UCLA Labor Center

UCLA Labor Center

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Advancing worker justice in Los Angeles and across the world. | https://labor.ucla.edu/

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The UCLA Labor Center is officially on BlueSky! Established in 1964, the UCLA Labor Center advances cutting-edge research, education, and service guided by our core values: economic equity, racial and immigrant justice, and worker power and solidarity. 👏

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Over the summer, our AARJ team held a variety of workshops that uplifted the role of AAPI workers in building worker power over the course of U.S. history. By learning the struggles that came before us, our communities will be better prepared to advocate for their needs today.

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Join labor experts and organizers for an illuminating panel discussion on workers’ prolonged fights to secure a first union contract 💪📝 “State of the Unions Part II: The Fight for a First Union Contract” 🕐September 23, 12 - 1:30 pm PST 📍Virtual RSVP at irle.ucla.edu/webinar/

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UC Berkeley Labor Center
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How are CA unions faring in the face of an unfriendly federal administration, a militarized deportation campaign, and a continuing cost-of-living crisis? Check out this new report from UCLA IRLE, with contributions from 7 UC labor centers (including us). laborcenter.berkeley.edu/state-of-the...

laborcenter.berkeley.eduState of the Unions: California Labor in 2025A report from the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, including research from the UC Berkeley Labor Center. This edition of the “State of the Unions” report offers readers insight int...
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Last month, our Director Saba Waheed attended the Labor Research Action Network's conference in Atlanta, GA. Alongside fellow panelists, she discussed the vital role Labor Centers play in supporting worker organizing, labor education, and policy development.

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In the second installment of the Autoqueen Trilogy, we revisit Mohana Sundari, a 39 year old auto rickshaw driver in India. Mohana challenges the limitations placed on women, finding ways to reclaim her power and build a future on her own terms. Listen now at reworkradio.org. 🎧

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Senior Research Analyst Lucero Herrera will be a panelist at tomorrow's State of Latinos in California, 2026: Pathways to Opportunity: Higher Education, Work, and Wage Equity for Latinos in California virtual webinar. 🗓️ Wednesday, May 20, 2026 ⌛ 11:00 a.m. PT 🔗 RSVP: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

ucla.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Pathways to Opportunity: Higher Education, Work, and Wage Equity for Latinos in California. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about j...Latinos are central to California’s present and future workforce. They are younger, highly engaged in the labor market, and making important gains in higher education. Yet major disparities remain. L...
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ana Luz González-Vásquez has been appointed deputy director of the UCLA Labor Center. Our new deputy director brings 20 years of research and workforce development experience. Read our announcement blog to learn more: bit.ly/LCNEWDD 🔗

bit.lyAna Luz González-Vásquez appointed Deputy Director of the UCLA Labor CenterDr. Ana Luz González-Vásquez has been appointed deputy director of the UCLA Labor Center, a unit of the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) that advances cutting-edge research…

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Last month, the UCLA Labor Center (@uclalabor.bsky.social) celebrated reopening its historic building as a nexus of community, organizing and worker education. Read more about the UCLA Labor Center’s transformative community impact and exciting next era: irle.ucla.edu/2026/05/06/l...

irle.ucla.eduUCLA Labor Center welcomes the community home as it celebrates historic building reopeningLearn more about the UCLA Labor Center’s impactful research and educational initiatives advancing worker justice in the heart of Los Angeles
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Project Director Victor Narro ( @victornarro1.bsky.social) was interviewed by The Southlander to provide his on-the-ground perspective organizing “The Day without an Immigrant” campaign in May 2006. 🔥 Learn about the efforts leading up to the march, the federal context, and connections to today. 📢

thesouthlander.comTwenty Years Since 'A Day Without a Mexican' and the Streets Still SpeakWe spoke with Victor Narro, who was part of the May Day organizing efforts in 2006 when over a million people took over downtown LA to advocate for immigrant rights.
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On Friday, our staff and students showed up and showed out for May Day. 👏 Year after year, it's an honor to be able to bring together both new and experienced advocates to further the cause for worker rights. 🔥

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Hey creatives in the movement! 👋 The UCLA Labor Center is partnering with photojournalist David Bacon to hold a series of participatory workshops designed just for you. Join us to engage with movement photography more critically and connect with others in this space. 📸 Register here: bit.ly/LCP4TR

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This Women’s History Month, we invite you to listen to a story from India that often goes unheard. Meet Mohana Sundari, a woman who is part of a small but growing group of women driving auto rickshaws in Chennai. 🎙️ Please tune in at reworkradio.org or your preferred podcast platform.

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Now's the time! 🎉 RSVP for our homecoming event, "Our Home, Our Movement: Celebrating a Historic Working-Class Landmark", as we gather to honor labor, community, and reentering our building. 🔗 BIT.LY/LCOHOM

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This piece covers our newly released research report, Overworked & Under Pressure: A Study of Supermarket Workers in Los Angeles and Orange County Koreatowns. Read it now to learn more about the often unseen experiences of these workers. 🛒🔍

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Koreatown’s frontline supermarket workers are underpaid and stretched thin. A new study highlights the discrimination and harassment immigrants face on the job and the cross culture solidarity being built in their workplaces. lapublicpress.org/2026/02/kore...

lapublicpress.orgKoreatown’s frontline supermarket workers are underpaid and stretched thinA new study highlights the discrimination and harassment immigrants face on the job and the cross culture solidarity being built in their workplaces.
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Catch the next screening of "A Better Way" at the Pan African Film Festival on February 21st. 🎥 The documentary follows Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights icon and the namesake of our MacArthur Park building. Screening Information available at: lnkd.in/gDHPAYdt 🔗

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“It’s also been used as a political pawn. It’s used by the right wing to highlight what’s wrong with LA, it’s used by people like myself, to show the vibrancy, the diversity, and really the humanity of the city,” said Project Director Victor Narro. ( @victornarro1.bsky.social )

thelalocal.orgLA wants to fence MacArthur Park. Locals don't think it will fix anything. | LA LocalA fence around MacArthur Park could make it easier to maintain, officials say. Some locals are on the fence about the whole plan.
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It’s that time of year! The UCLA 2026 Labor Summer fellowship is now accepting applications. 👏 📣 Open to University of California (UC), California Community College (CCC), and California State University (CSU) students and recent grads 🔗 Apply now at: bit.ly/LS26FELLOW

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“A recurring refrain that kept coming to mind as we were doing the research,” Brian Justie, a lead researcher on the report, tells Sentient, “was something that one of the workers said to us…‘speed over safety.’” But there are ways to make the industry safer, Justie says.

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Meatpacking is one of the most dangerous jobs in America, but a new report by @uclalabor.bsky.social hones in on the city of Vernon in Los Angeles County, California, where around 50,000 people come to work in meatpacking facilities each day. @jesslsr.bsky.social reports:

buff.lyL.A.’s Meatpacking Industry Is a Lot Like the Rest of the Country. Experts Say Here’s How to Make it Safer.Better work training and pay structure could improve labor conditions.
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“The ICE raids are everywhere,” says LC Project Director Victor Narro @victornarro1.bsky.social, ​“so there’s already that fear. The employers tap into that fear to keep them in a situation where they become afraid to complain about working conditions. So then you see a higher level of violations.”

inthesetimes.comVisible and Invisible: How ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago’s Working ClassFear, panic, hiding for days—this is the experience of families under assault by the Trump Administration