The rise and decline of the American labor movement is the focus of a months-long public lecture series at Muskegon Community College. The free lecture series, organized by MCC sociologist and instructor Nicholas Budimir, will feature guest speakers, plays and discussions about pertinent issues. The Labor Studies/Labor History Lecture Series began, Aug. 28, and runs through Dec. 11. Classes are from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, with the exception of Nov. 27, in Stevenson Center Room 1100.