Guild Announcements
Human Trafficking and How it Affects Workers and Management
This FREE symposium will take place at the Pastoral Center in Braintree. Details and agenda coming soon. Please RSVP if interested in attending.
New Video Series
Check out our new educational video series on a wide range of topics. Visit the School of Labor-Management Relations to see an example.
Labor Life Archives
Missed a newsletter? Prefer to read online? We've created an archive of recent newsletters for easy access.
This Week at the Guild
For the last 56 years, the Cushing-Gavin Awards have recognized and celebrated four outstanding practitioners in the area of labor-management relations.
Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate their accomplishments!
Why A Labor Guild?
Promoting good order and justice in today's workplace.
The collective bargaining process drives wage equality, and economic and social justice in a vibrant democracy. Since 1945, the Guild's mission has been to provide training, support, and connection through:
- Labor education, professional training, and personal development via school, workshops, forums, and conferences.
- Networking and leadership opportunities.
- Our Cushing-Gavin Awards honoring our labor relations since 1967.
Membership Benefits
For as little as $20/year, not only will you be supporting our mission of fighting for just workplaces and communities, you'll have access to:
- A growing library of online labor education courses from some of the nation's top labor professionals
- Early access to workshops, forums, and classes
- Your choice of a print or emailed Labor Life newsletter
- Membership card
Join over 1800 other individuals and organizations!
School of Labor-Management Relations
The Labor Guild has continuously provided labor education since 1953.
Today, our School of Labor-Management relations hosts Spring and Fall classes at our Braintree, MA headquarters and virtually via Zoom. We hope you'll join us for an upcoming class.
April 2024 Labor History Blog: The Ludlow Massacre
The Gilded Age From the immediate post-Civil War period into the 1900’s we entered what was called the “Gilded Age”. This definition of gilded is somewhat like what we view…
In Memoriam: Longtime Member Kevin J. Murray
The Guild mourns the passing of longtime member Kevin J. Murray. Kevin worked for the NRLB for over 40 years and after his departure worked for the Massachusetts Department of…
March 2024 Labor History Blog: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Much has been written about this tragedy, and many documentaries and films have been produced about it. Should my very brief depiction of this event interest you, I encourage you…