Discover all that Labor Studies at UCLA has to offer. At this event, you’ll have the chance to: Meet our incoming Chair, Professor Jennifer Chun Learn about the Labor Studies […]

Labor Studies 10 Talk Social Movement Unionism and Immigrant Worker Organizingwith SEIU-USWW and CLEAN Join us for an engaging discussion on how worker centers and unions are collaborating to advance […]

During the 2025-26 academic year, the newly formed Labor Studies Department will convene a series of public dialogues and research workshops on the theme, “Labor Studies Now.” Conversations will bring […]

Join us for a discussion of Eternos Indocumentados: Central American Refugees in the United States (2018), followed by a Q&A with Director Jennifer Cárcamo and Professor Leisy Abrego (UCLA Department of Chicana/o and Central American […]

Building from Dr. Jennifer Cárcamo’s current book project, this talk explores the historical and ideological origins of Central America’s communist parties, specifically in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, from […]

Join us to meet key players from the Port complex, including union members from the docks and environmental hazard clean-up crews, a former POLA Harbor Commissioner, and a terminal operator. […]

Join the UCLA Labor Studies Department and the UCLA Career Center for a virtual workshop designed to help you craft effective resumes and cover letters. Learn how to highlight your […]

Join us for an informal meet-and-greet with our Student Affairs Officer. Whether you’re new to Labor Studies or a returning major or minor, this is a great opportunity to connect, […]

Ruth Milkman is one of the world’s foremost sociologists of labor and labor movements, having written extensively on various topics related to work and organized labor in the United States, […]

Industry Power Research Bootcamp Convened by the UCLA Strategic Research Lab Join the labor and other social movement researchers from around the country to learn the best ways to approach […]