Welcome
The Higgins Labor Studies Program at the University of Notre Dame promotes justice and dignity for workers through education, outreach, and research.
We invite you to examine the links on the right-hand side of the page to find out more about the Higgins Labor Studies Program.
The Higgins Program is a part of the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame. The program has its roots in the College of Arts and Letters.
In the News:
NEW! Higgins Labor Studies Program Public Policy Commentary January 3, 2012: "Right to Work" Lowers Wages -- And That's a Fact! Click to download: hlsp_commentary_jan_2012.pdf
Higgins director Marty Wolfson and long-time Higgins member Barbara Fick, University of Notre Dame Law School professor, published an op-ed in the South Bend Tribune on Sunday, December 4: "'Right to work' law leads to lower wages for all."
The 2011 Interim Study Committee on Employment Issues of the Indiana legislature met for the fourth and final time on October 26, 2011. It issued its final report, which recommended that the legislature consider right-to-work (RTW) legislation. Read Study Committee Endorses Right to Work for the Higgins program's response.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivered the annual McBride Lecture at the Univer
sity of Notre Dame on September 14, 2011. Richard Trumka's Remarks at Notre Dame
In March 2011, the Higgins Program released a report on the issue of "right to work." View the report here: "Right to Work" vs. The Rights of Workers
