Date: April 23, 2026 Time: 4 P.M. Location: Royce Hall 314 Steven W. Thrasher, PhD, will talk about his new book The Overseer Class (Amistad/HarperCollins, 2025). Based upon his reporting on the Black Lives Matter movement since he was covering Ferguson in 2014, Thrasher writes of observing an "overseer class" of Black cops, gay prosecutors, […]
The UCLA Labor Studies Department is excited to facilitate the attendance of UCLA students to MAY DAY in Los Angeles!!!! May Day is the international celebration dedicated to workers. Occurring on May 1st, Los Angeles not only dedicates this day to honor the struggles of workers, but it also recognizes other social issues associated with […]
Date: Friday, May 1st Time: 10 AM Location: MacArthur Park This May 1st, join us at MacArthur Park at 10 AM and march alongside workers from every sector, trade, and craft. This year’s message is clear: Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo. Come out and be part of LA’s annual May Day march! 📢 Students […]
Labor Studies NOW Speaker Series Jennifer Jihye Chun and Ju Hui Judy Han Against Abandonment: Repertoires of Solidarity in South Korean Protest Date: Thursday, May 14th Time: 12-1 PM Location: 10383 Bunche Hall RSVP HERE! Moderator: Tobias Higbie Discussants: Jong Bum Kwon, Hannah Appel, Zeynep Korkman Organized by: Department of Labor Studies, Institute for Research […]
Thursday, May 28, 2026 • UCLA Labor Center • 5:30 PM 675 S Park View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057 What drew Jewish immigrants to the labor movement? How did unions become distinctly "Jewish" spaces -- and what happened when they changed? Join historians, organizers, and community leaders for a panel on Jewish labor activism […]
The UCLA Strategic Research Lab will hold a five-day intensive training in using the power of Python coding to simplify tasks for union research. The camp will be held from June 8-12, 2026, and applications will open in late February. Applications for Coding Bootcamp are now live! The Coding Bootcamp is an intense and challenging […]
