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  • About CLCS
    • Values & History
    • Staff
    • Affiliated Faculty
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  • Upcoming Events
    • 2025 Young Workers Conference
    • 2025 Workers Pride
  • Past Events
    • 2025 Michigan School for Women Workers
    • 2025 Black Men in Unions Institute
    • 2024 Fall Leadership Institute
    • 2024 Latina/o Worker Leadership Conference
    • 2024 Young Workers Conference
    • 2024 Michigan School for Women Workers
    • Short Course: Safety in the Workplace (2024)
    • 2024 Black Men in Unions Institute
    • Symposium: The State of Education
    • Symposium: Union Organizing & the Law
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    • How to Get Union Tuition Assistance
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Center for Labor and Community Studies

 Young Workers Conference June 26-28th.  All are welcome!


One-Day Workers Pride Conference July 19th, Wecome one and all!


May 17th

Maternal Health Issues and Disparities


View the Power Points and Video from our Series on Michigan Labor Law 



 We invite all union and non-union workers and activists from allied organizations to share ideas and grow skills for responding to the challenges facing working people.  We welcome participants from all genders and all cultural or ethnic backgrounds to all our events.

WHAT WE DO

CONFERENCES

CLCS offers six yearly conferences, most of which run from a Thursday through Saturday. Our conferences offer a variety of weekend-long workshops, keynote speakers, and opportunities for networking. Anyone and everyone is welcome to all our conferences. Our conferences are eligible for TAP.

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SYMPOSIUMS

Symposiums are free, two-hour courses offered throughout the year on a wide variety of topics, including things beyond the realm of workers rights. They are offered via Zoom and they are also recorded and archived so you can learn even if you miss the event.

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SHORT COURSES

Short courses meet once a week for six weeks, with each class 2-3 hours depending on your course. These courses are a great way to get in-depth knowledge on a specific topic. They're usually taught in-person or hybrid with a limited number of slots, so make sure to register. Short courses are eligible for TAP.

MORE ABOUT SHORT COURSES

NEED US TO COME TO YOUR LOCAL?

CLCS is happy to provide in-office trainings on many topics. To schedule a training, please email clcs.info@umich.edu.

CONFERENCES

2025 Young Workers Conference

Taking on The World, Future Leaders on the Rise!

WHEN: June 26-28, 2025

WHERE: Somerset Inn (2601 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI)

REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION CUTOFF: June 19th, 2025

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

Workers Pride Conference

Special One-Day Conference Format

WHEN: July 19, 2025

WHERE: Fairlane Center South (19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI)

REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION CUTOFF: July 10th, 2025

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

We Run 6 Conferences Every Year:  We invite all union and non-union workers and activists from allied organizations to share ideas and grow skills for responding to the challenges facing working people.  We welcome participants from all genders and all cultural or ethnic backgrounds.

Upcoming... 

Maternal Health Issues and Disparities:

How to make things better for mothers and families

Saturday May 17th, 2025 on Zoom

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

SHORT COURSES

Stay tuned! 

SYMPOSIUMS

The State of Labor Under Trump

June 14th 10am-noon on Zoom


with Anthony Kaled, General Counsel with SEIU Healthcare Michigan


Stay tuned for more info


Sponsored by the Organizing Network

Click on the link to watch CLCS Past Symposiums 

  • Michigan Labor Law Series -- View Power Points and Video from the Series

  • Reversing Runaway Inequality Symposium 

  • The State of EducationSymposium on the Impact of New Legislation for Public School Employee

  • Financial Planning for Workers Symposium 

  • Union Organizin g & the Law: Recent NLRB Decisions

  • Getting Workers Compensation (& Avoiding Litigation)

  • NLRB Organizing Case Law Update


RESOURCES

  • How to use tuition assistance

  • CLCS's 70-year history

  • CLCS's staff, affiliated faculty, & their research

  • The Organizer Network

  • Motor City Voices

  • Past events at CLCS

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Center for Labor and Community StudiesUniversity of Michigan-Dearborn257 Fairlane Ctr North, 19000 Hubbard Dr, Dearborn, Michigan 48126Email: CLCS.Info@umich.edu, Phone:  313-583-6400; Fax 313-583-6430
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