UCLA’s Role in Workers’ Lives Today
Now more than ever, in this divided political era, higher education institutions like UCLA have an important role to play in upholding workers’ rights. Universities are where rigorous data-driven […]
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Building International Union Campaigns: McDonald’s and the ‘Fight for 15’
Professor Tony Royle, University of York What are the challenges associated with building effective global union campaigns? One way to answer this question is to examine the development of the […]
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Free Screening of Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights
UCLA Public Affairs 2243Union Time tells the story of one of the greatest union victory of the 21st century—the fight to organize Smithfield Foods’ pork processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina. From […]
Made in L.A. – Documentary Screening and Q&A
UCLA Bunche Hall 3211MADE IN LA is an Emmy award-winning feature documentary that follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from the clothing retailer, Forever 21.
Tam Tran Goes to Washington
UCLA De Neve Auditorium 351 Charles E. Young Drive, West, Los Angeles, CATam Tran was a filmmaker and leader of IDEAS at UCLA. She and her best friend, Cinthya Felix, graduated from UCLA and were enrolled in graduate school at Brown and Columbia Universities. They […]
Gig Economy Event
UCLA Public Affairs 2243In an expansive city with limited public transit, the arrival of companies like Uber and Lyft has transformed daily life in LA and raised important questions about job quality, employment […]
Can Immigrant Students Still Feel Safe at School in the Age of Trump
UCLA School of Law Rm. 1357How are public schools and teachers being affected by the Trump administration's immigration policies? What can public schools do to protect their students? What can we do to ensure that […]
Hour Crisis: Scheduling & Retail Worker Organizing in Los Angeles
UCLA Bunche Hall 6275Los Angeles retail workers struggle with unreliable hours and unpredictable schedules that undercut their incomes and chances of living full and healthy lives. Recently, workers have come together to demand […]
Fighting for Immigrants: Forum with DACA Litigators, Featuring MALDEF’s Thomas Saenz
UCLA School of Law Rm. 1357ACIP is sponsoring an event on Thursday, October 25 in partnership with USP, UC Immigrant Legal Services, the Public Interest Law Program and the Critical Race Studies Program […]
