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SPRING 2010 CREDIT CLASSES at UMKC

These first two courses are taught on the University of Missouri's Interactive Video Network at UMKC, UMSL and UMC.

American Labor History

Wednesdays 7-10pm - starts January 20

HIST 366RR/grad 5566RR or ECON 504RR/grad 5504RR

Class #s 17223/17222 -- 17202/17201

Location: 307 Fine Arts Bldg.
Instructors: Judy Ancel and Bob Ubriaco
3 units

Learn the real history of working people—what they don’t teach in school. It's a surprising and dramatic story filled with lessons for today's working people. Learn about slaves and indentured servants, the fight for the 8 hour day, how skilled and unskilled workers organized, whether any politicians stuck by labor and why and when labor's power began to decline. 

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Labor Law

Saturdays Jan 23, Feb 6, 20, Mar 6, 20, April 10, 24

9:00 AM -- 4:00
PolSci 370/grad 5580
Course #17224/17225

Location: 307 Fine Arts Bldg.
3 units

Learn federal labor law with focus on the National Labor Relations Act. which covers private sector worker organizing, bargaining, picketing, strikes and much more. Cover parallel issues in public sector and transportation and the role of government in the regulation of labor-management relations in the United States. 

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Kansas City Labor History

March 14 and April 11
9:00am-5:00pm
History 400Z Course #17337
Location: RH 311 
1 unit

Our working class ancestors built this town, but they’re almost invisible today. This class looks beyond their shadows to the substance of their struggles for dignity and security. Learn to do research on your union or family work history. Class includes a field trip to Watkins Woolen Mill.

Fees are $310.25 for the one unit class. $865.33 for one three unit course, $1,697.93 for two. Graduate fees are $1,024.63 for one course and $2,016.53 for two.

 You can take these classes not for credit at half the undergraduate rate. To enroll non-credit call 816) 235-2736

The first two courses are part of Labor Studies Certificate Program