuing Education, Lead Projects, Industrial Hygiene baplog@berkeley.edu Laura Stock, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Associate Director, LOHP Projects: Ergonomics,Human Factors, Homecare and Healthcare Workers, Safety Committees,Workers' Compensation lstock@berkeley.ed Juliann Sum, JD, ScM Coordinator of Public Programs Industrial Hygienist and Attorney Projects: Workers' Compensation, Workers' Rights, Legal Issues jsum@berkeley.edu Suzanne Teran, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Young Agricultural Workers, Hazardous Waste, Spanish Language Training, Environmental Justice, Immigrant Workers steran@berkeley.edu Valeria Velazquez Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Immigrant Workers, Labor Services vvelazquez@berkeley.edu
Web site: www.lohp.org
E-mail: lohp@socrates.berkeley.edu
We are a community outreach program at the University of California, Berkeley. Our work addresses today's health and safety needs in nearly every industry, from healthcare to agriculture to construction. Current projects deal with:
Robin Baker, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs LOHP Director
rbaker@berkeley.edu
Karen Andrews, MLS Assistant Specialist LOHP Library
andrews2@berkeley.edu
Dinorah Barton-Antonio, MA Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Hazardous Waste, Spanish Language Training
dinorahb@berkeley.edu
Diane Bush, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Young Workers, WOSHTEP Small Business Project
dbush@berkeley.edu
Jerilynn Campos, BA, Coordinator of Public Programs, Project: Hazardous Waste jlcampos@berkeley.edu
Helen Chen, MS, JD, Coordinator of Public Programs, Projects: Lead Projects, WOSHTEP Small Business Project
helenchen@berkeley.edu
Robin Dewey, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Lead Projects, Young Workers
rdewey@berkeley.edu
Elaine El-Askari, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Workplace Violence, Hazardous Waste, Construction Safety, Funding Development
easkarikari@berkeley.edu
Linda Ellwood, MBA Coordinator of Public Programs Project: COEH Continuing Education
piego@berkeley.edu
Pamela Tau Lee, BS Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Environmental Justice, Safety Committees,Ergonomics, Human Factors, Union Skills, Participatory Research, Popular Education
ptlee@berkeley.edu
Barbara Plog, MPH, CIH, CSP Coordinator of Public Programs Director, COEH Continuing Education Program Associate Director, LOHP Certified Industrial Hygienist Certified Safety Professional Projects: Continuing Education, Lead Projects, Industrial Hygiene
baplog@berkeley.edu
Laura Stock, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Associate Director, LOHP Projects: Ergonomics,Human Factors, Homecare and Healthcare Workers, Safety Committees,Workers' Compensation
lstock@berkeley.ed
Juliann Sum, JD, ScM Coordinator of Public Programs Industrial Hygienist and Attorney Projects: Workers' Compensation, Workers' Rights, Legal Issues
jsum@berkeley.edu
Suzanne Teran, MPH Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Young Agricultural Workers, Hazardous Waste, Spanish Language Training, Environmental Justice, Immigrant Workers steran@berkeley.edu
Valeria Velazquez Coordinator of Public Programs Projects: Immigrant Workers, Labor Services
vvelazquez@berkeley.edu
As part of the Institute of Industrial Relations (IIR), the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education plays a unique role as a bridge between the university and the labor community in Southern California.This role has grown in the past few years with the dramatic changes that have overtaken the Southern California economy. As part of the university, the Labor Center serves as an important source of information about unions and workers to interested scholars and students. Through its extensive connections with unions and workers, the Labor Center also provides labor with important and clearly defined access to UCLA's resources and programs. An advisory committee comprised of about forty Southern California labor and community leaders (representing more than one million members in the public and private sectors) provides advice and support for the center
Web site: http://www.labor.ucla.edu/index.html
Kent Wong Director
kentwong@ucla.edu
June McMahon Coordinator
mcmahon@ucla.edu
Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Project Director
grsalgado@irle.ucla.edu
Julie Monroe, Senior Administrator,
