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.
New UCLA Report Finds Driving is More Than a Casual Gig For LA Ride-Hailing Drivers
Our new report, More Than a Gig: A Survey of Ride-hailing Drivers in Los Angeles, highlights the lived experiences and job conditions of drivers working in the gig economy. It is the first comprehensive study of drivers working for transportation networking companies (TNCs) in Los Angeles County.
2024
- New law promises retail workers in unincorporated L.A. County ‘fair workweek’, Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2024
- UC Pledged To Let Undocumented Students Get Jobs, Then Changed Course. What Happened, And What’s Next, LAist, April 24, 2024
- Outrage over California’s new fast-food minimum wage is hard to stomach, MSNBC, April 2, 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