The Labor Resource Center (LRC) provides educational and research programs to workers and to labor and community organizations. The mission of the LRC – to support workers and their organizations as they seek to gain control over their futures at work, in their communities, and in the political arena – is carried out through its three programs under the guidance of the LRC Advisory Board.
Labor Studies Program
The Labor Studies Program
offers a Labor Studies Certificate through UMass Boston's
College of Public and Community Service (CPCS).
Future of Work Research Program
The Future of Work Research Program conducts participatory action-oriented research about the changing nature of work in Massachusetts.
Labor Extension Program
The Labor Extension Program provides training, education and technical assistance to workers, labor unions, and other worker organizations.
Labor Resource Center Advisory Board
The LRC Advisory
Board guides the Labor Resource Center in meeting its important
and exciting mission.
BUILDING TRADES APPRENTICE TRAINING
IN MASSACHUSETTS:
A comparison of union and non-union programs,
1997-2007
The LRC is pleased
to present the latest in its
"Future of Work Paper Series."
This study examines and compares the efficacy and sustainability of union and non-union building trades apprentice training programs in Massachusetts.
Click on the study cover to
download a PDF of the study.
For more information contact Anneta Argyres (617-287-7229).