Workers Pride Conference

08/24/2026

Calling our friends in labor—

CLCS is having an office-warming party to celebrate our new space and kick off the school year! Please join us!

September 4, 4-7pm
Fairlane Center South, Suite 262

RSVP today!: https://forms.gle/FEWzQXoeRkuoG8mF7

07/22/2026

REGISTER NOW!! for the 2026 Latina/o Workers Leadership Institute!

Running for over three decades, LWLI brings together workers of ALL backgrounds to build skills and develop relationships across the labor movement.

The conference will be held September 17-19 at Fairlane Center South, and participants will choose one workshop to take across the three days.

Our workshops this year include: Effective Communication: Intro to AI; Roots of Resistance: Latina/o Labor History, and Developing Effective Workplace Leaders (among others!).

***Workers from all backgrounds are encouraged to join this program! Being from the Latina/o or Hispanic community is NOT a requirement for participation.***

Register today! More information and our registration form can be found on our website, below:
https://clcs.umd.umich.edu/upcoming-events/2026-latinao-worker-leadership-conference

06/18/2026

LWLI Planning Meeting #2: THIS SATURDAY!

After a successful first planning meeting a few weeks ago, it's now time to meet again to plan September's Latina/o Workers Leadership Institute, which will be held at UM Dearborn September 17-19.

Our second LWLI26 Planning Meeting will be held NEXT SATURDAY, June 20, 10am-12pm, on the UM-Dearborn campus. Please note: the meeting will not be held in our typical meeting space. Map and directions below. (If you attended the May meeting, it will be in the same room!)

In these planning meetings, we collectively decide upon course offerings, the conference theme, awards recipients, T-shirt design, and other important factors that go into a conference. Decisions are made collectively by the people who show up, so come be part of this democratic process!

Our main topics of discussion and decision-making will be our course listings and conference speakers.

Everyone is welcome, regardless of background, union status, or previous conference attendance.

This meeting will be held in the Renick University Center, Room 1225. All buildings on Dearborn's main campus have the same street address (4901 Evergreen Rd), so we recommend typing "Renick University Center" into your navigation. You can park in Lot E5/6 for free.

This will be an in-person meeting.

If you are outside the Metro Detroit area and would like to join virtually, please reply to this email and we'll make sure you get set up!

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Ghana Goodwin-Dye at 313-583-6594 or by email at [email protected].

In Solidarity,
CLCS Staff

06/17/2026

06/08/2026

Join us THIS THURSDAY for an evening of political discussion, live music, and storytelling from a decades-long champion of labor and environmental organizing: Joe Uehlein!

Co-sponsored by CLCS and the Labor Network for Sustainability, this event is Joe's Michigan stop on his book tour promoting Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology.

Please join us for this exciting event! RSVP: https://forms.gle/EGkJRaJ1iDJzkY1f8

05/30/2026

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Planning Meeting #1: Latina/o Workers Leadership Institute 2026
Saturday, May 30, 10am - 12pm

Renick University Center @ UM Dearborn

Greetings, friends in labor!

It's time to start planning for September's Latina/o Workers Leadership Institute, which will be held at UM Dearborn September 17-19.

Our first LWLI26 Planning Meeting will be held NEXT SATURDAY, May 30, 10am-12pm, on the UM-Dearborn campus. Please note: the meeting will not be held in our typical meeting space. Map and directions below.

In these planning meetings, we collectively decide upon course offerings, the conference theme, awards recipients, T-shirt design, and other important factors that go into a conference. Decisions are made collectively by the people who show up, so come be part of this democratic process!

One topic of discussion and decision-making will be the renaming of our Cesar Chavez Award.

Everyone is welcome, regardless of background, union status, or previous conference attendance.

This meeting will be held in the Renick University Center, Room 1225. All buildings on Dearborn's main campus have the same street address (4901 Evergreen Rd), so we recommend typing "Renick University Center" into your navigation. You can park in Lot E5/6 for free.



The campus is located along Evergreen Rd, across from the Fairlane Mall. The Renick University Center is marked.



This will be an in-person meeting.

If you are outside the Metro Detroit area and would like to join virtually, please reply to this email and we'll make sure you get set up!

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Ghana Goodwin-Dye at 313-583-6594 or by email at [email protected].



In Solidarity,

CLCS Staff


Center for Labor & Community Studies

University of Michigan - Dearborn

[email protected] | 313-583-6400

1230 Social Sciences Building

4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128



CLCS volunteers and staff shall act honestly and ethically while in the performance of their duties. They shall treat all CLCS employees, volunteers, and program participants with respect, courtesy, and dignity. CLCS staff and volunteers shall not discriminate and shall be respectful of ethnic, national, gender, and cultural differences.

Any concerns should be brought promptly to CLCS Staff.

04/21/2026

This Saturday!!

THIS SATURDAY!

Join us for our FIRST Arab American Workers' Forum! We'll have panel sessions throughout the day, discussing the past, present, and future of Arab American organizing in the Labor Movement.

This event is FREE, and you're welcome to join for the whole day or for specific sessions. Register NOW!! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOYrVULqju3APPzqc4ViF62lteXi1uEuexteTH-Jty4BCFVA/viewform?usp=dialog