Links to related web sites.
Teamsters Joint Council : Teamsters Joint Council 42 is the parent body to 23 Teamster Local Unions located and representing members in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Guam, Saipan, and Hawaii. Some 200,000 working Teamsters and retirees are affiliated with the JC 42 family.
Find a local Teamster Web Sites
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.
Association of Joint Labor/Management Educational Programs is a 501 (c)(3)non-profit organization comprised of members who are cooperative ventures between leading unions and employers. The Association and its members address the educational and training needs of more than 1,000,000 workers in 10 labor unions and in over 350 employers.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site contains information and statistics regarding the economy, inflation, careers and employment, earning trends, worker safety and health, productivity, and more.
The Child Labor Public Education Project of the University of Iowa Labor Center and Center for Human Rights addresses the problem of child labor in the United States and around the world. It provides educational workshops and materials on a range of issues regarding child labor.
Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor is the one place to visit for U.S. Federal Government information on job creation, worker training and workforce development grants.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) is the result of a working group formed in 1997 by more than 30 federal agencies that wanted to make hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find.
Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) provides technical assistance nationally to the education systems on STW and gender equity through projects like the "Women and Girls in Science, Engineering and Math: School-to-work Project".
International Brotherhood of Teamsters is the largest labor union in the Western hemisphere with over 1.5 million members in the United States and Canada. The IBT Web site provides current information about the issues and activities involving Teamsters in North America.
The Labor Awareness Program (LAP) is a 15-lesson curriculum for high school students, apprentices, new entrants into the workforce, union members, etc. It aims to familiarize students with the world of work and the labor organizations that represent workers.
Living on a Maquila Wage is a short group role-play aimed at learning the difficulty of being a minimum wage worker for a multinational corporation in Mexico.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent Federal agency that preserves our nation's history and defines us as a people by overseeing the management of all Federal records.
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse is an adjunct to the ERIC clearinghouse, this site provides information on searchable databases, listservs, learn and serve programs, information resources, and other national service sites.
National Employer Leadership Council (NELC) is a coalition of CEOs from a diverse group of private sector companies with a shared vision for the nation’s workforce of improving the productivity and competitiveness of American businesses through workplace learning opportunities for all students. The NELC is currently sponsored through the National Alliance of Business.
National Center for Workforce Preparation is sponsored by the National 4H Council and the Cooperative Extension System. The National Center for Work Preparation supports workforce preparation initiatives throughout the country through coalition development, staff training, technical assistance, best practice sharing, resources and curricula.
Office of Vocational & Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education is the one place to visit for U.S. Federal Government information on adult education and training.
School-to-Work National Office includes research evaluation, technical assistance providers, events calendars, hot topics, post and chat, school-to-work links, and more.
School-to-Work Workforce Development Clearinghouse offers comprehensive, systematically organized information for all STW stakeholders. Also requests for additional school-to-work information can be posted on the Web site bulleting board.
U.S. Department of Education - Especially for Students can be very helpful to students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and anyone interested in education. The site provides information on the wide array of programs and services offered by the Department of Education.
Working in the 21st Century is a portrait of the U.S. workforce at the beginning of the New Millennium. This interactive site includes a set of charts and related information on a wide variety of subjects ranging from education and employment to demographics and retirement.