jamonroe@ucla.edu
Elizbeth Espinoza, Student Affairs Officer,
espinoza@irle.ucla.edu
Maria Ochoa, Administrative Assistant,
mochoa@irle.ucla.edu
Victor Narro Project Director Downtown Labor Center
vnarro@iir.ucla.edu
Lola Smallwood Cuevas Project Director Downtown Labor Center
lscuevas@iir.ucla.edu
Sharon Delugach, Staff Director Downtown Labor Center,
sdelugach@irle.ucla.edu
Janna Shadduck-Hernandez, Project Director Downtown Labor Center,
jshernandez@irle.ucla.edu
Jan Tokumaru, Project Director Downtown Labor Center,
jant@ucla.edu
Joaquin Calderon, Project Coordinator Downtown Labor Center,
jcalderon@irle.ucla.edu
Gillian Claycomb, Project Coordinator Downtown Labor Center
gclaycomb@irle.ucla.edu
Cristina López, Project Coordinator Downtown Labor Center,
clopez@irle.ucla.edu
Lanita Morris, Project Coordinator Downtown Labor Center,
lmorris@irle.ucla.edu
Alexandra Topete, Administrative Assistant Downtown Labor Center,
atopete@irle.ucla.edu
John Vu, Administrative Assistant Downtown Labor Center,
johnvu@irle.ucla.edu
Andrea Arias, Office Manager Downtown Labor Center,
arias@irle.ucla.edu
Christopher Erickson, Associate Director Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, chris.erickson@anderson.ucla.edu
The focus of the Labor Center is our Master's degree in Labor Studies. With course work in history, law, economics, research, organizing, and bargaining, we equip our graduates to work in the labor movement and associated social justice organizations. In addition to our residential Master's degree, we offer our Master's degree in a limited-residency format for union officers, staff, and activists. We provide extensive research support for national, regional, and local unions with corporate research, economic research in support of living wage campaigns, surveys, and qualitative research. The Center also participates in a four-campus labor extension program in Massachusetts, providing a variety of non-credit courses.
Web Site: http://www.umass.edu/lrrc/
Eve Weinbaum Director, Associate Professor
weinbaum@lrrc.umass.edu
Tom Juravich Professor
tjuravich@lrrc.umass.edu
Stephanie Luce Assistant Professor
sluce@econs.umass.edu
Dale Melcher Labor Extension Coordinator
dmelcher@lrrc.umass.edu
The Labor Resource Center (LRC) provides an integrated range of educational and research programs to workers and their organizations. The Center advocates for economic and social justice for working families as they seek to gain control over their futures at work, in their communities, and in the political arena. We lend our skills, expertise, and resources to workplace and community activists, assisting them in building a powerful, inclusive labor movement that can effectively advocate for all working people
The Center:
Web Site: http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/lrc/labor_resource_center.htm
Susan Moir Director
susan.moir@umb.edu
James Green Professor, History and Labor Studies james.green@umb.edu
Anneta Argyres, Program Manager anneta.argyres@umb.edu
Tess Ewing Labor Extension Coordinator
tess.ewing@umb.edu
Wally Soper, Office Assistant
wally.soper@umb.edu Adam
Adam Thomas Administrative Coordinator adam.thomas@umb.edu
The Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center was established in 1975 to meet the educational needs of workers as members and leaders in the labor movement and as active and responsible citizens in the community. The objectives of the Labor Education Center are:
Web Site: http://www.umassd.edu/labored/welcome.cfm
José A. Soler, Director jsoler@umassd.edu
Kim Wilson, Labor Extension Coordinator kwilson@umassd.edu
Lisa Jochim, Director Workers Education Program ljochim@umassd.edu
Diane Cruz, Administrative Assistant dcruz@umassd.edu
Penn Reeve, Chair Labor Studies Minor preeve@umassd.edu
The University of Massachusetts - Lowell Labor Extension Program offers both training and education programs and technical and strategic assistance to unions, Central Labor Councils and other worker organizations. The Extension Program focuses in the geographic area covered by the Lawrence-Haverhill-Newburyport, Greater Lowell, North Worcester, Worcester-Framingham and North Shore Central Labor Councils. While offering a wide range of programming, the Program has particular expertise and focus in topic areas such as Research for Organizing and Contract Bargaining; Women's Leadership Development; Union Strategies for Dealing with Work Restructuring and Technological Change; and Critical Approaches to Labor-Management Program Web Site: http://www.uml.edu/laborextension Charley Richardson Director CharleyRichardson@compuserve.com Susan D’Amore, Staff Assistant susan_arndt@uml.edu Mike Prokosch Coordinator mike_prokosch@uml.edu Susan Winning Labor Extension Coordinator susan_winning@uml.edu
