--- title: The ULA provides an educational program for workers description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Dave Megenhardt from the ULA joined us on today’s show. image: https://awf.labortools.com/hubfs/ULA%20mic%20blue.jpg --- 1 min read Season 4, Episode 177 # The ULA provides an educational program for workers [ awfblog ](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) September 6, 2023 [Education](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/education) [Digital Recruitment](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/digital-recruitment) [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/americas-work-force-union-podcast) [Jobs](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/jobs) [Health, Welfare, and Safety](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/health-welfare-and-safety) [AWF](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/awf) [Labor-Management](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/labor-management) [Community Involvement](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/community-involvement) [United Labor Agency](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/united-labor-agency) [Union Responsibilities](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/union-responsibilities) ![AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_ULA](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/podcast%20logos/AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_ULA.png?width=400&height=400&name=AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_ULA.png)   Guest Name: --- Dave Megenhardt Guest Website: --- [https://ulagency.org/](https://ulagency.org/)  Guest Social Media: --- [ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/UnitedLaborAgency) [ Twitter](https://twitter.com/) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5CLoAnzbP3dvigZBURe9Cg) [ LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-labor-agency/) Supportive Documents: --- Executive Director of the [United Labor Agency](https://ulagency.org/), Dave Megenhardt, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to talk about an educational program now available through the agency and benefits it provides workers and the upcoming [ULA UnSung Heroes Dinner](https://ulagency.org/unsungdinner/). The United Labor Agency has teamed up with an online learning platform called Coursera. The platform has created classrooms and training videos using techniques and educators from the best schools in the world. The platform has a wide range of educational opportunities to pursue. This allows the ULA to direct prospective workers to educational programs to prepare for alternative careers. Certifications and even a Bachelor's degree are possible for workers through the program, Megenhardt said. The ULA plans to use the program to educate new and older workers alike. There are also plans to teach soft skills to further prepare workers for a future career. The platform is a self-driven learning program, accessible from home or an office, it’s free from the ULA and will last as long as you remain active in the program. The [ULA UnSung Heroes Dinner](https://ulagency.org/unsungdinner/) is an event hosted by the ULA to promote people who are working to support and promote the labor movement in the Cleveland area. Nominations are open, and Megenhardt said they’re looking for local unions to nominate people who don’t normally get recognized for their hard work and dedication to their fellow workers. It’s an honor hearing the stories of the people accepting the awards throughout the night, Megenhardt said. Nominations and more information on the event is available at the ULA’s website, [ulagency.org](https://ulagency.org/). To learn more about the opportunities with the ULA, please listen to the episode above. --- America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. America’s Work Force is committed to providing an accessible venue in which America's workers and their families can hear discussion on important, relevant topics such as employment, healthcare, legislative action, labor-management relations, corporate practices, finances, local and national politics, consumer reports and labor issues. 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