The Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to research, teaching, and service on labor and employment issues. Through the work of its units – UCLA Labor Center, Labor Studies, 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.
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Vanessa Codilla
Vanessa Codilla2020-02-13 08:35:292020-02-13 09:13:1860 Years Ago Today: The Lunch Counter Sit-Ins That Changed HistoryNews
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Vanessa Codilla2019-11-27 11:22:372019-11-27 11:22:37Lawson Legacy Project Launches with Nonviolence Lecture Featuring Senator Maria Elena Durazo
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Vanessa Codilla2019-10-11 11:46:452019-12-10 15:37:03Alumni Featured in UCLA: Our Stories, Our Impact Honored at Reception
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Justin Martin
Justin Martin2019-06-20 11:37:432019-06-21 08:47:06Labor Studies Minor Graduation Ceremony 2019
"Workers should have the right to collectively agree on workplace standards that are safe, fair, and predictable, i… t.co/N70hOSRVID
Economic justice was not new [MLK's] agenda...as far back as 1957, he condemned 'the tragic inequalities of an econ… t.co/c9wmCrHuEo
Today Labor Studies faculty and staff hosted a Welcome Luncheon to celebrate our first cohort of Labor Studies Majo… t.co/JXcwalqJEj
Publications
IRLE Annual Report, 2016 >
Ready to Work, Uprooting Injustice: Black Workers in Los Angeles County, 2017 >
Emergency Medical Services in California: Wages, Working Conditions, and Industry Profile, 2017 >
Juggling Time: Young Workers and Scheduling Practices in the Los Angeles Service Sector, 2016 >
In the news
2019
- Supreme Court hears UC’s case against Trump administration’s DACA repeal, Daily Bruin, November 12, 2019
- A Bruin pulse for CicLAvia’s journey through the heart of L.A., UCLA Newsroom, October 7, 2019
- First UCLA Centennial initiative honors alumni who have fought for social justice, UCLA Newsroom, October 3, 2019
2018
- Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights icon, champion of nonviolence, receives UCLA Medal, UCLA Newsroom, November 29, 2018
- UCLA Medal awarded to activist Rev. James Lawson for contributions to civil rights, Daily Bruin, November 29, 2018
- ’10 Questions’ offers multidimensional perspectives on work across disciplines, Daily Bruin, November 26, 2018
