The Labor School is a comprehensive labor and employment educational outreach center.  

The Labor School at Wayne State University can work directly with your organization to customize and facilitate labor classes and workshops to meet the unique needs of your organization.  Our instructors may travel to your location to present and are available to teach at any time convenient for your members.

The Labor School can partner directly with organization to develop, customize, and/or facilitate our classes and short workshops on-site at your organization. Contact Gayle Hamilton, Associate Director, for more information. Please email ghamilton@wayne.edu or call 313-577-2195.

Customized Labor-Management Training

• Leadership Series
  • Effective Leadership Skills
  • Effective Communication
  • Strategic Planning
  • Building the Union
  • Member Mobilization
  • Leading A Diverse Organization
  • Rights and Roles of A Union Representative
  • Running Effective Meetings
  • Time Management
  • Stress Management
  • Public Speaking 101
  • Building Effective Teams
• Grievance Handling Series
  • Steward's Training
  • Basic Grievance Handling
    • Identifying Grievances
    • Investigating Grievances
    • Grievance Writing and Presentation
    • Steward-Supervisor Grievance Resolution
    • Rights and Roles of Union Representatives
  • Advanced Grievance Handling
    • Discharge and Discipline
    • Understanding Just Cause
  • Winning Past Practice Grievances
  • Grievance Mediation
  • Arbitration Preparation
  • Arbitration Presentation
• Interpersonal Skills Series
  • Effective Communication Skills
  • One-on-One Communication
  • Developing Your Message
  • Recruiting and Leading Volunteers
  • Dealing with Difficult People
  • Valuing Diversity
  • Building Labor and Community Coalitions
  • Member Mobilization
  • Social Media Mobilization
  • Building Solidarity
• Contract Negotiation Series
• Intro to Collective Bargaining
• Integrative and Distributive Bargaining
• Preparing for Bargaining
• Interest Based Bargaining
• Legal Series
  • Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
  • Public Sector Labor Law
  • Private Sector Labor Law
  • Understanding Concerted Activities
  • Unfair Labor Practices (ULP's)
  • Anti-Harassment and Discrimination
  • Workplace Bullying
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Worker's Compensation
  • Wage and Hour Law
  • Rights of the Union Representative
  • Civil Rights Law
• Labor Movement Overview
  • What Unions Do
  • Unions 101
  • US Labor History
  • State of Labor
  • Economics for Workers
  • Power in Politics
  • Valuing Diversity
  • Building the Union
  • Labor and Civil Rights