No Sweat reUNION
Join us for a No Sweat reUNION celebrating the past and future of organizing immigrant workers!
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May Day 2022
Olympic Blvd. and BroadwayThe May Day Coalition invites the entire community to celebrate with us a Los Angeles tradition, May Day, a day to honor workers and immigrants. This year’s theme is Essential and United for Justice. On May 1, 2022, we rally at 11 a.m. and march at 12 p.m. from the intersection of Olympic Blvd. and […]
UCLA Bruin Bound: Labor Studies Events 2022
OnlineThe 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 Events for 2022. Click here to download a PDF of our event calendar with […]
Labor and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America
ZoomJoin us on Thursday, May 12 at 10am-1:30pm PDT for a webinar event on labor and the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America. This event will be in Spanish with simultaneous English interpretation. Panel 1: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Gig Workers in Latin America in Times of Global Pandemic Speakers: Saúl Gómez, #NiUnRepartidorMenos en […]
Week 8 Virtual Hangout – A Conversation with UCLA Student Organizers: Bry Gonzalez & Jazmin Rivera
OnlineHow do you get involved in the labor movement as a student? Join us for a conversation about organizing at the grassroots level with labor studies majors Bryanna (Bry) Gonzalez and Jazmin Rivera from the Student Labor Advocacy Project (SLAP) at UCLA. Guest Speakers: Bryanna (Bry) Gonzalez is a 4th year Labor Studies major with […]
Labor Summer Research Program 2022 Final Presentations: Workers and Learners in Los Angeles County
OnlineAugust 17, 2022 10:00AM–1:55PM PT Online This summer, student researchers collected surveys and interviews about how working students navigate barriers and opportunities in fulfilling their educational, career and work goals. We will review the research together, discuss key issues impacting workers and learners, and share strategies and solutions to support students who work and workers […]
Labor Speaker Series | “Is Formalization the Answer? Is Informality the Problem?” Waste Picker Rights Policy in São Paolo and Bogotá with Manuel Rosaldo
Topic: “Is Formalization the Answer? Is Informality the Problem?” Waste Picker Rights Policy in São Paolo and Bogotá Date: Thursday, October 13th Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm PT Location: Luskin School of Public Affairs Faculty Lounge, Room 5391 Under what circumstances does the formalization of informal jobs lead to pro-worker outcomes, and when might formalization intensify […]
Symposium on Academic Labor
Topic: Symposium on Academic Labor Date: Monday, October 31st and Wednesday, November 2 Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm PT Location: Various Why are the majority of college teachers low wage temps, and how can academic workers organize to fight back? Representatives from UAW 2865 and Higher Education Labor United will answer these and other questions […]
Death and Dying in Diaspora: Book Talk with Allan Isaac (Rutgers University)
UCLA Bunche Hall 10383Tuesday, November 8, 2022 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (Pacific Time) 10383 Bunche Hall In his new book Filipino Time: Affective Worlds and Contracted Labor, Allan Isaac examines how contracted service labor performed by Filipinos in the Philippines, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States generates vital affects, multiple networks, and other life-worlds as much as it disrupts […]
Labor Speaker Series | “Roots of Resistance: A Story of Gender, Race, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras” Book Talk
UCLA Young Research Library, Presentation Room, Room 11348Topic: “Roots of Resistance: A Story of Gender, Race, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras” Book Talk Date: Thursday, November 10 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm PT Location: UCLA Young Research Library, Presentation Room, Room 11348 Join us for a Book Talk with Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda, author of Roots of Resistance: A Story […]
