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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.

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UCLA’s bi-annual Hollywood Diversity Report expands its scope of research through new initiative

September 6, 2022
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Introducing Carolina Sarabia Garcia, UCLA Labor Studies 2025 commencement speaker

June 12, 2025
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Introducing Mia Tracy, UCLA Labor Studies 2025 commencement speaker

June 12, 2025
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Eric Blanc, Alex Caputo-Pearl, and Mel Deorsola in conversation during UCLA Labor Studies’ book talk held April 29th.

Worker-to-Worker Organizing: Revitalizing the Labor Movement

May 6, 2025
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  • Many unions were once wary of immigrants. Now they march alongside them., Marketplace | NPR, Ft. Tobias Higbie, UCLA IRLE Director, June 12, 2025
  • How Labor Unions Came to Define the L.A. Immigration Protests, The New York Times,  Ft. Victor Narro, project director at UCLA Labor Center, June 11, 2025
  • Los Angeles, city of immigrant protests: why it’s no surprise LA rose up against Trump, The Guardian, Ft. Victor Narro, project director at UCLA Labor Center and Chris Zepeda-Millán, UCLA Labor Studies Chair, June 11, 2025
  • LA Protests Signal Public’s Readiness to Rebel Against Anti-Immigrant Fascism, Truthout, by Chris Newman, UCLA Labor Studies faculty, June 9, 2025
  • The Mexican Flag Becomes a Potent L.A. Protest Symbol, The New York Times, Ft. Chris Zepeda-Millán, UCLA Labor Studies Chair, June 8, 2025
  • What is May Day? A brief history of LA’s labor rallies, LAist, Ft. Victor Narro, project director at UCLA Labor Center, May 1, 2025
  • Collateral damage: How Trump is hollowing out the Black middle class, Capital & Main, Ft. Andrea Slater, Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity at Work at the UCLA Labor Center Director, April 24, 2025
  • Immigration crackdown could deter workers from reporting hazards, advocates warn Los Angeles Times, Ft. Kevin Riley, UCLA LOSH Director, February 8, 2025
  • Keeping ICE Out of Classrooms: How California Leaders Are Stepping Up Efforts KQED, Ft. Ju Hong, UCLA Dream Resource Center Director, February 6, 2025
  • As workers tackle the dangerous job of cleaning up after the LA fires, can the state keep them safe? CalMatters, Ft. Kevin Riley, UCLA LOSH Director, January 18, 2025

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The Role of Family, Friends, and Colleagues Supporting Workers and Learners Navigating College, 2024

Kindness in Los Angeles City Hall: How Elected Officials Approach Mindfulness, Leadership, Emotions, and Conflicts, 2024

Transforming Car Wash Worker Rights: An Analysis of California’s Car Wash Worker Law, 2022

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