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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.
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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.

Save the date
December 1, 2023, @ IBEW Local 103
In Memoriam: Former AFL-CIO President Thomas Donahue
Thomas R. Donahue became executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany in 1973 and, after Meany’s retirement in 1979, was…
Boyle Fellow’s Thoughts on the Boston Labor Conference
My experience with the Boston Labor Conference has been an enlightening one. One full of anticipation of a boring conference…
Cardinal Sean O’Malley: “Migrants, Refugees Are Human Beings, Not Problems”
Our Executive Director Father Marc took some time to reflect on Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s discussion at the Catholic University of…