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2021
- Why are key California affordable housing bills bottled up?, CalMatters, July 26, 2021
- UCLA Labor Center building to be renamed for civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr., UCLA Newsroom, July 14, 2021
- How Los Angeles Can Govern Street Vending With The Respect It Deserves, Zócalo Public Square, July 14, 2021
- Do ‘Responsible’ Businesses Care Enough to Take a Stance on the Garment Worker Protection Act?, Yahoo! Life, July 14, 2021
- California’s $100 billion budget allocates billions to help Angelenos, Fox 11, July 13, 2021
- Garcetti Celebrates Funding for Los Angeles in State Budget, My News LA, July 13, 2021
- Here are the LA agencies, programs that will benefit from California’s $100-billion recovery package, ABC 7, July 13, 2021
- Newsom touts $100 billion pandemic relief ‘California Comeback Plan’, Audacy, July 13, 2021
- Avanza medida para evitar el robo de salarios en California, La Opinión, July 5, 2021
- Despite jobs rebound, economists warn ‘She-cession’ still lingers, Yahoo Finance, July 5, 2021
- High Unemployment, Openings, Ignite Seasonal Worker Visa Debate, Bloomberg Law, July 1, 2021
- New York’s Immigrant Bicycle Couriers are Banding Together to Demand Change, Mother Jones, June 29, 2021
- Amazon crushed the Alabama union drive – can the Teamsters do better?, The Guardian, June 24, 2021
- UCLA International Institute welcomes new directors, UCLA Newsroom, June 23, 2021
- Trilingual Zoom class inspires next generation of migrant justice leaders at UCLA, Mirage, June 3, 2021
- Trilingual Zoom class inspires next generation of migrant justice leaders at UCLA, UCLA Newsroom, June 2, 2021
- Gov. Newsom proposes largest investment in UC history despite budget cuts in 2020, Daily Bruin, June 1, 2021
- UCLA alum Isaac Bryan to represent District 54 following special election, Daily Bruin, May 28, 2021
- New California Budget Proposal Provides Massive Funding Boost to Higher Education, JD Supra, May 27,2021
- Kim Kardashian denies violating labour laws as ex-staff members sue her, Mangalorean, May 26, 2021
- New California Budget Proposal Provides Massive Funding Boost to Higher Education, Lexology, May 26, 2021
- Kim Kardashian says she’s ‘not responsible’ for labor disputes in lawsuit against her, GazetteXtra, May 26,2021
- Kim Kardashian denies violating labour laws as ex-staff members sue her, Zee News, May 26, 2021
- Kim Kardashian denies she violated labor laws, Los Angeles Times, May 25, 2021
- CLUE – Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Los Angeles Sentinel, May 12, 2021
- Industry Sectors Highly Affected by Worksite Outbreaks of Coronavirus Disease, Los Angeles County, California, USA, March 19-September 30, 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 12, 2021
- Helping the powerless build power, The American Prospect, April 27, 2021
- Production worker sues Sporting Goods retailer for overtime, COVID-19 Testing, Lawyers and Settlements, April 26, 2021
- Mark James Miller: AHC instructors attend first-ever virtual convention, Lompoc Record, April 23, 2021
- Mark James Miller: AHC instructors attend first-ever virtual convention, Santa Maria Times, April 23, 2021
- Raising Standards for Fast-Food Workers in California, Center for American Progress, April 20, 2021
- Black Worker Centers: Building Workplace Power in the Communities, The American Prospect, April 20, 2021
- Vietnamese salon workers in US devastated by pandemic, hate attacks, VN Express, April 16, 2021
- Carnegie Arts Center exhibits explore surfaces, migrant farm workers, Turlock Journal, April 16, 2021
- UCLA students share hope and trepidation amid new bills targeting immigration reform, Daily Bruin, April 9, 2021
- Seasonal workers have long faced gender and pay discrimination. Now there’s a way to file direct complaints, The World, April 8, 2021
- The Echo Park Lake Displacement: Just Plain Wrong, CityWatch, April 5, 2021
- What the PRO Act would mean for labor organizing and workers’ rights, KPFA: Upfront, April 2, 2021
- The Echo Park Lake Displacement: Just Plain Wrong, LA Progressive, April 1, 2021
- ‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote may spark more union pushes, WIS News, March 31, 2021
- ‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote may spark more union pushes, Spectrum News 1, March 30, 2021
- Los Angeles fast-food workers ‘especially vulnerable’ to COVID-19 transmission, researchers say, Safety+Health, March 29, 2021
- Opinion: Wage theft often targets low-income workers. Here’s how police can fight it., Washington Post, March 24, 2021
- Citizenship for unauthorized immigrants could add $1.5 trillion to economy over next 10 years, UCLA Newsroom, March 23, 2021
- ‘Informal workers’ across the globe face a stacked deck, but labor organizing has led to wins, Mirage, March 23, 2021
- ‘Informal workers’ around the globe face a stacked deck, but labor organizing has led to wins, Phys.org, March 23, 2021
- ‘Informal workers’ around the globe face a stacked deck, but labor organizing has led to wins, UCLA Newsroom, March 22, 2021
- A Century Later, Garment Workers Still Face the Unfair Labor Conditions that Sparked International Women’s Day, Harper’s Bazaar, March 8, 2021
- Opinion: Student workers deserve more support, communication from university amid pandemic, Daily Bruin, March 5, 2021
- Underpaying workers could lead to jail time for California employers under proposed law, The Sacramento Bee, March 5, 2021
- Report affirms job losses of low-income California Workers, TheNews&Observer, March 3, 2021
- Fast-food workers in LA face unmasked customers and unsafe workplaces, and are punished for speaking up about COVID-19, a damning new report says, Market Insider, March 3, 2021
- Cramped Kitchens And Crowded Homes Are A Deadly Combo For LA’s Fast Food Workers, The LAist, March 2, 2021
- RELEASE: The Fast-Food Industry and COVID-19 in Los Angeles, UC Berkeley Labor Center, March 2, 2021
- New report says Californians making under $40K impacted worse by pandemic, Los Angeles Blade, March 2, 2021
- Report affirms job losses of low-income California workers, FOX40, March 2, 2021
- Californians making less than $40K a year were most vulnerable to layoffs, furloughs due to pandemic: State report, KTLA5, March 2, 2021
- Here’s why 2021 could be a big year for labor unions, ABC17News, March 1, 2021
- Here’s why 2021 could be a big year for labor unions, FOX40, March 1, 2021
- Here’s why 2021 could be a big year for labor unions, WENY, March 1, 2021
- Here’s why 2021 could be a big year for labor unions, KCTV5, February 28, 2021
- Opinion: Housing Safety student employees deserve investigation into workplace management, Daily Bruin, February 25, 2021
