Labor School Class of 2013 shines

Students get an education inside the classroom and out

We had a great crew this year for Carolina Labor School, the Southeast's premier union member education program held every summer on the campus of UNC Wilmington, where the only prerequisite is a dedication to your union and a desire to be a better informed, more prepared warrior for working people.

Watch Labor School sing "Solidarity Forever".

Members of the Class of 2013 came from all manner of unions - from communications workers to tobacco workers, from paper workers to bus drivers, chemical workers, and many others - for a week-long summer camp of sorts with expert classroom instruction and quality after class camaraderie.

See photos of the Class of 2013.

Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Shining Star Award - Antonio Luster, ATU 1328 in Raleigh; Ashley Howard, IATSE 322 in Charlotte; and Eddie Maresca, CWA 3603 in Charlotte!

(From left) Shining Star Award recipients Antonio Luster, Ashley Howard, and Eddie Maresca