The University of Massachusetts - Lowell Labor Extension Program offers both training and education programs and technical and strategic assistance to unions, Central Labor Councils and other worker organizations. The Extension Program focuses in the geographic area covered by the Lawrence-Haverhill-Newburyport, Greater Lowell, North Worcester, Worcester-Framingham and North Shore Central Labor Councils. While offering a wide range of programming, the Program has particular expertise and focus in topic areas such as Research for Organizing and Contract Bargaining; Women's Leadership Development; Union Strategies for Dealing with Work Restructuring and Technological Change; and Critical Approaches to Labor-Management Program
Web Site: http://www.uml.edu/laborextension
Charley Richardson Director CharleyRichardson@compuserve.com
Susan D’Amore, Staff Assistant susan_arndt@uml.edu
Mike Prokosch Coordinator mike_prokosch@uml.edu
Susan Winning Labor Extension Coordinator susan_winning@uml.edu
LEP provides worker education and training programs throughout the state. Training programs are conducted for local unions, central labor councils, the Arkansas AFL-CIO, and international unions at the regional or district level. Several multi-day, special- topic seminars are also held each year. In addition to traditional offerings--steward training, grievance handling, arbitration techniques, collective bargaining, and occupational safety and health, LEP provides specific programs in response to needs expressed by client unions. LEP also develops and delivers site-based workplace skills courses through its Workplace Skills Enhancement Program.
Web Site http://www.aiea.ualr.edu/lep/
Diane Thomas-Holladay Director dlthomashol@ualr.edu
Tom Karson Labor Education Specialisttdkarson@ualr.edu
Randy Wright Labor Education Specialistrgwright1@ualr.edu
Sandra Phillips Accounting Technician II sdphillips@ualr.edu
Michael Gerfen Coordinatormlgerfen@ualr.edu
Denise Leeson-Provost Program Developer daleesonpro@ualr.edu
Tracey Spencer Program Developertrspencer@ualr.edu
Offers non-credit courses throughout the state in addition to credit programing in the Bachelor of General Studies program offered by the University of Connecticut. We have specialized credit courses in Occupational Safety and Health leading to a certification.
We conduct residential institutes, conferences and seminars on specialized topics involving workforce development, labor management initiatives, and issues surrounding collective bargaining. The LEC administers a safety and health training program for Connecticut surface miners through a program funded by MSHA; conducts Annual Connecticut AFL-CIO Summer School; co-sponsored AFL-CIO/UCLEA Trade Union Women’s Institutes and CLUW Conferences. The LEC is also involved in the development of contextually based workplace literacy programs and offers a 40-hour program on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Web Site: http://continuingstudies.uconn.edu/centers/labor/index.htm Mark E. Sullivan, Director mark.sullivan@uconn.edu
Web Site: http://continuingstudies.uconn.edu/centers/labor/index.htm
Mark E. Sullivan, Director mark.sullivan@uconn.edu
Provides credit and non credit courses in the range of union leadership topics including grievance handling, collective bargaining, arbitration, labor history, communications, union administration, labor law, organizing, occupational safety and health, labor economics, and legislative and political action. Conferences and residential institutes are conducted for regional and international unions, industry groups and on an open-enrollment basis. Major programs are held for women union leaders and Hispanic union activists. Recent developments include an on-line Labor Studies credit program, open to both UIUC on-campus students and the public; a partnership with the National Labor College in their degree completion program; and a Basic and Advanced Certificate in Labor Studies. The program operates out of three locations: UIUC in Champaign, the Hazardous Material Worker Safety Training Program in Urbana, and the Chicago Labor Education Program in Chicago.
