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Carolina Bank Muñoz’s work focuses on immigration, labor, work, and Latin America

Professor de Leon specializes in labor and party politics, both in America and abroad

Courtney Derwinski has worked in the labor movement for nearly three decades. She currently works for the Massachusetts Teachers Association managing the Bargaining Campaign Strategy Team and the Metro Boston field office. Her work centers participatory, member-driven bargaining strategies that build power through large teams, transparent processes, and contract campaigns grounded in power analyses and escalating collective actions.

Courtney is also an experienced educator. She has served as adjunct faculty at Rutgers University’s School of Management and Labor Relations and as an

As the Academic Program & Events Manager Sierra schedules courses, supports faculty and students, and organizes events

Harris Freeman has taught labor and employment law at the UMass Amherst Labor Center since 1999. He is Professor Emeritus at Western New England University School of Law where he taught classes in labor and employment law for more than 25 years. He is also a research associate and adjunct professor in the Government Department at Smith College. Freeman received his J.D. from Western New England University and his B.A. from the University of Florida.

Pat Greenfield, Director of the Labor Center from 1990-1997, was part of the team that established the ULA program. She has taught the ULA Labor Law course for a number of years, most recently in partnership with Harris Freeman. In addition to almost four decades of work in labor education, she has been a member of several different public and private sector unions, serving as a steward, executive board member, local union president, and on international union staff. She has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Rochester, a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D

Professor Hammonds specializes in gender-related work issues, and labor organizing in the U.S.

Dave Kamper has taught Labor History at the Labor Center since 2021. He has a PhD in History from the University of Illinois. He has a long career in organized labor and is currently a Policy Strategist at the Economic Policy Institute.

Professor Kerrissey specializes in the American labor movement, work, politics, and inequality.