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.
The 2016 Untold Stories series continues today with a program focusing on a particularly tragic episode in the history of the Wobblies, the Industrial Workers of the World. Titled "Elmer Smith and the Wobblies with Tom Copeland," the program is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marshall Ave.
This year’s Untold Stories series kicks off Monday, May 2, with a program that looks beyond the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Friedrichs case - and provides insight into the future for public employees in Minnesota.
The Labor Education Service will offer a class on Advanced Grievance Handling on Wednesday, May 18, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the University's Minneapolis campus.
The continuing “Twin Cities Labor Movie Night” film series presents “Northern Lights” Friday, April 15, at 6 p.m. at the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul.
“Worker Rights and Wrongs” is the theme of the 2016 Untold Stories series of labor history programs sponsored by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.
Organizations looking for ways to cultivate new leaders – or seeking to build the skills of existing leaders – may benefit from the Minnesota Union Leadership Program offered by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
Register now for the 68th Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Relations Association May 26-29, at the Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis.
Friday is the deadline to register for Basic Steward Training, a labor studies skills course offered by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
The East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul is hosting a panel discussion this Thursday on the Friedrichs case, featuring Bill Barry, author of a new book on internal organizing.
Friday, Jan. 15, is the deadline to register for skills courses on Collective Bargaining and Introduction to the Labor Movement offered by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service.
An investigation by Workday Minnesota found wage theft is larger and more widespread than most people realize. Minnesotans are losing millions of dollars every year.
