labor education

  • Right-Wing Hoaxster's Attack on Labor Educators Is Defeated
    Jane Slaughter and Mischa Gaus
    May 10 2011 - 6:17pm

    A Missouri labor educator was vindicated Monday after almost losing his job in an attack by right-wing video hoaxster Andrew Breitbart. After a vigorous campaign by the United Association for Labor Education, the university backed down from its initial statement to Don Giljum that he would not be rehired.

  • Right-Wing Hoaxster Smears Labor Educators
    Jane Slaughter and Mischa Gaus
    Apr 28 2011 - 5:48pm

    Two Missouri labor educators are under attack in the right-wing blogosphere from notorious hoaxster Andrew Breitbart. Like he did with ACORN before, Breitbart uses deceptive video editing to smear his opponents. He claims labor educators tell union members to gain power through violence and intimidation.

  • Stewards Training: Use Case Studies to Build Hands-On Skills

    Not enough steward training programs pay attention to beefing up stewards’ analytical skills. Using real-life case studies--short written scenarios--is the best way to learn how to review information, pose questions, develop concepts, see patterns, and make strategic choices.

  • Vermont, North Carolina Schools Bracing Experiences for Labor Activists

    A daylong school held Saturday by the Vermont Workers Center and Labor Notes drew more than 200 participants, while at the same time 800 miles south 60 workplace activists from across the South were gathering. Their frankness about the weaknesses of our movement vs. the challenges capitalism has in store may sound tailor-made for a depressing day—but the atmosphere of openness and local solidarity was energizing.

  • University Labor Education Programs Under Fire in Economic Crisis
    Bob Bussel and Paul Abowd
    Oct 24 2009 - 1:11am
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    The corporate attack on workers is reaching into the academy, too, where labor studies programs are facing cutbacks or wholesale cancellation. They’re being targeted by anti-labor ideologues and by budget-cutting administrators, but they’re not giving up easily.