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Past Programs

Earlier Events with Labor@Wayne (Prior to 2023)

  • August 25, 2022: Researching National Labor Relations Board Case Law and Decisions, Webinar.
    • NLRB staff help decode how to find materials on the NLRB webite to assist in your research on important workplace issues.
  • June 23, 2022: Workers' Rights and Protections Under the NLRA.  Webinar
    • Elaina Bailey, Labor and employment lawyer with Honigman LLP and attorrney with the NLRB Region 7, discusses your rights and how to file a grievance with the NLRB.
  • April 21, 2022: Rebuilding America--Labor Leaders Discuss the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's Impact on Jobs, Unions and Communities.  Webinar
  • March 28, 2022: Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Webinar
  • March 22, 2022: Archives are for Everyone! How the Reuther can help you share labor history and inspire action. Webinar.
    • Senior archivists from the Walter P. Reuther Archives discuss how ways the archives can support labor research and education.
  • February 28, 2022: The Trumpet Sounds: Remembering the Past, Preparing for the Future.  Webinar
    • Elise A. Bryant, President of the Coalition of Labor Women (CLUW), addresses maintaining the cultural heritage of African American workers and social justice activists.  Part of her continuing "Black at Work" series in celebration of Black History Month.
  • November 18, 2021: Climate, Jobs and Labor's Seat at the Table.  Webinar
    • Labor's seat at the table is inperative to balance workers' and environmental interests to solve today's climate crisis while providing good union jobs,  James Harrison, Director of Renewable Energy of the the Utility Workers Union og America, and Frank Houston, Regional Program Manager, BlueGreen Alliance.
  • October 28, 2021:  Striketober:How the Pandemic Has Fueled Worker Unrest.  Webinar
    • Mark Gaffney explores explores the post-pandemic shift in worker attitudes toward work and the shift in power between workers and employers that has spawned a flush of strikes nationwide, Gaffney is the former president of the Michigan AFL-CIO, WSU Professor, and member of the Board of Governors.
  • September 29, 2021: What to Expect from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Under the Biden Administration.  Webinar
    • Richard Mack, Partner with Miller Cohen, explore the future of the NLRB following the appointment of Jennifer Abruzzo, general council of the NLRB.  General discussion of the pro-union stance of the Biden administration.
  • August 31, 2021: Service, Faith and Labor: Shared Values and Commitment to Community.  Webinar
    • Panel discussion on faith and labor's shared viion of workplace fairness and social justice.  Rev. Shannon E Jones,  President, Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta; Minister Jacqueline Williams,, Faith and Labor Organizer, SC AFL-CIO; Rabbi Dorit, Detroit interfaith Outreach Network;  Rev. Charles Williams II, President of the Michigan branch of the Natiomal Network; Elder Charles E. Clark, National Community Emgagement Coordinator, AFL-CIO.
  • April 13, 2021: Virtual Book Launch and Presentation with Michael Goldfield
    • The Labor Studies Center hosted Michael Goldfield, WSU professor of labor and politics, in the launch of his book, "The Southern Key: Class, Race, and Radicalism in the 1930s and 1940s."
  • March 31, 2021: Union Women and the Labor Movement: Incorporating Storytelling and Role Models into Union Programs to Build Member Engagement Throughout the Year.  Webinar
    • Celebrate Rosie the Riveter Day with a discussion of our union foremothers.
  • February 25, 2021: Legacy from My Father: A Son's Reflection on a Black Revolutionary Worker.  Webinar
    • James W Boggs, labor activist and educator, reflects on his relationship with legacy of his father, Wade Boggs, actist and author of "The American Revolution: Pages from a Negro Workers' Notebook.
  • July 9, 2020: Women's Work, Women's Worth: Working Women Connecting During COVID-19.  Webinar.
    • Panel discussion sponsored by the Labor Studies Center explores the changing role of women and work in the pandemic.  Andrea Acevedo, President of SEIU Healthcare Michigan; Elise Bryant, International President of the Coalition of Labor Union Womem; Andrea Hunter, President of United Steel Workers Local 1299; Krista Szanfranski, UAW /International; Nia Winston, President of UniteHere! Local 24.
  • Workplace Safety, June 17, 2020: Workers' Rights and Employer Duties Under COVID19.  Webinar.
    • Richard Mack, Jr. and Robert Fetter, Attorneys from Miller Cohen PLC, and Sean Eagan, Michigan Director of COVID-19 Workplace Safety, discuss worker's rights under federal health and safety laws.
  • November 7-9, 2019:  WISE Conference 
    • The Labor School sponsored the Workers on Solidarity and Education (WISE) Conference at Detroit's Greektown Casino-Hotel.  
  • June 20, 2019:  8th Annual Labor Leaders on Labor Forum Honoring Michael Langford, International President of the Utility Workers Union of America, WSU Main Campus, 11:30am-1:30pm.  For information, contact Octavia Crum at 313-577-5382.
  • March 28-30, 2019:  WISE Conference
    • The Labor School sponsored the Workers on Solidarity and Education (WISE) Conference at the Westin Southfield Detroit hotel.  
  • December 7, 2018: "Mandatory Employment Arbitration After Epic Systems: Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities" 11:30am-2:00pm.  Wayne State University, McGregor Conference Center. 
  • October 4-6, 2018:  WISE Conference, "Together We Rise"
    • The Labor School sponsored the Workers on Solidarity and Education (WISE) Conference at Detroit's Greektown Casino-Hotel. 
  • April 19, 2018: WSU-SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management): Joint Meeting of WSU and Other Universities' Student Chapters.
  • April 18, 2018: Right to Work Law in Michigan: Assessing the Outcomes
    • Labor@Wayne and Michigan Society for Public Administration sponsors a panel discussion with David /heckler President Michigan AFT; Lynn Morison, staff attorney, Mochigan Employment Relations Committee; Steven Schwatz, Attorney, Keller Thomas PC. 
  • March 26, 2018: "Winning Strategies for Labor Arbitration Advocates Conference" : George Roumell, Ed Hartfield, et. al.
  • March 2, 2018: "Working Class Roots of Trumpism,"  Michael Goldfield, WSU Professor of labor and politics.
  • February 28, 2018: WSU-SHRM: "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace." 
  • February 15-17, 2018: The Labor Studies Center presents, "Building Bridges Conference: Connecting our Struggles and Identifying Strategies to Build Strength and Solidarity".  Conference hosted at the Westin Southfield Detroit Hotel.
  • January 25, 2018: WSU-SHRM, "Managing Careers in HR/ELR." 
  • December 11, 2018:  Anti-Apartheid Activism and the Labor Movement.
  • December 1, 2017:  Labor@Wayne hosts Elizabeth Faue, WSU professor of American labor history, in a talk on her book, "Rethinking the American Labor Movement."