Category Archives: Union Semester

Union Semester

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 ››

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 ››

A Warm Welcome to the Fall 2017 Union Semester Class!

Michael Devan Michael is a recent graduate of Queens College, where he double-majored in Political Science and Philosophy. As an undergraduate, Michael organized with student-led groups such as the Student Organization for Democratic Alternatives and the Students’ Empowerment Party, which sought to build concrete institutions for the implementation … Continue Reading ››