Web site: http://www.illinoislabored.org
University of Illinois Labor Education Program 504 East Armory Champaign, IL 61820 Ph: (217) 333-0980 fax: (217) 244-4091
Joe Berry, Visiting Labor Education Specialist
Monica Bielski Boris, Assistant Professor
Ed Hertenstein, Assistant Professor
Martha Kelley, Office Manager
Helena Worthen, Clinical Associate Professor
University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations Chicago Labor Education Program 815 W. Van Buren, Suite 110, MC-216 Chicago, IL 60607 Ph: (312) 996-2491 fax: (312) 413-2997 Robert Bruno, Associate Professor & Director
University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations Chicago Labor Education Program 815 W. Van Buren, Suite 110, MC-216 Chicago, IL 60607 Ph: (312) 996-2491 fax: (312) 413-2997
Steven Ashby, Clinical Associate Professor
Nancy Lahare, Secretary
Francisco Montalvo, Jr., Labor Education Specialist
Jennifer Schneidman, Outreach Coordinator
Yesenia Vargas, Program Coordinator
Hazardous Materials Program University of Illinois School of Labor & Employment Relations 1112 W. University Suite 202; MC-504 Urbana, IL 61801 Ph: 217-333-0640 fax: 217-244-8396
Symantha C. N. Aydt, Director
Pam Hartke, Secretary III
JP Childers, Instructor
Todd Hitt, Instructor
Since 1951, labor education for Iowa's organized workforce has been carried out through the University of Iowa's labor education program. The Labor Center, located within the Division of Continuing Education, annually reaches over 3,000 Iowa union leaders with a wide range of non-credit educational programs in the areas of practical industrial relations, labor law, labor history, communication, leadership, and citizenship skills, economics and public policy, and related areas
General Email: labor-center@uiowa.edu
Website: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/
Jennifer Sherer Director
jennifer-sherer@uiowa.edu
Angel Gonzalez Labor educator
angel-gonzalez@uiowa.edu
Matt Glasson Labor Educator
matthew-glasson@uiowa.edu
Robin Clark-Bennett Labor Educator
robin-clark@uiowa.edu
Judy Thirtyacre Secretary for on-campus programming
judy-thirtyacre@uiowa.edu
Angela Ward Program Assistant
angela-ward@uiowa.edu
The Labor Studies Center at the University of Michigan offers a number of non-credit conferences that promote self-empowerment and the participation of women and minorities in leadership roles, both in the workplace and in their communities. These include leadership, stewardship and educational workshops as well as programs on workers’ culture.
Programs include on-site training (Collective Bargaining, Fighting Contracting Out, Grievance Handling, Labor History, Contract Interpretation & Labor Law, Effective Speaking, Parliamentary Procedure, Train-the-Trainer, Sexual Harassment, Labor and the Media, Cultural Diversity), corporate development training, joint-labor management training, and annual leadership institutes (the Michigan Summer School for Women Workers, Black Men in Unions Institute, the Latina/o Workers Leadership Institute, Winter Leadership Institute, and the Workers Unity Conference). These institutes, based on some of the major tenets of Popular Education Theory, take place annually and have addressed concerns of the labor community through workshop offerings (in addition to those listed above) such as: Basic Union Skills; Cultural Diversity in the Workplace; Health and Safety; Legal and Civil Rights in the Workplace; Organizing and Political Action and Strategy; Gender Relations in the Workplace; Privatization; Financial and Retirement Planning; Communication and Leadership Skills; and Youth and Unions.
