This document includes a final report and curriculum guide developed by a project to improve the basic skills of adults enrolled in a union-based, preallied health, adult basic education program. Its objective was to prepare learners to become more effective workers and union members by incorporating worker-centered materials into the curriculum. Union and job-related materials were used to develop the curriculum. Instructors were trained in the materials and used the curriculum and materials successfully in class. The curriculum guide is titled Worker-Centered Learning: A Curriculum to Develop Union Members' Basic and Higher Order Skills. It contains ideas, techniques, suggestions, guidelines, and sample activities. Section 1--Background Information contains information about learner-centered teaching methods, such as discussion, building background knowledge, emphasizing meaning, and collaborative learning. The information is illustrated with union materials. Section 2--Curriculum Materials includes the following: ideas for open sessions; language arts and mathematics activities to accompany An Overview of Health Care Benefits, Pension Plan for Hospital and Health Care Employees, and the union contract; and ideas for a culminating project. Section 3--Appendixes contains a list of 33 resources and related readings to learn more about worker-centered methods, materials, and programs; response sheets to record reactions and responses to activities; and a list of terminology. (YLB)