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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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Entertainment and Media Research Initiative

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

September 6, 2022
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Group photo of SRLC attendees. 30 or so people smile and hold their fists up in solidarity.Group photo of conference attendees, organizers and facilitators at the 2025 UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference

From data to action: Highlights of the UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference

August 14, 2025
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Group photo of the UCLA Labor Studies class of 2025 / John Gaglione for GradImagesGroup photo of the UCLA Labor Studies class of 2025 / John Gaglione

“They cannot steal your joy”: Celebration, community and resilience at UCLA Labor Studies 2025 commencement ceremony

June 18, 2025
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Carolina Sarabia Garcia smiling in a graduation portrait in front of Royce Hall at UCLA

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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Publications

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

IRLE In The News

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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 Labor Studies (LBR STD) program offers UCLA undergraduates an opportunity to learn about the workplace and its impact on communities.

Marshall Ganz, the 2025 UCLA SLRC Keynote Speaker Marshall Ganz, the 2025 UCLA SLRC Keynote Speaker and Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, reflects on the power of the UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference. 

Earlier this month, researchers from across the U.S. came together at UCLA for workshops, panels, and discussions that built knowledge, collaboration, and solidarity across the labor movement and allied causes. 

🎥 Stay tuned for more content this week, featuring interviews with participants about why they applied and what they’re taking away from this conference!
🎥 Meet the LSRP Teaching Team! Carolyn Park and 🎥 Meet the LSRP Teaching Team! Carolyn Park and Lucero Herrera share how our labor summer research participants are learning the full research process, from starting a project to developing a final report.

Carolyn highlights the value of students drawing from their personal experiences, while Lucero emphasizes how LSRP empowers students to dive deep and become the experts in their own research. 💡 

Don’t miss their full findings at the LSRP Final Presentations next week:
📅 Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025
🕚 11 AM – 2 PM PT
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🎥 Meet the researchers behind the Labor Summer 🎥 Meet the researchers behind the Labor Summer Research Program!

From exploring how AI is reshaping classrooms and workplaces to examining the impact of federal policy changes, LSRP students are uncovering powerful stories about the realities faced by workers and learners in L.A. County.

Join us next week to hear their full findings at the LSRP Final Presentations:
📅 Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025
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📢 Mark your calendars! This summer, student re 📢 Mark your calendars!

This summer, student researchers in the Labor Summer Research Program (LSRP) have been digging deep into the experiences of workers and learners in L.A. County, from balancing school and work to organizing, to the rise of AI in classrooms and workplaces, and the impact of federal policy changes.

📅 Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025
🕚 11 AM – 2 PM PT
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