Web Site: www.ilir.umich.edu/lsc
Larry Root, Director lroot@umich.edu
Maurice (Skip) Turner Program Associate I skimale@umich.edu
Bonnie Fischer Program Coordinator fischerb@umich.edu
Julio Cesar Guerrero Program Associate I camila@umich.edu
Billie M. Rohl Program Coordinator brohl@umich.edu
Roland W. Zullo Assistant Research Scientist rzullo@umich.edu
The Labor Education Service (LES) is an outreach program of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies. LES was created in 1951 to provide training, applied research services and technical assistance to Minnesota workers and their organizations. Staff offer a variety of non-credit courses, workshops and conferences at both campus and off-campus locations throughout the state in subjects such as trade, labor economics, collective bargaining, steward training, immigration, labor law, politics, equity issues, communications and union administration. Education is offered in both English and Spanish. LES staff are also involved in the labor communications community and offer a wide range of media services including video production and web communications. The program publishes Workday Minnesota, a statewide daily internet labor news service.
Web Sites: http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/Page5946.aspx
http://www.workdayminnesota.org
Howard Kling, LES Director hkling@umn.edu Mary Bellman, Labor Educator bellm019@umn.edu Randy Croce, Video Producer rcroce@umn.edu Tony DeAngelis, Labor Educator tdeangel@umn.edu Joyce Hegstrom, Executive Assistant jhegstro@umn.edu Barb Kucera, Editor, workdayminnesota.org kucer004@umn.edu John Remington, Professor, Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies remin003@umn.edu Deborah Rosenstein, Labor Educator dgr@umn.edu John See, Computer and Internet Specialist jsee@umn.edu
The Institute for Labor Studies offers credit and non-credit courses on a wide range of labor issues including bargaining, grievance handling, internal organizing, the global economy, labor history. It offers custom training for unions and a Labor Studies Credit Certificate Program on the Interactive Video Network in cooperation with other Missouri labor education programs. It's Labor in the Schools program has developed a 15-hour curriculum appropriate for high school 11th grade social studies classes and adaptable for apprenticeship and union education programs. ILS also sponsors and coordinates The Heartland Labor Forum, a one-hour weekly radio show on community radio in Kansas City. ILS does programming and tours on maquiladora issues in Mexico.
Web Site: http://www.umkc.edu/labor-ed
Judy Ancel, Director ancelj@umkc.edu
The MU Labor Education Program is a comprehensive labor education center providing credit and non-credit classes, research and technical assistance to labor organizations throughout Missouri. Non-credit classes, conferences and institutes are developed both on a contract and open-enrollment basis. The credit program is delivered in cooperation with the University of Missouri campuses at Kansas City and Saint Louis, through an interactive video network. Web Site: http://www.missouri.edu/~labored/ Paul K. Rainsberger Rainsbergerp@missouri.edu Director and Associate Professor Samuel W. White whites@missouri.edu Assistant Professor and Labor Education Specialist Marquita R.Walker walkermr@missouri.edu Labor Education Specialist
The MU Labor Education Program is a comprehensive labor education center providing credit and non-credit classes, research and technical assistance to labor organizations throughout Missouri. Non-credit classes, conferences and institutes are developed both on a contract and open-enrollment basis. The credit program is delivered in cooperation with the University of Missouri campuses at Kansas City and Saint Louis, through an interactive video network.
Web Site: http://www.missouri.edu/~labored/
Paul K. Rainsberger Rainsbergerp@missouri.edu Director and Associate Professor
Samuel W. White whites@missouri.edu Assistant Professor and Labor Education Specialist
Marquita R.Walker walkermr@missouri.edu Labor Education Specialist
The Institute, established in 1980, offers a wide range of non credit programing to help Neraska labor leaders and activists gain the education and skills necessary for success in today's changing economy and workplace. Courses include: grievance handling, collective bargaining, labor history, strategic planning, parliamentary procedure, safety and health, FMLA,leadership skills, increasing political effectiveness, common sense economics, internal organizing, and the use and abuse of worker participation programs.
