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The Murphy Institute, a little background from their site:

The Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies was established at Queens College over twenty years ago with the support of the late Chancellor Joseph S. Murphy. The Institute constitutes two centers: The Center for Worker Education and The Center for Community, Labor and Policy Studies.

The Center for Worker Education provides undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to working adults and union members who want to improve their skills, upgrade their qualifications, advance their careers, and deepen their understanding of the world. Recently, the Institute has been elevating these activities to a University-wide level and providing unions and their members with a single entry point into CUNY's 1,200 academic programs, 19 campuses, and diverse educational resources. Partnerships with the CUNY's School of Professional Studies, City Tech, and the College of Staten Island have enabled the Institute to create new programs that meet the academic and career advancement needs of working adults and union members.

About the M.A. in Labor Studies

The Master of Arts in Labor Studies is offered by the the Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies and the School of Professional Studies. Labor Studies, broadly defined as the study of work, workers and workers' organizations, is increasingly relevant for professionals in the labor movement and in labor-related fields who must keep up with the intellectual demands posed by a rapidly changing and ever-more complex global economy and culture. In order to meet these demands, the curriculum of this new M.A. program is interdisciplinary and comprehensive in scope, drawing from sociology, economics, history, global studies, political science, and cultural studies. It is grounded in current economic and social conditions and informed by historical analyses of work, workers and workers' institutions, nationally and globally. The degree prepares students for effective leadership in the labor movement; gives those in labor-related fields specialized knowledge; and provides opportunities for advanced scholarship in many areas of social science.

Students in the Master of Arts in Labor Studies will study with renowned faculty from across The City University of New York as well as with expert practitioners in the field.

Degree Requirements: To earn the M.A. in Labor Studies, students must complete 30 credits, distributed among seven required courses and three electives. Tuition Rates: Effective for the fall 2009 semester, New York State residents will pay $310 per credit, and out-of-state residents will pay $575 per credit. Some students may be eligible for union tuition benefits.