The School for Workers is the labor education department of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Continuing Education. Its mission is to educate workers and others about issues of concern in the employment setting. The program has been in existence since 1925, making it the oldest university-based labor education program in North America. Find out more about who we are To find our offices or the J.F. Friedrick Center, click here for a map . Learn more about the programs we offer, where and when The School works closely with the labor movement at the local, state and national levels.
Programming is designed for the rank and file, local leadership and international union staff.
In addition to courses offered in conjunction with specific unions and labor-management committees, the School offers a growing number of open enrollment programs. Our faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds, experience, training and interests. While all faculty teach in the core educational areas of labor-management relations, each faculty member has areas of specialization which allows the School for provide the fullest possible range of courses for workers and their unions. The faculty operates as a single unit in planning overall departmental activities. The faculty works collegially, as well as independently, to satisfy the needs of labor education.