Celebrate the University of Iowa Labor Center's 75th Anniversary!
Dear Fellow Labor Educators,
It is with great joy that I invite you to join us in celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the University of Iowa Labor Center! Built by generations of labor, campus, and community leaders, the Labor Center serves a vital educational hub in our rural, Midwestern region where people from all walks of life come together to learn, share their experiences, and forge solutions to today's most pressing challenges facing working-class people.
In spite of years of fierce headwinds and the elimination of our university funding, the UI Labor Center is teaching a record number of classes and continues to launch and facilitate exciting initiatives. Each year, with only 2 full-time educators and a network of volunteer guest instructors, we teach over 2,500 participants in over 100 labor education programs on our campus and in communities across our region. We host a quarterly Organizers' Roundtable, co-founded and continue to support the Iowa BlueGreen Alliance, host a monthly Iowa Labor/Immigration Roundtable that provides critically important updates featuring national and state speakers, and lead a Quality PreApprenticeship Program that creates new pathways into construction Registered Apprenticeship JATCs.
Now, it's time to celebrate this unique legacy and recommit to its future, at this critical time for Iowa and the U.S. Here's how:
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Get your tickets now to attend our special 75th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 9 at 6pm in the International Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. Tickets are $100 each to attend this gala event featuring a plated dinner, live music, and a celebration of the past, present, and future of the UI Labor Center.
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Give to support the future of labor education in rural America! Individual or organizational gifts in this milestone year will support in-demand classes for thousands of working people, accessible materials on workplace safety and legal rights, and transformative coalition initiatives. The Labor Center no longer receives recurring university or state funding, so donations play an essential role in sustaining this important legacy.
Visit our website at https://laborcenter.uiowa.edu/75th-anniversary-celebration to purchase tickets and sign up for sponsorships. You can also find more information on the attached flyer.
We appreciate your friendship and look forward to celebrating with you in May!
In Solidarity,
Robin Clark-Bennett
Labor Educator
University of Iowa Labor Center
100 BioVentures Center, W130
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000
Office Phone: 319-335-4891
robin-clark-bennett@uiowa.edumailto:robin-clark-bennett@uiowa.edu
As part of the celebration, why not set up an Iowa labor history site?
We did one in Maryland and want to see every state.
https://www.md250laborhistory.org/
Bill Barry
On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM Clark-Bennett, Robin via UALEList <
ualelist@list.uale.org> wrote:
Dear Fellow Labor Educators,
It is with great joy that I invite you to join us in celebrating the 75th
Anniversary of the University of Iowa Labor Center! Built by generations
of labor, campus, and community leaders, the Labor Center serves a vital
educational hub in our rural, Midwestern region where people from all walks
of life come together to learn, share their experiences, and forge
solutions to today’s most pressing challenges facing working-class people.
In spite of years of fierce headwinds and the elimination of our
university funding, the UI Labor Center is teaching a record number of
classes and continues to launch and facilitate exciting initiatives. Each
year, with only 2 full-time educators and a network of volunteer guest
instructors, we teach over 2,500 participants in over 100 labor education
programs on our campus and in communities across our region. We host a
quarterly Organizers’ Roundtable, co-founded and continue to support the
Iowa BlueGreen Alliance, host a monthly Iowa Labor/Immigration Roundtable
that provides critically important updates featuring national and state
speakers, and lead a Quality PreApprenticeship Program that creates new
pathways into construction Registered Apprenticeship JATCs.
Now, it’s time to celebrate this unique legacy and recommit to its future,
at this critical time for Iowa and the U.S. Here’s how:
1. *Get your tickets now to attend our special 75th Anniversary
Celebration on Saturday, May 9 at 6pm* in the International Ballroom
at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. Tickets are $100 each to attend
this gala event featuring a plated dinner, live music, and a celebration of
the past, present, and future of the UI Labor Center.
2. *Give to support the future of labor education in rural America!*
Individual or organizational gifts in this milestone year will support
in-demand classes for thousands of working people, accessible materials on
workplace safety and legal rights, and transformative coalition
initiatives. The Labor Center no longer receives recurring university or
state funding, so donations play an essential role in sustaining this
important legacy.
Visit our website at
https://laborcenter.uiowa.edu/75th-anniversary-celebration
https://laborcenter.uiowa.edu/75th-anniversary-celebration to purchase
tickets and sign up for sponsorships. You can also find more information on
the attached flyer.
We appreciate your friendship and look forward to celebrating with you in
May!
In Solidarity,
Robin Clark-Bennett
Labor Educator
University of Iowa Labor Center
100 BioVentures Center, W130
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000
Office Phone: 319-335-4891
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