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Willa Needham2026-10-05 16:23:032026-10-05 16:23:03UCLA IRLE Celebrates its 80th AnniversaryThe UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) advances labor research and education for workplace justice. Through the work of its units and initiatives, the Institute promotes effective public policy, bridges campus and community, and prepares the next generation of scholars and organizers.
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Willa Needham2026-10-05 16:23:032026-10-05 16:23:03UCLA IRLE Celebrates its 80th Anniversary
Recipients of HARRT’s Corporate Governance Certification for CHROs, May 19, 2025 / HARRT at UCLA
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Willa Needham2026-10-05 13:27:462026-10-05 13:27:46HARRT at UCLA advances transformative HR strategies
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Willa Needham2026-09-21 09:45:012026-09-21 12:24:16The Faster Labor Contracts Act, Explained
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Willa Needham2026-09-11 16:54:062026-09-28 16:33:05Announcing IRLE’s “Meeting the Moment, Building the Movement” series- Hotel Workers Hoped the World Cup Would Boost Their Hours. It Didn’t. The New York Times, Ft. Victor Narro, UCLA Labor Center project director, July 10, 2026
- Fewer American workers are earning a living wage, according to a new study, NPR, Ft. Saba Waheed, UCLA Labor Center Director, May 4, 2026
- May Day celebrations are just around the corner, ARN Stories, Ft. Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, UCLA Labor Center project director, April 22, 2026
- Three unions unite in massive LAUSD strike threat: What’s at stake for workers, families, Los Angeles Times, Ft. Tia Koonse, UCLA Labor Center legal and policy research director, April 9, 2026
- When 1 million marched for immigrant rights in Downtown L.A., KCRW, Ft. Victor Narro, UCLA Labor Center project director and Chris Zepeda-Millán, UCLA Labor Studies professor, March 25, 2026
- Hollywood’s top films were less diverse in 2025: ‘Studios have relapsed into a colorblind complacency’, Los Angeles Times, Ft. Ana-Christina Ramón, UCLA Entertainment and Media Research Initiative Director, March 12, 2026