Web Site: http://www.unomaha.edu/wbils/ John Kretzschmar Director jkretzschmar@mail.unomaha.edu
Web Site: http://www.unomaha.edu/wbils/
John Kretzschmar Director jkretzschmar@mail.unomaha.edu
Edgar Moore Labor Educator edgarmoore@unomaha.edu
LERC provides a comprehensive labor education program for union members, officers, and staff. Classes and programs are generally non-credit, although LERC faculty offer occasional credit classes with other University of Oregon departments and coordinate an internship program to place students with unions. LERC also offers a non-credit certificate for union leaders. Major areas of emphasis include grievance handling, organizing, strategic planning, contract campaigns and strategic research, internal organizing and solidarity-building, occupational safety and health, labor and politics, and leadership development. LERC offers conferences, workshops, classes, and programs on an open enrollment basis and for individual unions. LERC faculty conduct research in the areas of occupational safety and health, labor history, labor relations, and public policy.
Web site: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~lerc/
Bob Bussel Associate Professor & Director bussel@uoregon.edu
Steven Deutsch Professor Emeritus sdeutsch@uoregon.edu
Lynn Feekin Instructor feekin@oregon.edu
James Gallagher Professor Emeritus
Margaret Hallock Professor Emerita hallock@uoregon.edu
Jennifer Hess Research Associate jhessdc@earthlink.net
Laurel Kincl Research Associate lkincl@uoregon.edu
Gordon Lafer Associate Professor glafer@uoregon.edu
Deborah Mailander, Grants Coordinator dnmail@uoregon.edu
Norma Martinez-HoSang Research Specialist nmartine@uoregon.edu
Jennifer Smith Program Secretary jjsmith@uoregon.edu
Patty Tout Office Manager pattyt@uoregon.edu
Marc Weinstein Senior Research Associate marcw@uoregon.edu
Marcus Widenor Associate Professor mrwide@uoregon.edu
Portland Office
LERC
70 NW Couch Street, Suite 353
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: 503-412-3721
Fax: 503-412-3720
Barbara Byrd Senior Instructor and bbyrd@uoregon.edu
Portland Center Coordinator
Helen Moss Instructor hmoss@uoregon.edu
Education for a Democratic Workplace The mission of the School for Workers (SFW) is to empower working people and labor organizations at the job site, in the national economy, and in the global economic system through a comprehensive program of lifelong adult learning opportunities. Founded in 1925, SFW is the oldest University labor education program in North America. Annually the School provides over 120 non-credit courses to nearly 3000 students from Wisconsin and the rest of North America. Classes are held at the Extension Conference Centers on the UW – Madison campus as well as in communities around the State and throughout North America. Currently the School has eight active faculty members with a wide range of academic and real-world backgrounds reflecting a dedication to the concerns of working people. The faculty provides a full range of technical assistance and other outreach services related to worker and union concerns, conducts applied research, and actively contributes to the body of scholarship that informs the discipline of labor education. Course and Technical Assistance Subject Areas:
Web site: http://schoolforworkers.uwex.edu
Neill DeClercq Director and Professor neill.declercq@uwex.edu Carol Graham Program Coordinator carol.graham@uwex.edu Michael Childers Assistant Professor michael.childers@uwex.edu John Lund Professor john.lund@uwex.edu Ken Mericle Professor ken.mericle@uwex.edu David Nack Associate Professor david.nack@uwex.edu Corliss Olson Associate Professor corliss.olson@uwex.edu Don Taylor Assistant Professor don.taylor@uwex.edu Maurice Better Professor Emeritus maurice.better@uwex.edu Frank Emspak Professor Emeritus frank.emspak@uwex.edu George Hagglund Professor Emeritus george.hagglund@uwex.edu
Offers four year B.S. degree in Labor Resources and Industrial Relations. Courses include CB; Labor History; Labor Agreements; Arbitration Procedures; Labor Welfare Policies; Constitutional Law; Labor Law; Wage Theory; Contemporary Labor Issues; Industrial Sociology; and a Practicum. Program also conducts non-credit outreach programming through Southern Appalachian Labor School 304/442-3157 or 304/779-2772 on variety of issues including labor issues, work with the unemployed, community economic development, health, housing, and the environment. Academic Degree Program.
