Labor Studies Courses at SJCC

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Register and : Workers Rights Jan 31 w/ J.D. Carol Koenig *
ORGANIZE Immigrant Leadership Training Jan 31/Teresa Castellanos
Mediator Seminar Feb 22 Al Lampell/Michelle Cesario
Labor & American Society Mar 7 Jim E. Kelly *
Solving Worksite Problems-Vira Milirides April18 *

San Jose City College is gearing up for classes starting at the end of this month! Unions want more people to become informed and active in the challenges ahead. Help get your colleages involved by enrolling in one of our 5 week mini classes(Marked *) or our special programs to become a Mediator or assistant with our immigrant Community! These are practical classes taught by excellent instructors that are committed to helping to create a more just society.

If you are currently enrolled you can register by phoning (408)223-0300 or online at htt://webreg.sjeccd.org

Call LABOR STUDIES at (408)298-2181 to learn how you and others can get the knowledge, skills and experiences to improve yourselves, your workplace, and our community by enrolling in a class this spring.

Courses are just $26 a unit. Financial aid is available too. See below for more details!

SPRING 2006 LABOR STUDIES SPRING CLASSES BEGIN JAN 31

The Strike for Comparable Worth in San Jose took place 25 years ago when predominantly women activists in the, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 101 (AFSCME), along with women political leaders claimed that lower wages for women's jobs were discriminatory and a violation of women’s civil rights. In 1981 city workers in San Jose, California, won the right to comparable worth wages after predominantly female clerical, library, and recreation workers went on strike, using the issue of comparable worth to win substantial wage increases…

Comparable worth actions started emerged across the country to prohibit race and sex discrimination in employment, by arguing that unequal pay for work of equivalent values that prevailing "market" wages represent the institutionalization of past discriminatory practices.

Even without a national legal standard, many local and state cases have succeeded through legislative and collective bargaining routes. In 1984 newly unionized women clerical and technical workers at Yale University went on a ten-week strike, using the issue of comparable worth to win substantial wage increases.

Taken from “A Reader’s Companion to U.S. Woman’s History, Comparable Worth” by Peggy Kahn http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/women/html/wh_007700_comparablewo.htm

The Graphic by Artist Doug Minkler from Berkeley, CA is from the San Jose Nurses Comparable Worth Strike in 1981 and is used with permission. His additional custom Iabor and other works can be seen online at dminkler [at] dminkler.com

LABOR 020 – Workers’ Rights 1 unit * Instructor Carol Koenig

Reg#33340 Tuesdays 1/31-2/28 at 6:15-9:20 PM in B104

Learn about the laws that impact workers from a practicing labor attorney and professor of law who is in the trenches battling the fight for working families. Professor Koenig will help you understand the laws that impact a variety of issues such as Family Medical Leave, Workers Compensation, discrimination and civil rights laws, the National Labor Relations Act, among others. The textbook covers a myriad of labor rights in California and serves as an easy to use resource for specific questions about your rights in the workplace. It is a critical companion to stewards, union leaders and just about anyone who has issues concerning legal rights of workers. Pre-registration is strongly advised.

LABOR 023 - Labor in American Society 1 unit * Instructor Jim E. Kelly

Reg#33341 Tuesdays 6:15-920 PM Mar7-April4 from 6:15-9:20 PM in B104

Recapture the fights and struggles of working people as we focus primarily on California Labor History. We will examine the text and films featuring some of the most dynamic challenges affecting the history of working people that brought them into the efforts that eliminated slavery and saw a new form of industrial wage slavery introduced with the factory system. Find out how the Rise of Labor faced military oppression with trade union militancy during the Great Depression resulting in better paying jobs, health insurance, financial security and social reforms that saved American capitalism during the 1930’s yet are threaten today. We will examine how these and other benefits are being threatened today. Learn how the efforts of leaders such as Caesar Chavez, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin, Mary “Mother” Jones, Dolores Huerta and others. Come celebrate the rich diversity of California labor history. Pre-registration is strongly advised.

