As an IR Specialist with the Federal Government, I rely on the IR schools aroundd the country for scholarly information of various interpretations. Indiana IR school is one of them.
Labor Studies fulfills a function that no other part of any university can serve. This is to create and maintain an educated cadre of union officers and members who can serve their members interests in this complex legal and economic environment. A state university should serve all the people, not just the interests of the wealthy and powerful in society.
We as a nation has got to have someone to study labor and the impact of not having insurance, pensions, etc. has to do with the American economy as a whole.
Dear Uni-Admin,
not all education that is judge by ex-change value has a good use-value. Somethimes education is more than formating student's heads into a functional attachment. In some cases education can give them something beyond ex-change [degree for money].
Thomas
Labor studies is an important subject for educating citizens about work and the necessity of workplace institutions. Such activities should be supported.
I am horrified that anyone would consider closing a Labor Studies unit. It is important part of current employment and our American history. Shame on them.
As a Professor in the social sciences at the Harvard Medical School I am aware of the important role played by labor studies programs. The Indiana program is nationally known for its high quality. I urge the Indiana U administration to support its work.
I do not feel that the Labor Studies program at Indiana University should be downsized or eliminated. Labor Studies is important to acheive good labor management relations and is the best way workers can be educated about worker rights. Labor study programs are as important to workers as any college of Business and Economics is to any business. The labor study program at IU has a national reputation of excellence.
The Division of Labor Studies provides important educational services to many individuals who do not otherwise directly benefit from the resources of this major public university system. The rights of workers have been an important part of our democratic processes. I believe that this would be a serious loss for the state of Indiana and for working people more generally.
Labor issues are at the core of economic and innovative competitveness for this society. As the our society experiences change, the voices and interests of workers are critical to truly dynamic and beneficial change. Please keep the Labor School viable and active to serve as a vital component of this change.
Indiana University leadership has been in disarray for several years. The legislature is substantially reducing its state support, and the Bloomington Campus experienced a 2 million dollar budget cut for the current fiscal year. This is one more example of a failure of vision.
I currently am studying issues of worker rights in China. It is shocking to see that labor relations is one of China's top priorities. As they look to Americans for leadership, they see that we have taken the position that employees are not deserving of human rights. By moves such as this, the United States is taking a strong position against human rights and ceding to the Chinese a potential position of world leadership in this area. Is that the direction Indiana is heading?
The Labor Studies program at Indiana University is professionally respected by educators a nd students alike. The University should be supporting the program and not seeking to gut it.
Please support the Labor Studies program - I am the product of a Labor Studies program and wouldn't be able to help the people who need it so much if it hadn't been for my EDUCATION!
thank you, Michelle McCord
I am a graduate of IU and I feel that the dept of Labor Studies must be saved. The dept is holding it's own as far as enrollment and it's budget. If IU can afford the salaries in the athletic dept I feel it can afford to keep the Labor Studies dept as well.
