UMASS Boston Labor Resource Center UMassBoston UMASS BOSTON CPCS Home

 

The Labor Resource Center (LRC) provides educational and research programs to workers and to labor and community organizations. The mission of the LRC – to advance the interests of workers and their organizations throgh education and research – is carried out through its three programs under the guidance of the LRC Advisory Board. Click here to learn more about the LRC

Recent Research

    "Prevailing Wage Laws and the Cost of Public Construction in Massachusetts"
    "Building Trades Apprentice Training in Massachusetts" An Analysis of Union and Non-Union Programs, 1997-2007"
   

"Gaming in Massachusetts: Can Casinos Bring 'Good Jobs' to the Commonwealth?"

   

"Boston Jobs: The Good and the Bad"

The Labor Resource Center Releases New Study:

"Prevailing Wage Laws and the Cost of Public Construction in Massachusetts"

 

May 18, 2010

The Labor Resource Center is pleased to announce the release of our most current research project.

This project is supported by the Future of Work in Massachusetts, a joint research project of the Labor Centers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell, funded by the University of Massachusetts' Presidents Office.

Click Here to read the full report

The Labor Resource Center 2010-2011 Strategic Plan

February 1, 2010

The Labor Resource Center is proud to annouce the publication of our 2010-2011 strategic plan. This 18 month plan precedes a more extensive 5 year plan currently under development.

Click Here to read the full plan

Dr. Susan Moir, LRC Director Contributes to the SustainLabour 2009 Draft Report

December 22, 2009

(Reprinted from www.sustainlabour.org)

    Dr. Susan Moir, LRC Director has provided an academic contribution regarding the role of Women in the construction industry in the United States in the 2009 SustainLabour Report.

To review the research report click here

You may also contact the Labor Resource Center at the University of Massachusetts for more information.

 

Other Important Links:

News & Events

Join the LRC on Facebook!

The LRC is now on facebook. Visit our facebook page and select "like" in order to stay tuned to and see photos from current LRC events.

Clik Here:

Read the
Nov 2009 LRC Newsletter

Click here to read the latest newsletter from the Labor Resource Center.

 

Looking for a job?
Want to hire great people?

The LRC maintains a list of labor and community job postings. To see the postings, follow the "Labor Studies" link at the top of this page to "Job Leads for LS Students."

New Jobs posted in February 2009:

* organizing job with CLU

* 3 labor education jobs with AFSCME

 If you have a job that you would like us to post, please email it to Anneta Argyres.

 

Page Updated:

 

Admin
Thursday, August 5, 2010

© College of Public and Community Service