2018-2019 Lehigh Valley Labor Activist Academy Curriculum
A Program of The Labor School at Penn State, the PA AFL-CIO, and
the Lehigh Valley Labor Council
Course 1: Unions for the 21st Century; What Every Union
Activist Should Know
Class 1 –
10/04/18 - How We Got Here And Current Challenges?
Class 2 –
10/11/18 – Economics For The Working Class
Class 3 –
10/18/18 – The New Political Economy And Why It Matters
Class 4 –
10/25/18 – Building A Multi-Generational Movement
Course 2: What Labor History Can Teach Us –
Lessons for Today
Class 1 –
11/08/18 – Eight Lessons From Labor History; Labor Timeline
Class 2 –
11/15/18 – 19th Century Labor History
Class 3 –
11/29/18 – 20th Century Labor History
Class 4 –
12/05/18 – Rise Of The Conservative Movement And Labor’s Response
Course 3: Building Union Power in the Workplace and the Community
Class 1 –
01/10/19 – Organizing And Mobilizing Workers, Part 1
Class 2 –
01/17/19 – Organizing And Mobilizing Workers, Part 2
Class 3 –
01/24/19 – Engaging Union Members And Labor Culture
Class 4 –
01/31/19 – Using Media To Win Public Opinion
Course 4: Labor and Employment Law – Labor’s New Landscape
Class 1 – 02/21/19 - Understanding
Laws Affecting Labor Organizations
Class 2 –
02/28/19 – Unfair Labor Practices In The Public And Private Sectors
Class
3 – 03/07/19 – Your Rights As A Worker: Classification, Wages And Overtime
Class
4 – 03/14/19 – Beyond The Current Legal Attacks, What Comes Next?