Ana Christina Ramón, director of the UCLA Entertainment and Media Research Initiative (EMRI) at the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)
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Willa Needham2026-03-11 10:46:432026-03-11 10:46:43UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report reshapes the industry conversation on representation
Ruth Milkman, labor sociologist, gives lecture on the state of the labor movement in the 2020s
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Willa Needham2026-02-06 10:30:582026-02-06 11:42:58“Generation Union”: The people and strategies powering the labor movement in the 2020s
The LOSH team and partners from LA County Department of Public Health’s Office of Worker Health and Safety conduct outreach to workers cleaning up toxic ash and debris after the 2025 fire in Altadena. / UCLA LOSH
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Willa Needham2026-02-03 09:04:452026-02-03 09:13:23LOSH supports workers in the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles fires
UCLA Labor Studies Professor Leisy Abrego (R) joins Jennifer Cárcamo (L), director of "Eternos Indocumentados" for a Q&A session
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Willa Needham2025-12-12 09:34:212025-12-12 09:35:13UCLA Labor Studies alum centers refugee narratives in powerful documentary
Photo courtesy of Jennifer A. Cárcamo.
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Marcos Ruiz2025-12-12 09:34:032025-12-12 09:42:42Alumni Q&A: Spotlight on Dr. Jennifer Cárcamo
On November 7, UCLA Labor Studies students attended a field trip to the Port of Los Angeles
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Willa Needham2025-11-18 08:42:302025-11-18 08:42:30Behind the scenes at the Port of Los Angeles with UCLA Labor Studies
UCLA IRLE and UCLA Library staff pose with David Huerta in UCLA Library Special Collections
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Willa Needham2025-10-30 09:02:162025-10-30 09:22:18L.A. labor leaders link the past and future during visit to UCLA campus
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Willa Needham2025-10-23 09:57:132025-10-23 09:57:13Meet UCLA IRLE’s 2025 Visiting Scholars
Left Photo: Damian Dovarganes / AP; Right Photo: Underwood Archives / Getty Images
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Willa Needham2025-10-22 09:08:412025-12-19 11:15:28Introducing “Labor Studies Now” speaker series
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Willa Needham2025-10-13 10:05:572025-10-13 10:08:56UCLA IRLE mourns the loss of Kent Wong