- $1.3 million grant will help UCLA advance workforce equity and empowerment, Mirage, February 19, 2021
- UCLA to launch new social justice curriculum with $5 million grant from Mellon Foundation, Mirage, February 18, 2021
- State fine McDonald’s franchisee for firing workers voicing coronavirus safety concerns, Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2021
- From Amazon to Google, tech workers seek unions – and a voice, Monitor, February 16, 2021
- LASD Launches Wage Theft Task Force, SCVNews, February 10, 2021
- Villanueva announces formation of Wage Theft Task Force, The Signal, February 9, 2021
- New Los Angeles County Sheriff’s task force aims to get unpaid wages to cheated workers, Los Angeles Daily News, February 9, 2021
- Immigrant Groups Hopeful Biden Administration Could Chart Path to Citizenship, Pass Other Immigration Reform, Spectrum News 1, February 4, 2021
- Workplace Inequities To Be Discussed At Next SONC Speaker Series, Patch, February 2, 2021
- NYC Fast-Food Worker Law Shines Light on ‘Just Cause’ Policies, Bloomberg Law, February 1, 2021
- EARNtalks: Responding to Prop-22 and Preparing for Similar Campaigns in Other States, Economic Analysis and Research Network, January 19, 2021
- Chaos or community? Professors reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s final message of hope, UCLA Newsroom, January 18, 2021
- Google workers unionize, a watershed in Silicon Valley activism, Daytona Times, January 9, 2021
- Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 1.7.21, EIN Presswire, January 8, 2021
- Google workers make waves with new labor union, The Hill, January 5, 2021
- Google workers unionize, a watershed in Silicon Valley activism, Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2021
2020
- All 3 live-event industries are in trouble, Lake County Record-Bee, December 26, 2020
- What do basketball, ballet, and parties have in common? All 3 live-event industries are in trouble, CBS8, December 22, 2020
- At LA’s Nail Salons, Latest Lockdown Cuts to the Quick, Los Angeles Business Journal, December 14, 2020
- Morning Brief: LA’s Underpaid Domestic Workers, LAist, December 14, 2020
- California’s Domestic Workers Face Low Wages, Poor Working Conditions, LAist, December 14, 2020
- Opinion: UCLA Health has failed to care for nurses, employees during pandemic, Daily Bruin, December 11, 2020
- Opinion: With flaws laid bare by pandemic, UCLA’s quarter system needs reconsideration, Daily Bruin, December 11, 2020
- Workers sue North Carolina to keep them safe from COVID on the job, The American Independent, December 11, 2020
- Council-elect Nithya Raman announces transition team, including former chief of staff for outgoing Councilman Ryu, The Eastsider, December 2, 2020
- UCLA Labor Center study reveals pandemic’s effects on student workers, Daily Bruin, December 2, 2020
- Raman Announces 5-Member Transition Team, Los Feliz Ledger, December 2, 2020
- Drop in nail salon clients pushes immigrant workers into poverty, Explica.co, December 1, 2020
- Opinion: Company-driven passing of CA Proposition 22 harms workers, democracy, Daily Bruin, November 25, 2020
- Nail salons, lifeline for immigrants, have lost half their business, The Business Times, November 24, 2020
- California Universities Plan Wide-Ranging Cannabis Studies After Receiving Grant Funding from State, Cannabis Dispensary, November 24, 2020
- Nail Salons Are in Trouble, The Cut, November 23, 2020
- USAC recap – Nov. 17, Daily Bruin, November 23, 2020
- UCLA receives $6.4 million to fund cannabis research, UCLA Newsroom, November 19, 2020
- The Post-Trump World: A Divided America Elects Joe Biden, UCLA Newsroom, November 13, 2020
- Employers, schools should do more to support working college students, report says, UCLA Newsroom, November 5, 2020
- UCLA study examines COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on gig workers, The Daily Bruin, November 2, 2020
- Onscreen Diversity on the Rise, But White Men Still Dominate TV Executive Ranks, Study Says, The Wrap, October 22, 2020
- UCLA Study: Gig Workers Hit Hard During Pandemic, KFI, October 19, 2020
- California gig workers hit hard during coronavirus pandemic, says UCLA study, Los Angeles Daily News, October 19, 2020
- Drive to the Ballot Caravan Urges Californians to Vote No on Prop 22, Spectrum News 1, October 14, 2020
- Labor unions are providing necessary layer of protection for LGBTQ workers, UCLA Newsroom, October 8, 2020
- UCLA professor leads research on issues impacting vulnerable workers, UCLA College, September 4, 2020
- Excluir a indocumentados del estímulo federal costará $14 mil millones a la economía de EE.UU, según UCLA, Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2020
- Latino activists push for solidarity with Black community as they confront racism , Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2020
- First labor studies graduates venture out ready to help and versed in struggle, UCLA Newsroom, June 10, 2020
- Larger than Life, UCLA Magazine, January 1, 2020
2019
- Supreme Court hears UC’s case against Trump administration’s DACA repeal, Daily Bruin, November 12, 2019
- A Bruin pulse for CicLAvia’s journey through the heart of L.A., UCLA Newsroom, October 7, 2019
- First UCLA Centennial initiative honors alumni who have fought for social justice, UCLA Newsroom, October 3, 2019
- Making Change: UCLA’s Centennial Celebration Initiatives, UCLA Magazine, August 1, 2019
- Rev. Lawson’s class hosts ‘teach-in’ to discuss non-violence in modern activism, Daily Bruin, May 30, 2019
- Think California’s too big and influential? Wait until the presidential race heats up, Los Angeles Times, May 27, 2019
- Why a Teachers Strike in Los Angeles Could Bring Big Rewards as Well as Risk, Capital & Main, January 11, 2019
2018
- Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights icon, champion of nonviolence, receives UCLA Medal, UCLA Newsroom, November 29, 2018
- UCLA Medal awarded to activist Rev. James Lawson for contributions to civil rights, Daily Bruin, November 29, 2018
- ’10 Questions’ offers multidimensional perspectives on work across disciplines, Daily Bruin, November 26, 2018
- 10 Questions: What is Work, KCET, November 16, 2018
- Rising Heat Is Making Workers Sick, Even Indoors, KQED Science, November 14, 2018
- Inland Empire Poverty Summit examines local economic hardship, THE HIGHLANDER, October 23, 2018
- UCLA trains outdoor workers in California to protect against extreme heat, UCLA Newsroom, September 26, 2018
- New Study Finds Ride-Hailing Drivers Are Eager to Organize, Despite Challenges, Huffpost, June 14, 2018
- Cheesecake Factory is Found Partly Liable in $4.6 Million Janitor Wage Theft Case, The New York Times, June 12, 2018
