National Labor College
The National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Md., was established as a training center by the AFL-CIO in 1969 to strengthen union member education and organizing skills. The NLC is the nation's only accredited higher education institution devoted exclusively to educating union leaders, members, activists and staff. The NLC became a degree-granting college in 1997 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an independent, regional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. NLC offers a bachelor of arts degree with majors in various areas of labor studies and a bachelor of technical/professional studies degree. Masters degree programs in public administration and legal and ethical studies are delivered by the University of Baltimore at the NLC campus. NLC also offers meeting rooms, overnight accommodations and dining facilities ideally suited for union conferences, workshops and staff retreats.

AFL-CIO
As the federation of unions, the AFL-CIO includes more than 13 million workers represented by 58 member unions working in virtually every part of the economy.  The AFL-CIO's mission is to bring social and economic justice to our nation by enabling working people to have a voice on the job, in government, in a changing global economy and in their communities.

National Council of Higher Education Minority Caucus
The purpose of the NCHE Minority Caucus is: to increase participation and union membership of ethnic minorities in the Higher Education Labor Movement; to address critical issues facing ethnic minorities in higher education; to promote policy agendas for educational reform that will respond to the needs of ethnic minorities in higher education; to advocate for increased federal, state, local and private finding to support higher education opportunities for ethnic minorities; to serve as a liaison between the ethnic minority higher education community and the NEA, AFT and other labor and community organizations; and to function as a vehicle for collaboration and advocacy between ethnic minorities.

Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
The Department for Professional Employees (DPE) is a coalition of 25 national unions within the AFL-CIO representing more than 4 million highly skilled, white-collar employees. DPE unions include professionals in more than 300 separate and distinct occupations in many sectors, including: healthcare and education; science, engineering and technology; journalism, entertainment and the arts; public administration and law enforcement. The DPE is the largest association of professional, technical and administrative support workers in the U.S.

American Labor Studies Center
The American Labor Studies Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, evaluate, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials, aligned to the various state and national standards, to kindergarten through 12th grade teachers nationwide. They will include such areas as the history, organization, activities, and issues affecting the labor movement and the political, economic, and cultural aspects of workers and their unions.