The Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to advancing labor research and education for workplace justice. Through the work of its units – UCLA Labor Center, Human Resources Roundtable, and the Labor Occupational Safety and Health program – the Institute forms wide-ranging research agendas that carry UCLA into the Los Angeles community and beyond.
2024
- Trump’s strike-busting remarks could come back to haunt him, The Atlantic, August 15, 2024
- California Proposition 32: Statewide minimum wage, LAist, August 15, 2024
- 15 years later, the federal minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour, Marketplace, July 24, 2024
2023
- ‘Broken’ US labor laws could hamper union wins for workers, experts warn, The Guardian, December 27, 2023
- Thirty years ago, Time magazine asked if L.A. was ‘going to hell.’ Are we there yet?, Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2023
- Federal government might force Starbucks to reopen LA stores, KCRW, December 19, 2023