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Excellence in Diversity Award; Team Award (with Yvonne Lockwood of the MSU Museum) for Sustained Effort toward Excellence in Diversity

Associate Member, United Steelworkers of America

John Beck previously served as associate director of the School of Labor Relations, primarily in charge of two of the school's outreach units, the Labor Education Program and Union Management Initiatives. He also co-directs a project "Building Mutual Expectations and Resolving Conflicts in Graduate Education," on the use of interest-based conflict resolution approaches for graduate students and their faculty mentors. Beck has taught labor studies on the community college level in both Oklahoma and Michigan and has taught history and education courses at the university level.

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Sysco racks up 79 violations over union vote in West Michigan facilities

Supreme Court's Janus decision could hurt unions' political might in midterms

Associate Professor of Human Resources & Labor Relations

Michigan State University professor Dr. John Beck, School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, was the featured speaker at the May Day (2011) event held by the (now-defunct) NorthStar Center in Lansing, Michigan. In this talk, Beck recounts the dynamics of the Haymarket Square Riot, with a particular emphasis on labor versus capital. Recorded May 1, 2011 by Bonnie Bucqueroux.

Dr. John Beck - The Haymarket Square Riot

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