Dear NLC Community,
I am deeply saddened to report that the Board of Trustees has directed me and the College’s officers to develop a plan to close the College.
As you know, the College has been facing significant financial difficulties and the Board reluctantly decided to accept the inevitability of our closure. We do not have a specific date for closure yet but will provide information as soon as we can detailing how the shutdown will proceed. This process will likely take many months.
Please be assured that in all of our proposals, we are keeping the best interests of our students in our hearts and minds. We are developing a concrete timeline with multiple options for current students to complete their degrees in an affordable and accessible way. National Labor College is proud of our students, our work, and our many successes.
Once again, as soon as we have specific information about the closure, we will share it with you and on our website at NLC.edu.
Sincerely,
Paula E. Peinovich, Ph.D.
President
National Labor College Community 
Anonymous said:
This is a sad day. Bad decision by short sighted folks IMO.
Grieving, sad and a bit angry.. said:
I agree with the previous statement. Short sighted and detrimental to all the NLC has stood for and all those who trusted and supported the vision.
Lou Wolf said:
At this critical time in the lives of all working people union leadership’s only response is to circle the wagons and close their minds. Unions need to open their minds and their pocketbooks. Leadership has spent nearly a billion dollars in the last two presidential elections achieving nothing. Money should have kept the college vibrant, could have built a cable media outlet, financed publications to reach hundreds of millions of workers for starters. Should have done ALL that. And more.
We need new leadership in OUR AFL-CIO and the Executive Board. Stop blaming outsiders for our failures.