AsaprogramofLACCDand
withinit,DHLI…
LAMC
LAVC
LAPC
WLAC
LACC
Promotes Labor Education
LASC
LAHC
ELAC
LATTC
Goals
• To assist faculty by providing educational resources and helping integrate Labor Studies into the curricula and activities of the nine colleges of LACCD • To create and sustain a community of labor educators within LACCD to fulfill DHLI’s vision
• To develop strategic partnerships with Los Angeles communities and the Labor Movement to secure resources to enhance Labor Studies across LACCD
LaborCourses
Titles of Some Labor Courses
History 81: A History of Working People in the United States 1
Labor Studies 4: Labor in America
Sociology 35: Sociology of Labor
Measure
Labor Courses
Faculty Involved
Students Enrolled in Labor Courses
Total
31
13
1211
L‐StEPInitiative
LaborStudentsEducatingPeers(ClassProjects)
L‐StEPin2012‐2013
Measure
Total
L‐StEP Events
13
Faculty involved in L‐StEP
20
Community organizations, labor unions, and educational institutions involved with L‐StEP
16
Students reached as audience through L‐StEP events
1336
L‐StEP:
“APIAHeritage&LaborHistoryMonth”
Organizedon5/15/13byInst. GraceChee@WLAC
John Chiang ‐ California State Controller
Mike Eng – LACCD Board of Trustees
Kuniko Nakamura‐
Consulate General of Japan in LA
L‐StEP:Walmart WorkersTownhall
Organizedon11/20/12byProf.ZackKnorr@LAVC
• Members of the Our Walmart workers campaign share their stories and struggles with students at LAVC
L‐StEP:
PoliticalAwareness:Proposition32Debate
Organizedon10/10/12by
Inst.JoseLopez,Profs.BillLoiterman&EllenJoiner@LAHC
Rick Marshall – California Republican Assembly
Derek Simpson – National Association of Letter Carriers
L‐StEP:Privatization,PublicEnemy#1
Organizedon3/20/13byProf..KristineWright@LASC
• Cheri Honkala ‐
Green Party Vice Presidential candidate in 2012
• Daniel Lee – Move to Amend
Voices&Images
Voices&Imagesin2012‐2013
Measure
Total
V&I Events
73
Faculty involved in V&I
28
Community organizations, labor unions, and educational institutions involved with V&I
43
Students reached as audience through V&I events
2561
V&I‐ March5CityElectionVoter
Education
Organizedon2/26/13byProf.JohnMorales@LAMC
• Rhianon Anderson –
League of Women Voters Los Angeles
V&ILaborStudiesGuestSpeakers(Series)
OrganizedbyInst.LouSiegel@LATTC
Union leaders discuss their work, careers and unions to aspiring students
Highlights:
• Bruce Doering ‐ Executive Director, IA600, Fall 2011
• Jane Templin – IBEW 11
• Tommy Cole ‐ IATSE 706
V&IEqualPayDay
Organizedon4/10/13by Prof.MonikadelBosque@LAPC
• 9to5: National Organization of Working Women –
Educates students on the gender pay gap: CollectiveBargaining
EducationalProject
in2012‐2013
Measure
Workshops
Faculty involved in V&I
Students reached through workshops
Total
25
12
728
CollectiveBargainingEducationalProject:
NLRBUnionElectionSimulation
Organizedon3/4/2013byProf.JoeMeyer@LACC
• Linda Tubach ‐ Director, Collective Bargaining Educational Project
• In this simulation workshop, students play the roles of hospital workers voting on whether or not to join a union
LaborMonth
OrganizedinMay2013@ELAC
byNatalinaMonteiro,KarenRapp,EvelynEscatiola,
EileenIe,ArmidaOrnelas,&DHLIStaff
LaborMonth:100YearsofLaborExhibit
OrganizedbyKarenRappMay2013@theVincentPriceArtMuseuminELAC
ExhibitprovidedbytheCaliforniaLaborFederation
LaborMonth:Labor,Immigration&
EducationOrganizedon5/9/13@ELAC
by NatalinaMonteiro,EvelynEscatiola,ArmidaOrnelas
• Kent Wong – Director of the Center for Labor Research & Education, UCLA
• Jose Calderon – Emeritus Professor, Pitzer College
• Michel Felix – ELAC student
LaborMonth:StudentLaborVideoExhibit
Organizedon5/23/13@theVincentPriceArtMuseumin ELAC
by Prof.EileenIe&KarenRapp
SummaryofDHLI
Achievementsin2012‐2013
Measure
Total Number of Faculty in Collaboration With
Total Number of Organizations in Collaboration With
Total Number of Labor Courses Taught
Total Number of Events Coordinated
Total Number of Students Reached
Result
49
61
31
111
5836*
*This number does not include students reached through transitive audiences of labor educational poster board displays & museum visitors
KentWong
“The Dolores Huerta Labor Institute is continuing to play a vital role within the LA Community College District in strengthening labor education and building relationships between unions and the Community Colleges of Los Angeles. This is an important part of workforce preparation for our students. The LACCD has a large number of undocumented immigrant students, and the UCLA Labor Center has been working with the DHLI to outreach to this population of students with educational events, conferences, and informational resources to serve immigrant students and their communities.” Director,CenterforLaborResearchandEducation
UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles
“The DHLI has been invaluable in providing tools, opportunities and resources for teaching labor to my students. Many of my students felt that the labor panels, projects and video presentations were the highlights of the class. They learned the history and many different contributions of labor from each other. The L‐StEP
program is an innovative program that truly exemplifies active learning. I want to incorporate this method into other portions of my curriculum. Thanks DHLI.”
Dr. James McKeever,
Professor, Sociology
Pierce College
CarlosCortez‐ Student,LAMC
"I learned a great amount of leadership from this specific L‐StEP
event because I had to organize around 50 students. I noticed after I took the lead many students felt empowered to step into different roles they would normally not have. This event not only gave me experience, it gave me contacts with other students that are willing to get involved."
MariaElenaDurazo Secretary‐Treasurer
LACountyFederationofLabor
"I felt proud and privileged to play a role in the education of LACCD's remarkable students. Through its L‐
StEP initiative, DHLI has devised an impressive and dynamic form of collaboration between students, faculty and the Los Angeles labor community. I would like to commend DHLI and LACCD for having the initiative, creativity and vision to educate the future of Los Angeles about our labor movement and its long history of struggle for prosperity and justice."