- Cheesecake Factory held jointly liable with contractor for $4.2 million in janitorial wage theft case, The Los Angeles Times, June, 2018
- The Year in Protest, The Daily Bruin, June 10, 2018
- Uber and Lyft Drivers Are in a World of Trouble if This New Study Is Right, Inc. June 1, 2018
- Uber, Lyft Drivers in Los Angeles Struggle to Prosper, PressHerald, May 31, 2018
- Agents of Accomplishement, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, May 31, 2018
- Most Uber and Lyft drivers in L.A. work full time and still struggle to make ends meet, study says, Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2018
- Many Uber and Lyft drivers now rely on the work as their primary income source, report finds, Independent, May 30, 2018
- Uber y Lyft: un negocio ya no tan rentable, La Opinion, May 30, 2018
- Trabajadores de California piden mayor protección y seguridad en sus empleos, Univision, April 25, 2018
- What DACA decision means for students today and Democrats tomorrow, scpr, April 25, 2018
- Colorblindness and Liberal Racial Paternalism in Bailey v Alabama, Law and Political Economy, April 20, 2018
- #UCLAForAll recauda fondos para estudiantes indocumentados e internacionales, La Opinion, April 17,2018
- Coverage of April 5th Immigration Forum/Advisory Council on Immigration Policy, MMS.TV Eyes, April 17, 2018
- UCLA launches crowdsource fundraiser for immigrant students, scpr, April 13, 2018
- California’s Lessons for the Amazon HQ2 bidding war, City Lab, April 10, 2018
- UCLA launches fundraising in support of international and undocumented students, SINews, April 9,2018
- UCLA launches crowdfunding campaign to support undocumented and international students, UCLA Newsroom, April 6, 2018
- Campus event celebration, aims to inspire people to continue MLK’s legacy, Daily Bruin, April 5, 2018
- Q&A: Chancellor’s immigration advisor talks undocumented student assistance, Daily Bruin, April 3, 2018
- Cómo una estudiante amparada por DACA lógro salvar a su padre de la deportación, Univision, March 22, 2018
- UCLA helps high school students and parents get ready to apply to college, UCLA Newsroom, March 12, 2018
- UCLA students host DACA forum to reflect on immigration, look to future, UCLA Newsroom, March 6, 2018
- Letter to the Editor: UCLA Administration must increase support for Undocumented Student Program, Daily Bruin, January 25, 2018
- Submission: UCLA community needs to mobilize, support clean DREAM Act, Daily Bruin, January 23, 2018
2017
- City council’s vote to legalize of street vending met with mixed feelings, Daily Bruin, November 21, 2017
- Transborder conference discusses minimum wage implications, Daily Bruin, November 14, 2017
- UCLA se prepara para defender con todo tipo de medidas a sus estudiantes indocumentados, La Opinion, October 30, 2017
- Professor selected to advise chancellor on federal immigration policy, Daily Bruin, October 25, 2017
- Immigration experts call for unity to protect Dreamers and pass legislation, UCLA News Room, September 13, 2017
- UCLA institute leads the way for 70 years to improve workers’ lives, UCLA News Room, August 31, 2017
- Senator Harris Pledges to Defend DACA in Face of Trump Administration, CBS Los Angeles, August 28, 2017
- APALA Adopts Resolution Against Military Expansion in Okinawa at 2017 Anaheim Convention, Ryukyu Shimpo, August 30, 2017
- Power to the Peaceful, Truthdig, August 24, 2017.
- Los Angeles’ Millennial Legislator Celebrates Community Civic Engagement, 30th Birthday, Los Angeles Sentinel, August 10, 2017
- LA Sheriffs Civilian Oversight Committee Holds Town Hall on Immigration, Los Angeles Sentinel, August 10, 2017
- Schools and Businesses Work Together to Eliminate Skills Gap, CTNewsJunkie, August 4, 2017
- The Neighborhood University, The Chronicles of Higher Education, July 30, 2017
- ‘Made in America’: How Sweatshops Exploit Immigrants to Make Your Cheap Clothes, attn:, July 26, 2017
- Hire Power: Los Angeles Employment Program Breaks New Ground, Capital and Main, July 18, 2017
- A Cuban Labor Leader Continues His American Tour in Los Angeles, People’s World, July 7, 2017
- Fast-Food Chain Once Run by Trump’s Failed Labor Pick Fined for Stealing Workers’ Wages, Rewire, July 7, 2017
- What Happened to Workers’ Ed?, Dissent Magazine, July 7, 2017
- NEA Honors Teacher and Labor Activist Kent Wong with Human and Civil Rights Award, National Education Association (NEA), July 1, 2017
- City of LA Announces New Resource for Low-Wage Workers, Asian Journal, June 30, 2017.
- East LA Latino Youth Learn How to Tell Their Stories and Defend Immigrants’ Rights, LA School Report, June 28, 2017
- Despite Tough Talk by City Hall in Years Past, DWP Workers Poised to Get Generous New Contract, Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2017
- California Publishers Champion Immigrant Stories, Publishers Weekly, June 9, 2017
- With Medicaid and Health Care Under Attack, Home Care for the Aging Faces Crisis, Truthout, June 2, 2017
- Workers and Working – Researchers attempt to understand and help workers UCLA BluePrint, Spring 2017 Issue
- The GOP hates red tape — except when it comes to poor people The Washington Post, May 30, 2017
- When Weary L.A. Activists Need Relief from Trump, This is Where They Go, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2017
- How Low-Wage Immigrant Workers are Reviving Unions, High Country News, May 25, 2017
- Fear of Feds’ Tough Immigration Stance Could be Slowing LA’s Wage- Theft Complaints, Los Angeles Daily News, May 23, 2017
- New Study: Home Care Employers Underfunded, Lack Resources, Asian Journal, May 22, 2017
- How Millions of Minimum Wage Workers are Getting Stiffed, The Sacramento Bee, May 19, 2017
- How did May Day Become a Day for Immigrant Right Marches? 89.3 KPCC, May 1, 2017
- ‘Quiet No More’: Hundreds of Thousands Ready to Strike on May Day, Common Dreams, April 30, 2017
- May Day Breaks Through As an Essential Day for Protest, Alternet. April 29, 2017
- Disadvantages Persist in Neighborhoods Affected by 1992 Los Angeles riots, UCLA Study Shows, UCLA Newsroom, April 27, 2017
- How to Join the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ on May Day, The Nation, April 28, 2017
- The BUZZ: Narrative by Numbers, Planet Jackson Hole, April 18, 2017
- Tour Advocating Health Care for Immigrants Visits San Bernardino Valley College, The Sun, April 9, 2017
- Economic Justice-Solving L.A.’s Black Job Crisis, Los Angeles Sentinel, March 29, 2017
- Taking a Closer Look at Immigration, Truthdig, March 29, 2017
- Fair Hiring Matters: Fighting Back Against Black Unemployment in Los Angeles, People’s World, March 24, 2017
- Black Job Shortage is ‘Crisis,’ Our Weekly, March 23, 2017