LABOR 033 - Solving Worksite Problems 1 unit * Instructor Vira Milirides

Reg#33343 Tuesdays 6:15-9:20 P.M. from April 18-May 16 in B104

Issues often exist at the workplace and there are certain methods that enhance the empowerment of workers. Using techniques for worker activism by fostering rank and file mobilization and solidarity building can greatly increase the power of the union at the worksite. Join Vira Milirides as she helps participants develop a plan for developing strategies for strengthening worker positions and leveling the playing field to assist in collective bargaining efforts. Pre-registration is strongly advised.



LABOR 030 - Mediation Principles & Practices 3 units Instructors Al Lampell/Michelle Cesario

Reg#33342 Saturday and Sundays 9:00-4:40 PM Feb.18-19, Mar.4-5, 18-19, in GE115

Conflicts exist everywhere in our lives. This 3 weekend seminar introduces participants to the principles and processes for mediation through exercises, lively discussions, simulations, lectures and related reading materials. Participants will learn the mediation process, communications and negotiation skills, and other methods to help you effectively defuse disputes be they at work, school, in the home or in the community. Improve your communication skills in ways that may help enhance your life or perhaps prepare for a career move. Skilled mediators from the Santa Clara County’ s Dispute Resolution Program will help you roll play the important techniques and skills necessary to help people with differences come to a mutual understanding and agreement. Call (408)792-2324 for further info. Pre-registration is strongly advised.

LABOR 034 - Immigrant Leadership Training 3 units Instructor Teresa Castellanos

Reg#33344 Tuesdays 5:30-8:35 PM from 1/31-5/26 at 1880 Pruneridge Avenue in Santa Clara
Join this unique classroom experience that brings forward the vision, experience, and skills people from foreign lands and their children face the to Santa Clara County. Participants will hear the journey and arrival challenges faced by people fro m other countries and learn what resources are available to help their communities. Learning to appreciate the differences and similarities of various cultures enriches this unique educational experience. Together the class will analyze current barriers for immigrant civic participation and review the historic context of immigration and immigration laws. The goal is to develop the public speaking skills, foster a better understanding of media and government, and create a strategy for team building and community organizing that results in improved human relations. Classes are held in the County Human Relations,1880 Pruneridge Avenue in Santa Clara. Pre-registration is strongly advised.

LABOR 098 - Directed Study 0 - 9 units* Instructor Barbara Hanfling

Reg#33345 By Arrangement 1/30-5/26

Independent work efforts under faculty supervision in specific disciplines can enable you to obtain credits needed for the Labor Studies certificate or degree. Here you can design efforts that you wish to research or earn credit for getting involved in activities such as unions and community efforts by attending seminars, trainings, or writing papers that can contribute to your educational efforts while helping community organizations that need support. We have opportunities to volunteer on planning the upcoming Labor Technology Conference, spring elections, organizing efforts, the May Day Film festival and an array of other activities. Pre-registration is strongly advised.

LABOR 136 – Labor Occupational Work Experience-Parallel Plan 1-4 units* Instructor Barbara Hanfling

Reg#33346 By Arrangement 1/30-5/26

Corequisite: 1) Be enrolled during the regular semester in a minimum of 7 units at any accredited college including Work Experience units. 2. Be enrolled in at least one other class n addition to Work Experience and 3) Be employed for the minimum number of hours per unit as stipulated for paid or unpaid status. Each unit requires 70 paid or 60 unpaid hours. This course provides for the development of work place success skills. Scheduled for full semester by arrangement with instructor. Pre-registration is strongly advised.

Students taking Labor 98 or 136 must first contact Barbara Hanfling at (408)298-2181 Ext 3106. .



If you are currently enrolled you can register by phoning (408)223-0300 or online at htt://webreg.sjeccd.org