Educating the Next Generation of Labor Leaders

We offer a nationally renowned labor-side master’s degree to train the next generation of organizers, researchers, labor leaders, and advocates for working people. We offer our degree in a residential format, a limited residency format in our Union Leadership and Activism (ULA) program, and a special track for educators. With a near 100% placement record, our graduates are in high demand as they join our over 1,000 alumni working on labor issues across the country and around the world. We also offer an undergraduate certificate in Labor Studies and community educational programming.

Our award-winning research examines issues of work, workers, and labor organizations. The Labor Center’s Working Paper Series provides timely analyses of labor policy issues and working conditions. Faculty are leading experts on critical labor issues, including strategic corporate research, intersectional labor solidarity, global and U.S. labor movements, and the changing forms of work.

The Labor Center builds community and education through programming, training, and outreach. Our conferences bring workers, labor leaders, students, and scholars into conversation together. We also offer trainings for workers and worker organizations.