- Black Workers in Los Angeles Face a ‘jobs crisis,’ UCLA Report Says, Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2017
- UCLA Director of Labor Studies Speaks About Undocumented Youth at City College, The Guardsman, March 8, 2017
- Songs, Poems, Speeches and Sewing Honor 100 Years of L.A. Garment Work, People’s World, March 6, 2017
- Immigrant Dad in Limbo After ICE Arrest Near Daughters’ School, Capital and Main, March 3, 2017
- Graduate Student Marques Vestal Interviewed by UCLA Labor Center, UCLA Dept. of History, March 2, 2017
- A ‘renewal of the American spirit’? After Trump’s Speech, Immigration Advocates in L.A. Aren’t Swayed, Los Angeles Times, February 28 2017
- In Finally Decriminalizing Street Vending, Los Angeles Preempts Trump’s Deportation Plans, Yes Magazine, February 2, 2017
- Fearing Trump’s Deportations, L.A. Begins to Legalize Street Vendors, La Weekly, January 31, 2017
- Trump’s Immigration Crackdown is Dangerous for Workers (Not Just Immigrants), The American Prospect, January 31, 2017
2016
- Future of Candy Cane Lane Dims After Influx of Street Vendors, Rude Visitors, Daily News, December 31, 2016
- Fear of Deportation, Hate Crimes Reportedly Threaten Mental Health of Young Californians, California Healthline, December 23, 2016
- Los Angeles Garment Industry ‘deeply unsafe and unhealthy’: Report, Safety and Health Magazine, December 22, 2016
- If Feds Try to ID Deportable Immigrants Using California Data, State Will Block Access, Fresno Bee, December 18, 2016
- Reports on Low Wages, the People Who Receive Them, and Industries That Pay Them (Part 1), Skagit Valley Radio
- Discussion of Wage Theft and How it Affects Local Economies (Part 2), Skagit Valley Radio
- Young Service Workers Can’t Get Enough Hours, EGP News, December 15, 2016
- Activists call for legalization of street vending in Los Angeles, CBS Los Angeles, December 12, 2016
- LA Fashion District a Fire Trap for Garment Workers, Study Finds, LA Weekly, December 12, 2016
- LA’s Garment Workers Face Horrific Workplace Condition According to New Report, LAist, December 9, 2016
- California Plans to Block Feds Access to Data on Undocumented Immigrants, KCET, December 8, 2016
- Dirty Threads, Dangerous Factories, KABC, December 8, 2016
- Report: Silicon Valley’s Undocumented Youth Face Economic, Educational Barriers, The Mercury News, November 30, 2016
- Veronica Wilson, Partnerships Director for the UCLA Labor Center (Part 1) & (Part 2), PRX.org, November 25, 2016
- Efforts to Protect Workers of Color ‘Deeply Complicated’ by Trump’s Election, Rewire, November 18, 2016
- Race Forward Releases New Report On Racial Bias In The 21st Century Workplace, Yahoo! News, November 17, 2016
- Local Activists Hold Teach-in to Promote Nonviolent Protests, The Daily Bruin, November 17, 2016
- Activists Gather at City Hall, Want Council to Hold Off Fining Street Vendors, MyNewsLA.com, November 2, 2016.
- Why Porn Stars Hate California’s Ballot Initiative to Protect Their Safety on Sets, The Atlantic, October 30, 2016
- City of Carson culminates Filipino-American History Month Celebration with Special Tribute to Larry Itliong, Balita Filipino News, October 19, 2016.
- Dismantling Male Priviledge to Eradicate Sexism, LA Progressive, October 17, 2016
- Asian American Concert Promotes Voting, Daily Trojan, October 17, 2016
- The Relevance of Saint Francis of Assisi, LA Progressive, October 4, 2016
- Chinese American Museum Honors Kent Wong, UCLA Labor Center, September 30, 2016.
- Good News for Domestic Workers (especially caregivers and nannies), Asian Journal, September 24, 2016
- UCLA Researchers Map the Costs of Incarceration in Los Angeles, UCLA Newsroom, September 22, 2016
- UCLA Staff Train Residents for Jobs Testing for Lead Contamination in Their Neighborhoods, UCLA Newsroom, September 14, 2016.
- Wage Theft: Labor Workers Earn Below Minimum Wage, Black Matters US, September 6, 2016
- Stealing Labor, Color Lines, September 5, 2016
- California Passes Bill Raising Farm Worker Overtime Pay to Match Other Industries, Free Speech Radio News, August 30, 2016
- Los Angeles County Seeks “Millionaires’ Tax” To Fund Homeless Programs For The Poor, Mint Press News, August 22, 2016
- Columbus Day vs. Indigenous People’s Day, L’Italo-Americalo, August 22, 2016
- Berkeley Makes History With Wage Theft Ordinance, Next City, August 16, 2016
- Municipal Broadband Ruling Checks FCC’s Reach, Politico, August 11, 2016
- My Class with Professor Tim Kaine, LA Progressive, August 9, 2016
- Good Crop, Bad Crop, Slate, August 2, 2016
- How Should US Address the Immigration Issue?, Cleveland.com, July 17, 2016
- U.S. Benefits by Doubling Immigration; Raising Share of Educated: UPenn, Cleveland.com, July 15, 2016
- Gig Work Isn’t Changing the Job Landscape, SF Economist Finds, SF Gate, July 5, 2016
- Weakened Grocery Companies, Workers Square Off Over Contract, Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2016
- Labor Groups Are Taking On Walmart And McDonald’s. But Who Will Fund Their Fight?, Huffington Post, June 2, 2016
- Car Makers Hedge Against the Future with Ridesharing Investments, Motherboard, May 31, 2016
- Indigenous Organizer Defends His Miexteco People on Both Sides of the Border, Indian Country Today, May 30, 2016
- Programming of Kababayan Today, Asian Journal, May 28, 2016
- UCLA Labor Center Graduates 50 New Activists for Workers, People’s World, May 24, 2016
- Market Vendors Fear Packing Up, Los Angeles Business Journal, May 23, 2016
- Taking the High Road on Job Quality in Scotland, Work in Progress, May 17,2016
- California Just Gave 170,000 Undocumented Kids Health Care for the First Time Ever, Fusion, May 16, 2016
- How Los Angeles Artisans Connect to Their Mexican Roots, KCET, May 16, 2016
- Advocates Rally to Make Overtime Pay for Domestic Workers Permanent, Asian Journal, May 13, 2016
- Alumna Carmen Perez Returns to Campus as Chavez Convocation Keynote Speaker, UCSC Newscenter, May 11, 2016
- UCLA Report Finds One In Six Domestic Workers Under Min. Wage, Capital Public Radio, May 10, 2016
- Report: 2 Million California Households Hire Domestic Workers, Asian Journal, May 7, 2016
- One in Six Cleaners, Childcare Helpers in California Paid Below Minimum Wage, The Guardian, May 4, 2016
- Garment Factory Workers in Southern California Are Calling for a Boycott of American Apparel, In These Times, May 3, 2016
- The Many Injustices of the Money Bail System, Talk Poverty, April 27, 2016
- UCLA’s Kent Wong On Life And Legacy Of A Longtime Civil Rights Activist, Popular Resistance, April 26, 2016
- Why Airbnb is in Talks With One of America’s Largest Unions, CNBC, April 21, 2016
- Advocates Say Garcetti’s Budget Doesn’t Offer Enough Resources to Stem Wage Theft, 89.3 KPCC, April 21, 2016.
