*UALE Newsletter: April 2026 * UALE Memorial for Kent Wong *May 27, 2026* *7pm EST / 4pm EST (Zoom)* Please join us for a virtual memorial of the founding President of the United Association for Labor Education, as we celebrate and reflect on Kent's life and historic accomplishments. Kent's impact was international in scope, organizing worker-led movements that advanced the interests and needs of the most marginalized, always with a fearless and tenacious commitment to challenging all forms of societal oppression. Ken cared deeply about his students and their development. In honor of this dedication, UALE also invites you to support the Kent Wong Memorial Scholarship <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1823&qid=119837>. RSVP <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1815&qid=119837> 2026 Regional Women's Summer Schools *Save the Dates! Planning is underway for the Southern and Northeast Women's Summer Schools. * *Registration information is forthcoming and will be posted at UALE - Womens Schools <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1816&qid=119837>* Southern Region July 16-19, 2026 at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA Northeast Region July 20-24, 2026 at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies in New York, NY Renew Your UALE Membership Today! The UALE membership cycle is based on the calendar year, and many 2025 memberships have lapsed. *Please take a moment to renew your personal membership, or encourage your union or academic program to renew their organizational membership today!* Individual membership rates are on a sliding scale and can be found at UALE.org under the Membership tab <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1817&qid=119837>. Your dues help to sustain our programming including Women’s Summer Schools, the biennial conference, regional events held in non-conference years, and the Labor Studies Journal. Our institutional members <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1818&qid=119837> are essential partners in supporting the ongoing work of UALE. Contact ualesecretary@gmail.com <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1819&qid=119837> for help with new or lapsed membership or to request an invoice, or Join/Renew <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1820&qid=119837> online now! *Labor Studies Journal:* March 2026 *March 2026: Volume 51, Issue 1 <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1821&qid=119837>* - Off to the Polls and Then Down the Ballot: Are Union Members Less Likely to Roll Off? by Ryan Carpenter, Daniel J. Mallinson, and Laura Bucci - Fighting to Survive: Collective Action, Trusted Messengers, and UNITE HERE's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Jenny Breen and Gretchen Purser - Unionization in Healthcare: Examining Working Conditions and Worker Mental Health Outcomes in Hospital Settings, by Jihee Woo, Jeffrey Shook, Hollen Tillman, Houa Vang, and Sarah Goodkind - Lessons Learned from a Successful Faculty Union Organizing Drive and First Contract Campaign in the Age of COVID-19 and Trump, 2021-2025, by Victor G. Devinatz - Book Review: *Slavery After Slavery: Revealing the Legacy of Forced Child Apprenticeships on Black Families from Emancipation to the Present* by Mary Frances Berry, by Kaitlin Fischer *Labor Studies Journal* is the official publication of UALE. Join/renew <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=1817&qid=119837> for full access to current and past issues of LSJ. UALE.org Unsubscribe <https://uale.org/civicrm/mailing/optout/?reset=1&jid=979&qid=119837&h=234xxcexkkvjcn8l> [image: Facebook] [image: X / Twitter] [image: Google]