Labor School and Advanced Academy Certificate Programs
2022-2023 Course Schedule
Labor School has been educating union leaders, workers and community allies for over 50 years and understands the importance of everyone having the opportunity to professionally develop their skills and knowledge.
Exclusively Online
Flexible and Interactive Online Course Schedule and Design
- Each weekly session opens at noon on Mondays and students have one-week, working at their own pace, to complete each weekly session.
- Students will have access to their interactive courses, lectures, videos and classmates' discussions 24-hours a day. Courses will provide you with the flexibility to work on your assignments, learn from instructors and engage with classmates from various unions, states and occupations, ANYTIME.
- We will offer FREE training of our online platform before classes begin in the Fall and Winter.
Labor School Courses
The certificate program consists of 10 non-credit, 5-week, labor relations and liberal arts courses. The Labor Leadership Development School (Labor School) has been educating union leaders, activists and the community for over 50 years. Take two classes per week and finish in one year, or take one class per week and finish in two years. Upon completion of the required 10 courses, students will receive a certificate from the Labor Studies Center.
Fall 2022 | Winter 2023 |
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9/12-10/17/22 | 1/9-2/13/23 |
US Labor History | Collective Bargaining |
Basic Grievance Handling | Effective Leadership or Union Women's Leadership |
10/17-11/21/22 | 2/13-3/20/23 |
State of Labor | Power and Politics |
Your Rights in the Workplace | Economics for Workers |
3/20-4/24/23 | |
Leading a Diverse Organization | |
Building the Union |
Advanced Labor Academy
Fall 2022 | Winter 2023 |
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9/12-10/17/22 | 1/9-2/13/22 |
Transformational Leadership | Media Matters |
10/17-11/21/22 | 2/13-3/20/23 |
Strategic Planning | Advanced Grievance Handling |
3/20-4/24/23 | |
Powerful Presentations |
Labor School and Advanced Academy Tuition and Scholarships
Classes are $250 each. Labor School courses are approved through UAW-Ford, UAW-GM, UAW-Chrysler and USW tuition assistance programs. Scholarships are available to pay a portion of your tuition through the Ethel Schwartz Memorial scholarship for Labor Education or the Labor Studies Center, students would be responsible for only $25 per course.
Register Today!
Register for the Labor School or the Advanced Academy by calling the Labor Studies Center office at 313-577-2191 or register online at go.wayne.edu/LaborSchoolreg