- Abuso laboral: realidad de indocumentados, Azteca America, April 20, 2016
- L.A. Taxi Trips Plummeted By Nearly A Third, Thanks To Uber And Lyft, laist, April 14, 2016
- You Either Work or You Go to Jail, The Nation, April 12, 2016
- Minimum Wage Increase in Los Angeles with IRLE Director Chris Tilly, Al Jazeera, April 5, 2016
- What’s Wrong With ‘Work or Jail’, Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2016
- Workers Lose More Than $26 Million Each Week To Wage Theft – In Just One U.S. City – 04-04-16, Wort, April 3, 2016
- Tia Koonse, Legal and Policy Research Manager for UCLA Labor Center, PRX, April 1, 2016
- Here’s What Business and Labor Think About the Proposed Minimum Wage Hike, Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2016
- Lecture Series: Urban Goods Movement, UCLA Lewis Center, March 24, 2016
- Committee considers making ‘Indigenous Peoples Day’ an LA holiday, mynewsLA.com, March 21, 2016
- Minimum Wage Raise Moves Forward, Wage Theft is Kept on Close Watch, KCET, March 21, 2016
- Battle Lines Drawn for Monday’s City Council Minimum Wage Debate, Wehoville, March 18, 2016
- You Know the ‘gig economy’? Say Goodbye because it’s Going Away, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, March 13, 2016
- Brief of Educators and Children’s Advocates as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, Amicus Curae, March 2016
- Janitors and Security Guards are Paid 20% Less When They’re Contractors, Report Says, Los Angeles Times, March 8, 2016
- Caregiver Firm to Change Status, Los Angeles Business Journal, March 7, 2016
- The Los Angeles Black Worker Center Pushes for Inclusion, KCET.org, March 2, 2016
- RebLaw Keynote Speakers Stress the Importance of Intersectionality in Combating Injustices,YaleNews, March 1, 2016
- Soy trabajadora malabarista: Tengo dos trabajos para ir a la universidad, El Nuevo Sol, February 23, 2016
- Labor Innovations for the 21st Century (LIFT) Fund Annouces 2015 Grantees, NH Labor News, February 22, 2016
- The Truth About Football Stadiums: Those Supposed Great New Jobs are Bogus, LA Times, February 19, 2016, LA Times, February 19, 2016
- McConnell’s Fight Over Replacing Scalia is Part of His Long-term Senate Strategy, Vox, February 16, 2016.
- Young People Work to Survive, Not Play, Aljazeera America, February 15, 2016
- UCLA Labor Center Premieres I am a #YOUNGWORKER, Voicewaves, February 12, 2016
- At a Jobs Fair, Teenagers and Young Adults Want to Work for More Than Just Pocket Money, 89.3 KPCC, February 12, 2016
- 2024 Olympics could bring host of needed changes to Westwood, LA, Daily Bruin, February 10, 2016
- Laborers in Modern Economy Drive Legal, Political Battle Over the Nature of Work, The Sacramento Bee, February 8, 2016
- Lecturer in Law Victor Narro Quoted in Los Angeles Times on USC Non-Tenure-Track Faculty’s Vote to Unionize, UCLA Law, February 3, 2016.
- Advocacy Teach-In Talks Activism with Guest Speaker, Workshops and Discussions, The Los Angeles Loyolan, Feb. 3, 2016
- New UCLA Labor Center report considers the carwash industry, its owners, and the economic opportunities of this industry in Southern California, UCLA Labor Center, February 3, 2016
- The Deported: Heartbreaking Stories of Undocumented Immigrants, Alternet, February 2, 2016
- Opinion: Pasadena – Too Cheap to Enforce the Minimum Wage?, Pasadena News Now, January 30, 2016
- After LAX Allows UberX Pick-ups, Taxi Drivers Brace for ‘Trouble,’ KPCC, January 21, 2016
- Workers Tell Los Angeles: Stop Job Discrimination!, People’s World, January 21, 2016
- USA: Protesters March in Los Angeles Against Employment Discrimination, YouTube, January 20, 2016
- Will Inglewood Score Big with the NFL’s Return?, Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2016
- Labor Center Director, Kent Wong on Delegation Visit to Vietnam, Lao Dong, January 11, 2016
- Why Are Unions So Worried About an Upcoming Supreme Court Case?, The Atlantic, January 8, 2016
2015
- Former Urban Planning Professor, Social Justice Advocate Passes Away, Daily Bruin, December 15, 2015
- $15 Minimum Wage? Labor Economists Still Not Sure, Bloomberg BNA, December 10, 2015
- Middle-Class Families, Pillar of the American Dream, are No Longer in the Majority, Study Finds, Los Angeles Times, December 9, 2015
- Race, Gender, and Work: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas with Domestic Workers United – Laura Flanders Show, The Ring of Fire, December 8, 2015
- Anti-nuclear Weapons Summit Planned in Inglewood, Daily Breeze, December 8, 2015
- High Veteran Unemployment Appears to be in the Past, but the Push for More Hires Continues, Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2015
- Survey: Wage Theft Rampant in Twin Cities, RH Reality Check, December 3, 2015
- Electric Vehicle Firm BYD Accused of Violating L.A. Wage Rules, Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2015
- Long Story Short: Nov. 30th, 2015, Daily Bruin, November 30, 2015
- On Thanksgiving, a Call for Spirituality and Self-Care in the Labor Movement, AFL-CIO, November 27, 2015
- How the new $650M USC Village stacks up against Westwood Village, Daily Bruin, November 25, 2015
- Challenge: Enforcing City’s New Minimum Wage Hike, Lexington Herald Leader, November 23, 2015
- UCLA Labor Center, SolArt Document Struggles of Young Workers in LA, Daily Bruin, November 18, 2015
- UCLA Students Document Experiences of L.A.’s Young Workers, UCLA Newsroom, November 18, 2015
- Clinton says Most Minimum-Wage Workers are Women, Politifact, November 13, 2015
- Port Trucker Says They’re Not About to Stop, Random Length News, November 13, 2015
- Why the Success of the $15 Minimum Wage Movement has Surprised it’s Leaders, The Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2015
- Fellowships Aims to Train Women Leaders for Social Justice Movements, Daily Bruin, November 9, 2015
