Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies

Professional Cleaning Technicians certification ceremony in partnership with the Workers Justice Project!

2nd cohort at our Leadership/Organizing Academy!

Full house ( of students!) for book talk by civil and labor rights legends Norman Hill and Velma Murphy Hill organized by faculty Jeff Schuhrke and Max Neuberger!

In partnership with WJP, training we have developed that transforms cleaning technician work

Yesterday we hosted and his new book about Labor’s role in climate justice to four classes of very engaged students! Thanks so much to instructor Steve Lawton for catalyzing this important and relevant event!

Just some of the amazing folks at the Labor Day celebration today. 💪

Just some of the amazing folks today at the Labor Day parade. 💪

Members of the Supply Division of Local #3 IBEW are on strike at WESCO International, Inc. until further notice.

Support our brothers and sisters employed at WESCO by calling the company to demand they come back to the bargaining table, agree to fully fund the ESF pension and medical plan, and overturn proposed overtime cuts. If you are available to volunteer to walk a picket line, please call the Supply & Manufacturing Department at 718-591-4000 ext. 803 for more information and to sign up for picket line shifts.

WESCO Locations and General Office contact numbers:

- Hauppauge: 631-582-4770
- Woodside: 718-786-1110
- Pittsburgh (HQ): 412-454-2200

The following members of WESCO’s Management can be contacted here:

- Chuck Rooney, Sales Manager: 631-297-5260
- Carol Hubert, Senior Operations: 978-590-0711
- Ty McCuiston, HR Manager: 407-204-7212
- Claudia Castro-Germosen, Operations Manager: 718-472-5755
- Arnold Craven, Regional Manager: 860-519-4130
- Kaley Lopez, HR Representative: 407-491-0940

Please note: The latest Rank & File e-newsletter emailed and texted to Local 3 members contains the official strike notice and the Business Manager’s Message detailing the current situation. Please check your inboxes if you are subscribed, and visit the Local 3 website to sign up if you are not.

Celebrating International Workers Day at with our colleagues! 🛠️

Happy May Day! Today we celebrate the spirit of the Haymarket Martyrs, whose legacy lives on in the city of Chicago. As Jeff Schuhrke, faculty member at Harry van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies, reminds us in his latest article, Chicago has never forgotten the sacrifices made by these courageous workers. Let's honor their memory by continuing the fight for workers' rights everywhere. Read the article here: https://jacobin.com/2023/05/haymarket-affair-martyrs-memorial-history-chicago-may-day

Celebrating the release of “Wire Women: Lighting it Up” 📚 ✨ with this amazing group of writers: Faculty member, Sharon Szymanski with Erin Sullivan, union sisters: Natalie Rivera, Joana Kokosis, Theresa Murino, Samantha Granickas, Sadhana Clarke, Brittany Rivera, Mary Lin Gil, and Daniel Emigholz

All eyes are on the nation's railway workers as they prepare to strike for the first time in decades. Learn more about it in the analysis by Jeff Schuhrke, Assistant Professor at

https://inthesetimes.com/article/rail-workers-strike-biden-union-labor

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