Labor Relations & Research Center

The Labor Relations and Research Center conducts a wide variety of research on work, the labor movement, and labor relations. This research is funded by the labor movement and state and federal agencies, as well as private foundations. Recent projects include public sector organizing, health care policy, innovative union strategies, and family and work issues. The Center also provides educational services to trade unionists across the Commonwealth, including a variety of short courses and seminars as well as larger conferences. The M.S. degree is also offered in a limited-residency format for trade union staff and officers nationwide in cooperation with the George Meany Center for Labor Studies. A library as well as a film and video collection is available at the Center, which is located in Room 125, Draper Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.