Books, Reports, Videos

AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (1999). Worker-Centered Learning: A Union Guide to Basic Skills (revised edition). Washington, DC. Order from www.workingforamerica.org

AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (2004). Getting to Work: A Report on How Workers With Limited English Skills Can Prepare for New Jobs. Washington DC. Available in PDF format online at www.workingforamerica.org

Auerbach, E. & Wallerstein, N. (2004). Problem Posing at Work: English for Action. Edmonton, Alberta: Grass Roots Press. Order from www.literacyservices.com

Balliro, Lenore (1988). Workplays: You and Your Rights on the Job. Video and workbook. Available from Workplace Education Program, Labor Education Center, UMass Dartmouth. Contact Lisa Jochim by e-mail at ljochim@umassd.edu or visit www.umassd.edu/workersed

Belfiore, M. (1996). Understanding Curriculum Development in the Workplace: A Resource for Educators. Canada: ABC Canada Literacy Foundation. Available in PDF format online at www.abc-canada.org

Belfiore, M. and Burnaby, B. (1995). Teaching English in the Workplace. Toronto, Ontario: OISE Press. Order from www.heinemann.com/shared/products/002031.asp

Green, C., Griffen, S., & Sheridan, L. (2003). Building Career Ladders for Low-Wage Workers: A "How-to" Manual for Workforce Development Practitioners and Partners. Boston Workforce Development Coalition. Order a copy from www.bostonworkforce.org/publications.htm or download a PDF version.

Mar, W. and Webber, A. (2003). Winning at Work: English for Workers' Rights. Berkeley: UC Berkeley Labor Center. Available at laborcenter.berkeley.edu/publications/winning.shtml

Massachusetts Workplace Literacy Consortium (1999). Workplace Education Guide. Malden, MA: Massachusetts Department of Education, Adult and Community Learning Services.

Schwartz, R. (2000). Your Rights on the Job(4th ed.). Boston: Labor Guild of Boston. Available in most large bookstores.

Utech, J. (2004). Workplace Educator Training: A Guide to Creating Worker-Centered Education Programs. Boston: Massachusetts Worker Education Roundtable. Available from Worker Education Roundtable at: www.umass.edu/roundtable

Websites of Note

www.workingforamerica.org
Find out about union-sponsored programs, publications, and what organized labor is doing to work for better jobs and to promote diversity. Practical tools, too!

wiki.literacytent.org
This interactive site allows you to get and give information about the field of workforce development and ABE.

www.workrightspress.com
Listings of books on workers' rights.

eff.cls.utk.edu/work_readiness
Read about what Equipped for the Future outlines as credentials for work. readiness.

www.weiu.org
Learn about the Women's Industrial Union's efforts for job readiness training, statewide advocacy, and more.

www.detma.org/workforcehome.htm
Learn about the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund and how these funds can support worker education.

www.bostonworkforce.org
Learn about career ladders, advocacy for low-wage workers, events, and how to join the Boston Workforce Development Coalition.

adulted.about.com/cs/workplaceliteracy
Supported by the California Distance Learning Project, this site offers stories about work that ESOL students can read and listen to.

cpcs.umb.edu/lep/revisions.html
UMass Labor Extension Program Worker Rights Curriculum. Download these modules with facilitator's notes.