- Undocumented Youth Are Here Through No Fault of Their Own. But It’s Not Their Parents’ Fault, Either, In These Times, November 5, 2015
- It’s Walgreens Vs. the American Dream in the Battle for Overtime, Newsweek, November 5, 2015
- Police, Power, and the Production of Racial Boundaries, Portside, November 4, 2015
- Young Workers, Low-Wage Workers: UCLA Study Finds that Millennials are Among the Lowest Paid in LA County, KCET.org, October 29, 2015
- Speaking Out on Labor Inequality and Misconceptions of Young Workers, KCET.org, October 29, 2015
- California’s Drought is Hitting Indigenous Latino Workers Hard, Tree Angle, October 27, 2015
- New Report: Enforcing California’s Minimum Wage Laws, UCLA Labor Center, 2015
- Wages, Unions and the End of the Middle Class, UCLA Blue Print, October 20, 2015
- California Gov. Signs Bill Protecting Workers from Wage Theft, Ms. Magazine, October 20, 2015
- WageSpot App Wants to Make Salaries Public to Push Pay Higher, Los Angeles Daily News, October 17, 2015
- A Community- and Power-Building Approach to Black Employment, Nonprofit Quarterly, October 15, 2015
- Warning: Beauty May Come At a Hidden Health Cost for African-Americans, UCLA Newsroom, October 14, 2015
- Gov. Brown Signs Landmark Wage Theft Bill, UCLA Labor Center, October 14, 2015
- LA Black Worker Center Takes New Approach to Black Jobs Crisis, Aljazeera America, October 14, 2015
- The President Moderates a Conversation on Worker Voice – featuring appearance from Lola Smallwood of the Black Worker Center, YouTube, October 13, 2015
- Let’s End Burnout in the Movement, Huffington Post, October 8, 2015
- Wages Are Dropping For LA County Young Workers, Annenberg Media Center, October 7, 2015
- Speak Up: Your Voice in the Workplace Matters, Huffington Post, October 6, 2015
- DACA no es suficiente para el progreso de los “soñadores”, La Opinion, October 5, 2015
- UCLA: Young Los Angeles Workers are being Set Up for Failure, Los Angeles Wave, October 5, 2015
- 57 Percent of Los Angeles Millennial Workers Stuck in Low-Wage Jobs, Breitbart, October 3, 2015
- Paz en Acción: Why the Teachings of Francis of Assisi Matter Today in Social Justice Work, LA Progressive, October 2, 2015
- UCLA Faculty Members Feel Pope Brings Moral Perspective to Activism, Daily Bruin, September 28, 2015
- Wisconsin Democrats Look to Crack Down on Wage Theft, RH Reality Check, September 22, 2015
- Spouses of High-Skilled Workers Can Now Apply for Jobs – and They’re Finding it’s Not Easy, 89.3 KPCC, September 21, 2015
- Labor Department Forces Agoura Hills Company to Pay Back Wages for Overtime Violations, 89.3 KPCC, September 21, 2015
- Perspectives: Practicing What We Preach: Tools for Employing Spiritually and Mindfulness in Our Social Justice Work, Law at the Margins, September 20, 2015
- Lecturer Victor Narro Interviewed on Telemundo on Wage Theft of Immigrant Workers, UCLA School of Law, September 18, 2015
- The Psychological Toll of Living Without Papers, Deutsche Welle, September 18, 2015
- California Labor Activists Celebrate Wage Theft Bill and Minimum Wage Hike in Los Angeles County,Free Speech News Radio, September 16, 2015
- Community-Engaged Research, Insider Higher Ed, September 14, 2015
- California Lawmakers Approve Legislation to Combat Wage Theft, The Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2015
- US Had Highest Job Openings in July Since Job Openings Counting Began in 2000, West Texas News,September 10, 2015
- Labor Department Announces 5.8 Million Job Openings,Gazette Tribune, September 9 , 2015
- With Minimum Wage on the Rise, Labor Leaders Focus on Wage Theft, 89.3 KPCC, September 7, 2015
- A “Dirty Dozen”: Companies That Routinely Steal Wages, Radio Bilingue, September 4, 2015
- Few Wage Theft Victims Ever get Their Back Pay, The Los Angeles Times, September 4, 2015
- On the Record: UCLA’s Victor Narro Explains NLRB ‘Joint Employer’ Ruling, Los Angeles Times,September 3, 2015
- Paz en Accion (Living Peace), Enfoque Latino KPFK, September 3, 2015
- Univision Coverage of the Orange County Wage Theft Forum, Univision.com, August 30, 2015
- NLRB Ruling on Third-Party Employers Could be a Game Changer for Unions, Los Angeles Times,August 28, 2015
- Uber, Lyft Could Soon Compete with Taxis at LAX, Government Technology, August 26, 2015
- Minimum Wage Movement: California Dreamin’, The National Law Review, August 26, 2015
- This Summer Camp Just Churned out 80 Activists, The Los Angeles Times, August 22, 2015
- Dream Summer Program Seeks to Cultivate Future Immigrant Rights Leaders, New America Media,August 24, 2015
- Anthem to Courage, Antidote to Nativism! The Standsbury Forum, August 23, 2015
- Dream Summer National Program Provides Opportunities for Undocumented Youth, Asian Journal, August 21, 2015
- Illegal immigrant granted $15K scholarship in California, Campus Reform, August 20, 2015
- Three Years After DACA, Young Immigrants Say Lives Changed, but Still Uncertain, 89.3 KPCC, August 13, 2015
- How Millions of Americans are Robbed of Their Legal Pay, MoneyTalksNews, August 11, 2015
- Number of Wage ‘Cheaters’ may Rise Along with Minimum Wage, The Oregonian, August 10, 2015
- How Can Cities Successfully Enforce a Higher Minimum Wage?, The Christian Science Monitor, August 9, 2015
- Amid Push for Higher Minimum Wage, Concern Rising about Workers Cheated out of Proper Pay,StarTribune, August 9, 2015
- LA Union Wants to be Exempt from $15 Minimum Wage, CNBC, July 30, 2015
- Can the On-Demand Economy Survive Without Independent Contractors?, Los Angeles Business Journal, July 30, 2015
- San Diego Woman Still Trying To Get Money From Former Employer After More Than 2 Years, NBC San Diego, July, 28, 2015
- Dreams Deported: Immigrant Youth and Families Resist Deportation, Portside, July 24, 2015
- Higher Wages, Great! But How to Enforce?, The New York Times, July 25, 2015
- Los Angeles Does it Again: $15 an Hour!, People’s World, July 23, 2015
