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!
Equality among Us All: A Statement from Executive Director Dave Kowalski
Over the door at the old Guild facility in Weymouth was a sign with the words of Fr. Mortimer Gavin that read, “YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO THIS HOUSE.” The Labor Guild’s mission is to promote good order in the workplace, to teach workers to act in good conscience and to...
This Week in Labor History, vol. 6: James Connolly
by Sean Lundergan, Fr. Boyle Fellow James Connolly, the Irish socialist, nationalist and labor leader, was executed 104 years ago, on May 12, 1916. His death helped transform a failed, week-long rebellion into a rallying cry for Irish independence from the...
This Week in Labor History, vol. 5: May Day and the Haymarket Affair
By Sean Lundergan, Fr. Boyle Fellow In a 1929 issue, Time magazine felt the need to clarify to its readers: “To old-fashioned people, May Day means flowers, grass, picnics, children, clean frocks. To up-and-doing Socialists and Communists it means speechmaking,...
This Week in Labor History, vol. 4: The Secessions of the Plebs
by Sean Lundergan, Fr. Boyle Fellow Working class agitation has a long history. Over two centuries in Ancient Rome, a series of struggles known as the Conflict of the Orders took place between the elites, the patricians, and the commoners, the plebeians. From the...
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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