Workday Minnesota is a project of the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service, the only educational program in the state specifically focused on the needs of Minnesota workers and their organizations. View a complete overview on the LES website. In this section, we highlight some of the programs and services we offer and examine current trends and issues in labor education.
What does “solidarity” mean and what role does it play in organizing, mobilizing and empowering people? The East Side Freedom Library will host a roundtable discussion on the topic Monday, Sept. 12.
In this video, former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains one of the most misunderstood labor-management issues of our time: so-called "right-to-work" laws.
The “Labor Movie Night” series presents a free screening of “Matewan” Friday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. at the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul.
Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, vowed on many occasions that he would never allow a labor union. So how did the United Automobile Workers manage to organize the Ford Motor Company 75 years ago?
On July 1, Monica Bielski Boris succeeded Barb Kucera as director of the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
Just in time for the 109th anniversary of the Minneapolis Labor Review, the newspaper’s online archive now features a new interface and speedier searches.
June 20 is the deadline to apply for the 2016-2017 Minnesota Union Leadership Program.
This week the Untold Stories series examines the past, present and future of the Iron Range and delves into a controversial period when Minneapolis union leaders were put on trial for their political beliefs.
The Twin Cities Labor Movie Night film series presents “Blood Fruit," a documentary of the Irish workers' anti-apartheid strike, on Friday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the United Labor Centre, Suite 356, 312 Central Ave., Minneapolis.
Up next in this year’s Untold Stories series is "Reviving the Strike," a discussion of the role of workplace strikes, given the decline in union membership. Author Joe Burns takes a historical perspective that provides insight into future activitism.
Workers are organizing through unions and other organizations to improve their lives. Union representation provides a voice on the job and the opportunity to improve wages, benefits and working conditions.
Labor still lacks coordinated approach to organizing the South