Since the COVID-19 outbreak, many countries around the world have classified food and grocery delivery workers as “essential workers.” While the pandemic has exacerbated the violation of workers’ safety and rights by platform companies, transnational activist networks across Europe, Latin America, Asia and the U.S. have strengthened existing alliances as workers frame their exposure to […]
Check out the UCLA Labor Center’s CARE at Work Initiative (Center for Advancing Racial Equity, UCLA CARE) and their new UCLA and LATTC cross-campus course, We Gone Be Alright: Developing the Next Generation of Black Worker Organizers. On Thursday, January 28th at 5:30 PM, they will be hosting an orientation for the course and discuss tenets of their hands-on […]
Join our Labor Studies community as we hold space to discuss how we express confidence and how our exploration of self-love and compassion can be a positive and pleasurable experience. This student-led virtual hangout is centered around mindfulness, mutual care, and introspection. About Virtual Hangouts: We believe that community finds a way to persist despite […]
Let's talk not about how to use social media less, but how to use it more intentionally. Join members of the Labor Studies and Labor Center communications teams as we discuss tips on using social media as a tool to fuel our creativity, make us more productive, and build genuine connections. Learn about our social […]
Stressing about life after graduation? Ever wonder what Grad School is like and have worries or questions on how to navigate the process? Join us on our next virtual hangout, Monday, March 1st @ noon, where we tackle some of this confusion while also learning how to stay mindful during the process. Let’s share space […]
The Workers and Learners Faculty and Student Luncheon Monday, March 08, 2021 from 12:00 pm-12:45pm Bring your favorite on-the-go snacks and drinks! Are you an educator interested in learning about your students' working and learning experiences during the pandemic? Are you a student working while you’re in school? You’re not alone. UCLA Labor Studies student […]
The Labor Studies Interdepartmental Program offers UCLA undergraduates an opportunity to learn about the workplace and the social, political, and economic forces that influence it. To learn more about our program, we invite you to attend our UCLA Bruin Bound Labor Studies Virtual Events. Click here to download a PDF of our event […]
What is Labor Law? How do you know when you’ve found your passion? Join us to connect and have a stress-free, informal Q&A with UCLA alumnae, labor attorney, and social justice advocate, Patricia Hernandez. Let’s share space and have a casual conversation about careers this quarter. All, including new first-year and transfer admits, are welcome! […]
On Thursday, April 22nd at 5:00pm, Jono Shaffer and Stephen Lerner will join students of the UCLA Labor Studies program to talk about the pathbreaking campaign Justice for Janitors. The architects behind one of the most important union organizing campaigns of the last few decades will explore how Justice for Janitors expanded into a global […]
The Labor Studies Interdepartmental Program offers UCLA undergraduates an opportunity to learn about the workplace and the social, political, and economic forces that influence it. To learn more about our program, we invite you to attend our UCLA Bruin Bound Labor Studies Virtual Events. Click here to download a PDF of our event calendar with […]