New York Union Semester is one of a kind full-time semester-long program that combines rigorous academic study with first-hand experience within the labor movement. Students in the program are paired with unions and worker-rights organizations to gain practical skills and learn first-hand the strategies these organizations use to fight for workers’ rights. During class time, … Continue Reading ››
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Diana Robinson Named to City & State’s Top 40 Under 40
This year, City & State inaugurated its list of Labor's 40 Under 40 in New York City. And SLU's very own Diana Robinson, coordinator of the Union Semester Program, was one of the labor leaders featured on the list! Congratulations, Diana! From City & State: Diana Robinson connects her activism and desire to play a … Continue Reading ››
Union Semester Success Story: Brittany Anderson
How do you create a labor organizer? SLU’s Union Semester program is a good place to start. Just ask Brittany Anderson. Brittany suspected early on that the American Dream wasn’t real for most working people. Raised in rural Minnesota by a single mom who worked multiple jobs, income inequality wasn’t a theoretical concept, it was a … Continue Reading ››
Welcoming the Spring 2018 Union Semester Class
Nadja Barlera
Born in New York and raised in many places, Nadja is a recent graduate from USC with a degree in English. She was a community and labor organizer with the Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation and service worker unions on campus. She … Continue Reading ›› A Warm Welcome to the Fall 2017 Union Semester Class!

Spring 2017 Union Semester Arrives!
Meet this year's terrific new Union Semester interns!
