Throughout the years, the Guild has adapted its course offerings as the needs of students and faculty have changed. In light of the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic, labor education is as important as ever. We are planning virtual courses, workshops, and discussions that are of particular relevance for today’s current events. The Guild maintains its commitment to offering labor education through the guild school and is excited to announce that we will be offering online classes for the fall of 2020. We are working with our talented faculty to develop engaging and informative virtual learning opportunities. Please continue to check-in for the latest updates throughout this summer. We are strongest when we stand together, now and always!
A message on the COVID-19 pandemic from the Guild’s President and Executive Director, Dave Kowalski
Thank you to everyone who has paid their membership donations. Even though we’re out of the office for a while, they really help us out!
Guild Concludes Virtual Parliamentary Procedures and Bylaws Workshops
by Sean Lundergan, Fr. Boyle Fellow The Guild’s first ever virtual workshop series concluded on Tuesday. Once a week four weeks Patti Legault-Frank, our longtime parliamentary procedure and bylaws instructor, ran her usual workshop over Zoom for an average of 25...
This Week in Labor History, vol. 8: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
by Sean Lundergan, Fr. Boyle Fellow 143 years ago, on July 16, 1877, workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia went on strike in response to wage cuts imposed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. They blockaded the railway, disabled the cars and announced that no train...
Guild Welcomes New Executive Board Member
The Guild is proud to announce our newest Executive Board member, Rob Manchester of Teamsters Local 25. Rob, who’s 27, has been a member of Local 25 for three years, and he credits both the Teamsters and the Guild with a vast improvement in his quality of life...
This Week in Labor History, vol. 7: Founding of the IWW
by Sean Lundergan, Fr. Boyle Fellow The Industrial Workers of the World was founded 115 years ago today. The IWW, whose members are known as Wobblies, has played an essential role in American labor history, including in the 1912 Bread and Roses strike in Lawrence,...
THE GUILD SCHOOL—SPRING 2020
Out of an abundance of caution the Labor Guild is postponing our Labor School classes till this Fall 2020, please call the office for more information 781-340-7887.
WHAT IS THE LABOR GUILD?
The Labor Guild, an agency of the Archdiocese of Boston (RCAB), is a membership organization of over 1800 individuals, organizations and institutions involved in all aspects of labor-management relations. We promote good order and justice in today’s workplace by inspiring, motivating and helping men and women to act with conscience, know-how and courage in labor-management relations. Welcome!
Since 1945, the Guild has provided over 50,000 students and working practitioners with… MORE
UPCOMING EVENTS
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS – Summer 2020
Worker Safety & Rights Training
with Al Vega and Ben Weilerstein of MassCOSH
Tuesday August 11
6–8pm
Public Sector Organizing during Covid & Beyond
with Rand Wilson of SEIU 888 and Kevin Tierney of MTA
Tuesday August 18
7–8:30pm
Mental Wellness & Essential Workers
with Peg Taylor of MNA
Tuesday August 25
6–8pm
54th CGA dinner details coming soon
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