Labor Studies Stories
Student presenters and participants gather for a group photo during the 2026 Labor@UCLA Research Showcase / UCLA Labor Studies
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Marcos Ruiz2026-06-05 09:36:352026-06-05 09:39:36Fourth Annual Labor@UCLA Research Showcase: Student Research Projects in Labor Studies
Chun presents findings of Against Abandonment: Repertoires of Solidarity in South Korean Protest / UCLA Labor Studies
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Willa Needham2026-05-26 08:57:252026-05-26 09:37:55“Hope is something we make”: solidarity and care in the South Korean labor movement
Students, faculty and staff participating in the UCLA Labor Studies 2026 May Day contingent pose for a group photo outside of the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center in MacArthur Park / UCLA Labor Studies
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Willa Needham2026-05-22 10:17:022026-05-26 12:21:26Workers in action: Student reflection on May Day 2026
Ruth Milkman, labor sociologist, gives lecture on the state of the labor movement in the 2020s
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Willa Needham2026-02-06 10:30:582026-02-06 11:42:58“Generation Union”: The people and strategies powering the labor movement in the 2020s
UCLA Labor Studies Professor Leisy Abrego (R) joins Jennifer Cárcamo (L), director of "Eternos Indocumentados" for a Q&A session
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Willa Needham2025-12-12 09:34:212025-12-12 09:35:13UCLA Labor Studies alum centers refugee narratives in powerful documentary
Photo courtesy of Jennifer A. Cárcamo.
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Marcos Ruiz2025-12-12 09:34:032025-12-12 09:42:42Alumni Q&A: Spotlight on Dr. Jennifer Cárcamo
On November 7, UCLA Labor Studies students attended a field trip to the Port of Los Angeles
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Willa Needham2025-11-18 08:42:302025-11-18 08:42:30Behind the scenes at the Port of Los Angeles with UCLA Labor Studies
UCLA IRLE and UCLA Library staff pose with David Huerta in UCLA Library Special Collections
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Willa Needham2025-10-30 09:02:162025-10-30 09:22:18L.A. labor leaders link the past and future during visit to UCLA campus
Left Photo: Damian Dovarganes / AP; Right Photo: Underwood Archives / Getty Images
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Willa Needham2025-10-22 09:08:412025-12-19 11:15:28Introducing “Labor Studies Now” speaker series
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Willa Needham2025-10-08 11:45:232025-10-08 12:05:37UCLA IRLE expert on the “conservative labor movement” and American Compass
Photo of Jennifer Jihye Chun, edited graphic by UCLA Labor Studies.
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Marcos Ruiz2025-09-29 07:30:212025-09-29 09:48:04Q&A with Jennifer Chun: Leading UCLA Labor Studies into a New Era
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Willa Needham2025-09-25 08:00:042025-09-25 13:02:01RELEASE– Historic first: UCLA launches Labor Studies Department