The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO is hosting a year-long series of labor education workshops designed to better equip labor activists and leaders to meet the challenges facing today's labor movement. Now in its fourth year, the Philadelphia Labor Activist Academy is co-sponsored by the Labor School at Penn State. All local unions affiliated with the Philadelphia Council are eligible to send members to participate, as well as invited community allies.

The curriculum consists of four comprehensive, non-credit courses designed to develop critical thinking skills and to increase capacity for building power. Instructors include faculty from Penn State's Labor School, labor leaders, and community experts. Using a multi-union setting, the courses encourage participation and networking with other activists. Each course includes ten hours of classroom time over fours weeks. Participants should commit to attending all four sessions of each course. Each 4-week course costs $60. Participants who complete all four courses will graduate with a Certificate in Labor Studies from Penn State.

Fill out the form on this page to register for the fourth course: Labor and Employment Law: Labor's New Landscape. After you submit this form, we will contact you to make arrangements for your payment of the course fee.

Course Dates: Tuesday February 12, Tuesday February 19, Tuesday February 26, Tuesday March 5

Course Time & Location: All sessions run from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the Philadelphia Council, AFL-CIO

Course Description: Labor and Employment Law: Labor's New Landscape

The final course in the 2018-19 Labor Activist Academy will cover labor and employment laws that shape individual and collective rights on the job. We will also discuss labor strategies to strengthen legal remedies and protections on the job, with a focus on the current and future landscape of labor law and strategy.

• Week One (2/12): Understanding Laws Affecting Labor Organizations
• Week Two (2/19): Unfair Labor Practices in the Public and Private Sectors
• Week Three (2/26): Your Rights as a Worker: Classification, Wages, and Overtime
• Week Four (3/5): Beyond the Current Legal Attacks: What Comes Next?