Activists from across the state support the UFW as they conduct outreach to workers about DALE in Bakersfield, CA. / Photo courtesy of Alejandra Quintero
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Willa Needham2025-08-28 10:50:362025-08-28 11:10:44Higher wages, heat safety and an equal voice: How workers won in 2024
Workers, unions and allies march at a rally in 2024. / Toby Higbie
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Willa Needham2025-08-26 10:33:412025-08-26 10:35:19California workers and unions made gains in 2024—but what’s next for labor under Trump?
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Willa Needham2025-08-25 09:00:432025-08-25 09:44:25RELEASE: California Unionization rates held steady despite nationwide decline
Group photo of conference attendees, organizers and facilitators at the 2025 UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference
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Willa Needham2025-08-14 09:36:282025-08-14 09:39:38From data to action: Highlights of the UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference
Group photo after keynote panel at 2025 Thinking Gender conference. L to R: Saba Waheed, Yesenia DeCasaus, Lorena Lopez Masoumi, Adriana Paz Ramírez, Jennifer Chun, Da In Choi and Katherine Marino
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Willa Needham2025-03-19 09:52:152025-03-31 12:02:17Labor highlighted at 35th ‘Thinking Gender’ Conference
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Willa Needham2024-11-01 11:58:472024-11-01 11:58:47UCLA IRLE staff picks– fall 2024
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Willa Needham2024-10-09 11:42:532024-10-09 11:42:53Meet UCLA IRLE’s 2024 Visiting Scholars cohort
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webteam2023-11-03 12:18:572023-12-19 08:18:28LA Labor Leaders Advocate for Workers’ Rights in #HotLaborSummer Panel
From left to right: Jollene Levid (United Teachers Los Angeles) and Susan Minato (Unite Here Local 11) are the inaugural fellows for the Labor Movement Fellows Program hosted by UCLA Labor Studies.
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atsao2023-10-19 08:53:072023-10-20 09:04:01UCLA Labor Studies launches new residency program for labor movement leaders
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atsao2023-06-30 13:42:132023-06-30 15:45:12Jennifer Chun appointed Associate Director of UCLA’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)
