Topic: Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA with Nadia Y. Kim Date: Wednesday, March 1st Time: 3:30 PM - 5 PM PT Location: 10383 Bunche Hall (in-person) and on Zoom "Refusing Death" examines race, class, gender and citizenship with respect to the growing social phenomenon of marginalized and unauthorized […]
Topic: Career Opportunities at the Labor Commissioner's Office and Department of Industrial Relations Date: Tuesday, March 7th Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm PT Location: Haines Hall Rm. 144 Join us on March 7th, 2022 with California State Labor Commissioner, Lilia Garcia-Brower for an in-person information session on career opportunities and pathways within the Labor Commissioner's Office […]
The UCLA Labor Center and the Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity at Work (CARE at Work) invite you to a UCLA homecoming celebration for California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas. Prior to being sworn in to represent California’s 28th Senate District, Senator Smallwood-Cuevas worked at the UCLA Labor Center for 15 years where she […]
Topic: Critical Industrial Relations: centering social identity in our understanding of the employment relationship with Tamara Lee Date: Thursday, April 20th Time: 2 PM - 3:30 PM PT Location: Public Affairs 5391 (in-person) How does our understanding of employment practices and worker responses deepen or shift when we take a critical lens centered in the […]
When the pandemic hit, US retailers canceled clothing orders abroad, resulting in millions of garment workers being laid off without pay or severance. On April 27, Chhorpesal Chhom and Sreymich Hai - who were fired from Hulu Garment factory in Cambodia, where they sewed products for Amazon and Adidas - will visit the UCLA campus […]
Topic: Labor Studies Coffee Chat with Danette Garcia, LA City Attorney Director of Community & Government Affairs and UCLA Labor Studies alum Date: Thursday, April 27th Time: 4 PM Location: Bunche Hall 3164 Join us for a Coffee Chat with LA City Attorney Director of Community & Government Affairs and UCLA Labor Studies alum, Danette […]
Join the May Day Coalition for the 2023 Los Angeles May Day March! This year’s theme is “Solidarity is Power: Right to Unionize, Right to Strike, Right to Housing, & Right to Citizenship.” The event will bring people from all walks of life to stand in solidarity with one another and raise awareness of labor, […]
In the Fall of 2022, graduate student workers from the University of California participated in one of the largest strikes in higher education history. As a result, student workers learned valuable lessons about feeding and sustaining one another on and off the picket lines. Join us for a panel discussion about the work that often […]
We are excited to invite you to a special film screening of "Dignidad: California Domestic Workers' Journey for Justice!" This documentary follows domestic workers as they organize for workplace protections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us as we celebrate the victories, reflect on lessons learned, and gear up to continue the fight for domestic worker […]
This event is part of Undergraduate Research Week, where students from all disciplines gather to share their innovative and impactful work with the UCLA community at events such as the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase. Selected students for this summit will present past or current work developed for a capstone, honors thesis, or other Labor […]
