What kind of work do Labor Studies students get involved in after graduation? Join the Labor Studies team, Professor Janna Shadduck-Hernandez and UCLA alum Tracie Sánchez for a conversation about working at the U.S Government Accountability Office! Tracie Sánchez is a first-gen UCLA alum and an analyst at the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) on […]
Want to learn more about what it's like to teach while in the labor movement? Join the Labor Studies team and Professor Caroline Luce for a conversation about her experiences as a UCLA alum, professor and Communications Committee Chair for UC-AFT! Caroline Luce is a historian whose work sits at the intersection of labor history, […]
Zoom Virtual Event Wednesday, January 26, 2022 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PST "Reality in Movement" explores Mexican poet Octavio Paz, not only biographically or as an intellectual, but through various conversations he had, ranging from feminism to psychoanalysis, taking into account the time in which he lived. "Reality in Movement" explora al poeta Mexicano […]
Let’s share space and have a casual conversation about self-compassion and self-preservation. Join Labor Studies Teaching Fellow, Emely Rauda, and Labor Studies and UCLA Law Faculty member, Victor Narro, as they share their LBR STD M167 workshop about the social determinants of health that affect our wellbeing and share ways we can care for ourselves […]
UCLA Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity (CARE) at Work is hosting a virtual open house for the 2022 Spring Quarter course We Gon’ Be Alright: Developing the Next Generation of Black Organizers on Thursday, February 10th, 6:00pm. This virtual space will cover topics such as labor equity in the COVID era, the class as […]
Wednesday, February 16th 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m Zoom Webinar Two unequal worlds of work exist within the upscale restaurant scene of Los Angeles. White, college-educated servers operate in the front of the house—also known as the public areas of the restaurant—while Latino immigrants toil in the back of the house and out of customer […]
Thursday, February 17th 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m Zoom Webinar This lecture will focus on how Latin American Domestic Workers, through their membership in the International Domestic Workers Federation, have led the global movement to advance domestic workers' rights. In particular, it will share insights about how domestic workers have used grassroots organizing, strategic alliance […]
Introducing Kendrick Roberson, the instructor for this spring’s LBR STD M115/AF AMER M115 We Gone Be Alright: Developing the Next Generation of Black Organizers course! In this “Meet the Professor” event, Kendrick will share his journey of becoming a young leader in the field of labor justice and why he believes it is critical for […]
What kind of work do labor studies students get involved in after graduation? Join National Hispanic Media Coalition Policy Fellow Julio Chavez for a conversation with the Labor Studies Team about real-world applications of a degree in labor studies! Guest Speaker: Julio Chavez is a Policy Fellow for the National Hispanic Media Coalition Policy Fellow […]
Thursday, April 7th 4:00 p.m. Zoom Webinar Join UNITE HERE Local 11 and the UCLA Institute of Research on Labor & Employment in rediscovering the history of L.A.'s hotel worker union - one of labor history's great turnaround stories. Listen to our panel of Union Leaders, Workers, and Documentarian's who helped to bring this history […]
