Labor Studies Skills
These non-credit courses provide a foundation in "nuts & bolts" areas important to working people. Classes are open to all. Sessions are held on the West Bank of the University's Minneapolis campus except for Introduction to the Labor Movement, which is offered online.
Cancellation Policy
Course tuition is nonrefundable unless the LES office cancels a course. In the case of LES course cancellation, 100% of tuition will be refunded.
For More Information
If you need help or have questions about this program, please contact the Labor Education Service office at les@umn.edu or call 612-624-5020.
Courses
- LBR X0001 - Basic Steward Training
- LBR X0002 - Collective Bargaining
- LBR X0003 - Introduction to the Labor Movement
- LBR X0004 - The Labor Movement & Mass Incarceration
- LBR X0005 - Advanced Grievance Handling
- LBR X0006 - Grievance Handling
- LBR X0007 - Janus & Right-to-Work: Understanding & Preparing for the Open Shop
- LBR X0008 - Addressing Workplace Bullying and Sexual Harassment
- LBR X0009 - Internal Union Organizing
- LBR X0010 - Public Employee Labor Relations Act
- LBR X0011 - Collective Bargaining - 3 Part Course
- LBR X0012 - Labor and The Fight for $15
- LBR X0013 - Arbitration
- LBR X0014 - Labor and Mass Incarceration
- LBR X0015 - Data Practices Act/Freedom of Information Act Request Training
- LBR X0016 - Labor & the Prison-Industrial Complex
- LBR X0017 - How to Write Journalistic Essays/Op Eds
- LBR X0018 - People of Color Activist Fatigue
- LBR X0030 - Steward Training
- LBR X1001 - Lessons from Labor History
- LBR X1002 - How to Write News Releases & Advisories
- LBR X1003 - The AFL-CIO and the Global Cold War
- LBR X1004 - Video Production for Organizers
- LBR X1005 - Labor Law for Organizers
- LBR X1014 - Train The Trainer: Earned Sick & Safe Time (ESST), Pregnancy & Parenting Rights
- LBR X1027 - Which Side Are You On? How Minnesota Workers Have Resisted Fascism
- LBR X1030 - Educación Popular : Una metodología para fortalecer el movimiento laboral