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(near the corner of Sixth & Spring Streets in New Bedford, MA)

Many labor leaders honored

A summer project that offers ways to give students opportunities to apply classroom knowledge to community efforts and expand students’ skills at community change.

From the construction trades to nursing home workers

The Center continues to offer credit bearing internships during the pandemic. Join us to learn skills to complement your studies and to utilize these skills to support local community and worker organizations.

“South Coast Working” explores the challenges faced and victories won for working people in the region

Thank you for joining this successful online educational forum. It was a great opportunity to learn from Partners in Health, MassCOSH, and the Attorney General.

The Labor Education Center offers resources to students and faculty on Labor History, US Labor, Politics and Economics, Issues of People and Color, Women and Labor, and More

Thank you to the frontline workers from health care and grocery that spoke about their experiences at the forum. We appreciate the generosity of the workers and union leaders who shared their experiences and analysis. The video of the forum is attached below. You can read a full description in the notes here.

The UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center is accepting original submissions from currently enrolled undergraduate students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for submissions will be moved to the fall. A specific date to be announced.

The Labor Education Center assists with educational opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Thanks to our Steward as Organizer Graduates!

Thank you to everyone for a great 44th Awards Banquet! Over 300 people attended the high energy event.

The Labor Education was pleased to offer this tour about Fall River labor history to a group of UMassD students and local labor leaders and union activists. In this photo, Winona Glascock, a former Labor Education Center intern delivers a monologue of the words of a Fall River mill worker. Please contact us to present this program to your class or organization.

All four of the UMass campuses have worked jointly to published the inaugural issue of the Undergraduate Journal on Work, Labor and Social Movements.