Gayle Hamilton, Associate Director of the Labor School

Associate Director Gayle Hamilton leads the Labor School programs of Labor@Wayne that offer non-credit labor and employment courses, workshops, webinars, and conferences to labor and community organizations, employers, and workers. Prior to her reappointment as associate director, Gayle served as the interim director of Labor@Wayne where she headed the BA and MA programs in Employment and Labor Relations, Fraser Center for Workplace Issues, the Labor Studies Center and the Labor School.

At WSU, Gayle became very active in her local union and was elected two terms as treasurer of the faculty and academic staff union, AAUP-AFT. Prior to joining WSU, Gayle headed the legal department of SEIU Healthcare MI. Additionally, Gayle worked as the Labor Relations Advisor for MGM Grand Detroit. Gayle has more than 20 years of progressive experience in management, labor education, dispute resolution, labor relations, and training and development.

Gayle holds a law degree and has conducted extensive research on various labor and employment topics and has developed curriculum for several courses. Gayle is co-author of a chapter “The Future of Unions in the United States” in a book titled, Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management. Recently, Gayle was awarded the “Shero Award” from the University of Michigan’s School for Women Workers at its 50th anniversary conference.

Instructors for the Labor School*

*Not pictured: Deborah Robinson and Erkeisha Terry