Program Director: Penny Lewis
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Email Contact: Lia Papathomas, lia.papathomas@cuny.edu
The Program
The Certificate in Labor Studies is designed for individuals who want to study the social, political and cultural impact that the organization of work has on employees and their communities. The certificate offers students an understanding of work, workers and labor organizations.
The program provides students with skills and knowledge in the areas of labor history, politics, economics and organizing. It helps prepare students for careers in union organizing, public policy, social action research and law.
The program is offered through CUNY SPS’s Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies.
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