John P. David Professor/Economics and Chair
Department of Social Sciences jdavid@wvutech.edu
Jan Rezek Assistant Professor, Sociology colombiajan@yahoo.com
Mostafa Shaaban Professor, Economics mshaaban@hotmail.com
Jim Oxendale Professor, Political Science joxendale@wvutech.edu
The Labor Studies Center is a comprehensive labor education center committed to strengthening the capacity of organized labor to represent the needs and interests of workers, while at the same time strengthening the University's interdisciplinary research and teaching on labor and labor relations issues. The Center's primary areas of research and practice include: training and technical assistance to unions on labor relations and workplace issues; an undergraduate Labor Studies major and internship program; interventions to increase the organizational effectiveness of unions; the development and diffusion of constructive labor-management relations practices, particularly in the public sector; the formation and institutionalization of labor-community coalitions; and the impact of lean production systems on workers and labor relations practice in the North American auto industry.
Web Site: http://www.laborstudies.wayne.edu
Hal Stack Title:Director h.stack@wayne.edu
Gail Hamilton, Union Skills and Strategy program, av6012@wayne.edu
Dave Reynolds Labor Program Specialist aa2589@wayne.edu
The Institute for Labor Studies and Research (ILSR) at West Virginia University Extension Service provides labor education and research services for rank and file workers, stewards, officers, and staff representatives. While the emphasis is primarily on service to West Virginia union members, some week-long residential summer institutes, weekend conferences and one-day study programs attract both regional and national participation.
Certificates are awarded to those who complete each course. Minimal registration fees are charged to help offset the cost of materials and instruction. There are no examinations or grades. All classes are taught by individuals who possess extensive knowledge and understanding of the labor movement, its function and its goals.
Classes or conferences are jointly planned by the Institute for Labor Studies and Research along with representatives of local unions, local central bodies, district councils, statewide organizations or international unions.
Web site: http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/depts/ilsr/ilsr.htm
David A. Michael Program Leader Extension Assistant Professor Tony.Michael@mail.wvu.edu
Steve Bonanno CEWD Director, Extension Associate Professor. scbonanno@mail.wvu.edu
Stephen Cook Extension Associate Professor SLCook@mail.wvu.edu
David Cormier Extension Professor DRCormier@mail.wvu.edu
Cheryl L. Johnson Extension Associate Professor Cheryl.Johnson@mail.wvu.edu
Paul J. Martin Research Statistician PJMartin@mail.wvu.edu
Robert V. Massey Jr Clinical Assistant Professor RVMassey@mail.wvu.edu
Sharon K. Mayfield Administrative Associate SKMayfield@mail.wvu.edu
Sarah Stevenson Extension Associate Professor SE Stevenson@mail.wvu.edu
LSP Phone:330-941-1783
The Labor Studies Program is a two year program leading to an Associate's Degree in Labor Studies. The program offers courses that are both practical and theoretical including union leadership skills, negotiations, contract administration, labor law, grievance processing and arbitration, fundamentals of occupational safety and health, and the organizing model of unionism. The Center for Working-Class Studies is an interdisciplinary research and teaching center devoted to the study of working-class life and culture. The CWCS creates social spaces for civic and academic conversations on working-class life and culture and its intersections with other identities and serves as a clearinghouse for information on working-class culture, issues, and pedagogy. More than an intellectual project, the CWCS is also engaged with the broader society, providing assistance in creating a culture of organizing and education within working-class institutions and society.
CWCS Phone: 330-941-2976
The CWCS develops courses in working-class studies, organizes a biennial conference, publishes a newsletter, and sponsors an annual speaker series. It houses a library and maintains an on-line bibliography on working-class studies to help promote scholarship in the field.
Schools Web Address: http://www.ysu.edu/ CWCS Web Address: http://cwcs.ysu.edu/ John Russo Coordinator, LSP jbrusso@ysu.edu Sherry Linkon Co-Director, CWCS sjlinkon@ysu.edu
Schools Web Address: http://www.ysu.edu/
CWCS Web Address: http://cwcs.ysu.edu/
John Russo Coordinator, LSP jbrusso@ysu.edu
Sherry Linkon Co-Director, CWCS sjlinkon@ysu.edu