- Labor Protests for $15/Hour Pay Off for LA and NY Workers, Blue Maumau, July, 22, 2015
- L.A. County Supervisors Agree to Boost Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour by 2020, Los Angeles Times,July 21, 2015
- Los Angeles County Leaders Vote to Raise Minimum Wage in Unincorporated Areas, 89.3 KPCC, July 21, 2015
- UCLA Minimum Wage Set to Rise with State, City Increases, Daily Bruin, July 19, 2015
- Why Raising the Minimum Wage in LA County isn’t Enough: Hilda Solis, SGV Tribune,July 17, 2015
- UCLA Students Detail LA Garment Workers’ Child Care Issues, Phys.org, July 17, 2015
- LAX Votes to Allow Uber, Lyft passenger Pickups, 89.3 KPCC, July 16, 2015
- UCLA Provides Internship Opportunities to Illegal Immigrants, Campus Reform, July 13, 2015
- Digging Through History Using Digital Tools, UCLA Newsroom, July 8, 2015
- Checks and Balance: Labor Lost, But Lives to Fight Again, CQ Weekly, July 6, 2015
- Dream Summer Program Provides Internships to Undocumented Students, Daily Bruin, July 6, 2015
- Health4All LGBT People, Equality California, July 6, 2015
- LA County Supervisors to Seek Support in Studying Wage Theft Enforcement, Los Angeles Daily News, July 5, 2015
- Undocumented Immigrant Youth Spend Summer Making Positive Change, Balitang America, June 30, 2015
- Donald Trump Loses More Business as Mexico’s Televisa Cuts Ties, The Street, June 30, 2015
- Obama Aims to Expand Overtime Pay to More Salaried Workers, Los Angeles Times, June 30, 2015
- Radical Visions: Failed Jobs Training Programs Inspire a ‘Black Worker Center’ in DC, Mint Press News, June 25, 2015
- New Report: Building a Movement Together, UCLA Labor Center, June 24, 2015
- Strawberry Pickers Strain to See Fruits of Their Labor, Even After Strike, Aljazeera America, June 21, 2015
- Timeline: Mexican Farm Workers Demand Living Wage, Aljazeera America, June 19, 2015
- Amazing! Mark Zuckerberg Gives $5 Million to Undocumented Immigrant College Fund, Latina, June 18, 2015.
- Los Angeles is Ground Zero for Wage Theft, Aljazeera America, June 18,2015
- What the Uber Employee Ruling Means for the Future of Work, City Lab, June 18, 2015
- 3 Years In, It’s Increasingly Clear that DACA Benefits All of Us, American Immigration Council Immigration Impact, June 15, 2015
- The List of the Fight for $15’s Victories—Tangible and Intangible—Is Getting Longer, In These Times,June 15, 2015
- EpicSpaces to Feature Coworking Environment in Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, June 12, 2015
- La depresión es un temible mal que está atacando a miles de jóvenes indocumentados, Primero Impacto, June 10, 2015
- Vivir con miedo, constante de los indocumentados, El Dario, June 7, 2015
- ‘Fight for $15’ Workers Create Recipe for Change at Convention, Aljazeera America, June 6, 2015
- LA Raises the Minimum Wage- Here’s How, Liberation, June 5, 2015
- The People Who Pick Your Strawberries May Soon Finally Escape ‘Modern Slavery’ Working Conditions, Fusion, June 4, 2015
- Road Wage: How to Pay Workers Who Split Time Inside and Outside L.A.?, The Los Angeles Times,June 2, 2015
- California Lawmakers Advance ‘Wage Theft’ Bill for Workers, Press-Telegram, June 1, 2015.
- The Big Question Behind Protests Keeping Blueberries from San Francisco, The Washington Post, May 27, 2015
- Irvine Zigs as Nation Zags: City May Repeal Living Wage Law, The Orange County Register, May 24, 2015
- Here are the Cities that Need a $15 Minimum Wage the Most, Fortune, May 23, 2015
- Exploring the Potential Impact of $15 an Hour on SoCal, 89.3 KPCC AitTalk, May 20, 2015
- Professors, Businesses Divided on Effect of Potential Minimum Wage Hike, Daily Bruin, May 20, 2015
- Un logro parcial el aumento al salario minimo en L.A.: ‘Hay mas por hacer’, dicen activistas, Hoy, May 19, 2015
- La industria de la costura bajo la sombra de la explotacion, Hoy, May 19, 2015
- Los Angeles City Council Votes to Raise Minimum Wage to $15, Daily Bruin, May 19, 2015
- Los Angeles wage and hour attorney – Wage Theft Judgment, Top Wire News, May 14, 2015
- Janitors Spreading Value of Early Education Among Immigrants, KPCC Southern California Public Radio, May 8, 2015
- The Quality of Black Lives Matters Too, RH Reality Check, May 8, 2015
- 23 Places Off Campus Where UCLA Rules, UCLA Newsroom, May 6, 2015
- Words to Remember: Digital Archives Help Immigrants Share Their Stories, ASU News, May 5, 2015
- L.A. Committee Approves Enforcement Bureau for Proposed Minimum Wage Hike, My News LA, May 5, 2015
- Minimum Wage Studies: Critics Question Economists’ Ties to Labor, 89.3 KPCC, May 4, 2015
- Black Workers matter: Asserting that Black Lives Matter also Means that the Quality of those Lives Matter, The Discount Foundation, May 4, 2015
- Barrios Unidos Founder to Speak at 12th Cesar Chavez Convocation, UCSC Newscenter, May 1, 2015
- Proposed Bill on Fighting Wage Theft is Strong but Needs More Precision, The Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2015
- Economy Up, Wages Down: Activists Prepare for Minimum Wage Hike Campaign, Santa Barbara Independent, April 30, 2015
- Activistas piden no comprar en El Súper hasta que se mejore la situación laboral, Hoy, April 30, 2015
- New Report Puts More Momentum Behind L.A. Minimum Wage Hike, 89.3 KPCC, April 30, 2015
- Commencement Weekend May 9-10; University President, Federal Reserve CIO, Immigrants’ Rights Expert and Dean to Address Graduates, University of Richmond Newsroom, April 22, 2015
- Victor Narro Joins Dick And Sharon, LA Progressive, April 22, 2015
- New Study Finds Severe Toll on Mental Health of Undocumented Immigrant Youth, Asian Journal, April 21, 2015
- State Senate Bill Targets Businesses that Fail to Pay Employees, Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2015
- Labor Studies Program Organizes Annual Labor, Social and Environmental Justice Fair, Dateline Dominguez, April 20, 2015.
