Want to build on the momentum in Wisconsin, Ohio and elsewhere by joining the fight for workers’ rights? Now’s the time to sign up for a course in strategic campaign research, writes Charles Taylor, coordinator for the AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Research recruitment program.  

This is a momentous time to be part of the labor movement and there is a role for everyone in the ongoing struggle. Strategic researchers play a key role by helping leaders and members gain a clearer understanding about corporate structure and finance and identifying strategic ways to prevail against those who oppose justice on the job and in our communities.

Anyone who is interested in strategic corporate research should check out an annual summer school offered by the AFL-CIO and Cornell University. Now in its 10th year, the one-week class has served as an effective stepping stone for students of all ages who are interested in working as union researchers.

The Strategic Corporate Research Summer School is set for June 12­­-17, 2011, in Ithaca, N.Y. Registration deadline is May 17. The course can be taken either for academic credit or noncredit. Scholarships are available if taking the course for credit. To obtain a registration form and other information, go here. Or, contact Kate Bronfenbrenner at 607- 254-4749 or scrsummer@cornell.edu.