The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (WAI) is a union-sponsored, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating good jobs and building strong communities. Created in 1998 as the successor to the AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute, WAI has made significant progress in articulating a vision of a high road economy—an economy that competes in today’s global marketplace on the basis of innovation, quality and skill rather than on low wages and benefits
Welcome to the homepage of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. As a private, independent research institute, IZA focuses on the economic analysis of national and international labor markets. Under IZA Director Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann, the institute conducts extensive research in all relevant areas of labor economics. IZA also advises policymakers on current labor market issues
Welcome to the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR) at Michigan State University! We are pleased by your interest in our programs and hope you will enjoy our Web site. SLIR, established in 1956, is one of the top graduate programs in human resources and labor relations. Our purpose is to improve the employer-employee relationship to maximize organizational success and employee satisfaction.
For a quarter century, the Institute for Labor Studies & Research has been providing a wide variety of worker education programs. Over 50,000 Rhode Island workers have learned the skills they need to adapt to the changing economic and technological environment. Working in collaboration with unions, employers, and the State of Rhode Island, the Institute has compiled an impressive list of achievements since its inception in 1980.
