We’re excited to reunite for this year’s Summer School, proudly sponsored by Oregon AFL-CIO and the Labor Education and Research Center, and hosted on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene.

Summer School begins Friday, August 1st with dinner followed by an opening welcome, panel, and social hour. Classes will begin Saturday and run from 8:30-11:30am and 2:00-5:00pm, and from 9:45am-12:45pm on Sunday. You may choose to enroll in a Core Course, which spans all three class sessions, or you may choose three Workshops.

For more information and to register, click here.

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We’re thrilled to reunite for this year’s Summer School, proudly sponsored by Oregon AFL-CIO and the Labor Education and Research Center, and hosted on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene.

Whether you’re a first-time steward or a veteran union organizer, Summer School has something to offer everyone. Spend a weekend immersed in education, thought-provoking discussions, and lively socializing with over 100 union members from across the state.

With a mix of fun and learning, this event is a chance to connect with different unions and acquire valuable skills to strengthen your union. Don’t miss out!

Workshop details and registration information coming soon.

In the mean time, visit the Summer School 2024 page to get a feel for what the weekend may look like.

Download flyer here.

2025 Pacific Northwest Labor History Conference

April 25-26, Portland

Register here

 Early Bird (by April 1):  $45

Students:  Free [with student ID]

“Labor in a Hostile Political Environment:  What Can Labor History Teach Us?”

Friday, April 25, 6:00p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 

Oregon AFL-CIO, 3645 SE 32^nd Ave., Portland 

Panel Discussion – “How Labor History Helps Us Understand and Face the Current Attacks on the Labor Movement”

Graham Trainor, President, Oregon AFL-CIO

April Sims, President, Washington State Labor Council

Sussanne Skidmore, President, British Columbia Federation of Labour

Tour, Reception, and Social Hour

Saturday, April 26, 8:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.

NECA/IBEW Electrical Training Center, 16021 NE Airport Way, Portland

Plenary Sessions – “The Other Operation Dixie:  Public Workers and the Future of the Labor Movement”

Will Jones, Professor of History, University of Minnesota

“Malevolent Bargains: The Politics of Immigration Restriction (1920s/2020s)”

 Dan Tichenor, Professor of Political Science, Director, Wayne Morse Center on Public Governance, University of Oregon

Bob Bussel, Professor Emeritus, Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon

Responses from Oregon Trade Unionists

Workshops/Panels:

• Pages from British Columbia Labor History
• Black Oregonians and the Civilian Conservation Corps
• Teacher Strikes in the PNW in Historical Perspective
• Young Workers On the Move
• Class and Racial Violence in the PNW
• Labor and the Environment
• Julia Rutilla, PNW Radical
• New Research in Labor History and Labor Strategy
• How to Do Local Union History

[Agenda subject to change.  See PNLHA website for Updates]

 Register now at pnlha.org