- Youth Immigrants Face Health Risks, California Healthline, April 20, 2015
- Alleging Labor Abuses, U.S. and Mexican Workers Call for Boycott of Driscoll’s Berries, In These Times, April 18, 2015
- Victories (and Setbacks) in the Big Fight for Fair Wages, Colorlines, April 16, 2015
- Maternity Leave Benefits in US Much Less Than Many Countries, Voice of America, April 16, 2015
- Denny’s to Emeryville: Increasing the Minimum Wage Increases Crime, East Bay Express, April 8, 2015
- Members of LA Black Worker Center to Protest for More Jobs, Westside Today, April 8, 2015
- Few California Workers Win Back Pay in Wage-Theft Cases, The Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2015
- Raising Wages From the Bottom Up, American Prospect Longform, Spring 2015
- The Dim Sum Revolution, SFGate, April 6, 2015
- LA Street Vendor Allies Ask City Attorney to Drop Recent Charges, Soundcloud.com, April 3, 2015
- Black Workers’ Lives and Livelihoods Matter: Guest Commentary, Los Angeles Daily News, April 3, 2015
- A Higher Minimum Wage Could Pump $5.9 Billion Into LA’s Economy, The Nation, April 1 , 2015
- McDonald’s is Giving 90,000 Workers Raises and Vacation Time, The Los Angeles Times, April 1, 2015
- L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti talks minimum wage hike during Cesar Chavez Day Event, Los Angeles Daily News, March 31, 2015
- La movilización de los jornaleros en San Quintín, YouTube, March 31, 2015
- A City Divided: Will the Minimum Wage Hike Make or Break L.A.?, Neon Tommy Annenberg Digital News, March 31, 2015
- City Study Wage Hike; Biz, Labor Release Dueling Studies, Los Angeles Business Journal, March 19, 2015
- Raising the Minimum Wage in LA: 3 Studies on the Impact, 89.3 KPCC, March 19, 2015
- Los Angeles International Airport Workers Sue Airplane Food Company for Wage Theft, Daily Breeze,March 18, 2015
- Target Pressured on Wages by Group with Focus but Little to Spend, Reuters, March 12, 2015
- A Call for Spirituality and Self-Care in the Social Justice Movement, LA Progressive, March 12, 2015
- Which Way, L.A.? Los Angeles: The Nation’s Capital of Wage Theft, KCRW.com, March 9, 2015
- Undocumented California Youth Can Get Health Care, but Many Don’t Know it, Inquirer, March 9, 2015
- Baby’s Bodyguard, 40th Annual Gracies Award, March 4, 2015
- Faculty Union Blasts California State University Teacher Pay in Report, Long Beach Press Telegram,March 3, 2015
- Board of Supervisors Backs Deferred Action Extension Plan, Park LaBrea News Beverly Press, February 26, 2015
- Scott Walker, GOP presidential hopeful, is poised to sign Wisconsin’s right-to-work law, The Los Angeles Times, February 26, 2015
- The History of Labor Unions, Los Angeles Sentinel, February 26, 2015
- L.A. Supervisors OK Help for Immigrants Under Contested Obama Plan, The Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2015
- Air Force Veteran with Tech Skills Stuck with $10 an Hour at Department Store, The Los Angeles Times,February 21, 2015
- With Pay Raise, Wal-Mart Misses Minimum Wage Movement’s $15 Mark, Fortune, February 19, 2015
- Mindfulness Series Speaker Victor Narro Advises Self-care for Student Social Activists, The Occidental Weekly, February 19, 2015
- Chasing Donald Trump: When an Apprenticeship is More Lucrative than a Degree, SkilledUp, February 18,2015
- Advance Schedules Proposed for Retail Workers in California, CBS Money Watch, February 18, 2015
- Small but Powerful Union is at Center of Port Dispute, The Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2015
- Why the New Law Combating Wage Theft in Chicago’s Cook County is a Big Deal, In These Times,February 17, 2015
- The Key to Solving the Black Jobs Crisis Is Organizing Black Workers, Huffington Post, February 15, 2015
- UC Irvine, UCLA and Labor Leaders Celebrate Orange County Reality Collaboration TONIGHT, OC Weekly, February 12, 2015
- For Some Childhood Arrivals, a Long Wait for Legal Status, 89.3 KPCC, February 11, 2015
- Unions Have Pushed The $15 Minimum Wage, But Few Members Will Benefit, NPR, February 10, 2015
- Los Angeles Residents Divided Over Proposed $15 Minimum Wage, NPR, February 9, 2015
- Leaders, Community Members Gather at City Hall in Support of Raising the Wage, Los Angeles Sentinel, February 5, 2015
- Asians Slower to Seek Immigration Protection, Yahoo News, February 1, 2015
- Happy New Year to SFVJACL, The Rafu Shimpo, February 1, 2015
- CHSWC Announces the 2015 Young Worker Leadership, WorkersCompensation.com, January 29, 2015
- The Workers United! Multi-Ethnic Solidarity in L.A.’s Koreatown, Hyphen, January 28, 2015
- Migrant College Students Face More Stress Than Their Peers, Study Says, The Los Angeles Times,January 27, 2015
- Letter: Bullying of Workers is Crippling to Unions, The Berkshire Eagle, January 24, 2015
- A New Effort to Help Black Workers Find Higher-paying Jobs, The Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2015
- Seattle Takes Step to Hire More Workers from Distressed Areas, The Seattle Times, January 20, 2015
- Program Helps Black Workers in L.A. Compete for Coveted Apprenticeships, UCLA Newsroom, January 20, 2015
- On the Beaches of Santa Monica, Temp Workers Organize, Labor Notes, January 12, 2015
- 21 States Raise Minimum Wage as Feds Ponder Changes, Newsmax, January 1, 2015
2014
- Minimum Wage Increases will Give Raises to 3 Million Workers, CNNMoney, December 31, 2014
- Arkansas One Of 21 States Raising Minimum Wage On January 1, 5News, December 30, 2014
- Wage Stagnation Puts the Squeeze on Ordinary Workers, The Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2014
- Would an L.A. Minimum Wage Hike Push Businesses to Nearby Cities?, The Los Angeles Times,December 26, 2014
- The ‘Alphabet Soup’ of Immigration and Healthcare Reform, New American Media, December 24, 2014
- Kent Wong to Keynote SFV JACL Installation, The Rafu Shimpo, December 14, 2014
- Your Bosses Are Ripping You Off, and City Hall Wants it to Stop, LA Weekly, December 9, 2014
- CSU and UC Campuses Continue to Add Dreamers Centers to Support Students, The Daiily Titan,December 3, 2014
- DACA — Confessions of a Formerly Undocumented Youth, New America Media, December 2, 2014
- Getting Our Priorities Straight on Local Jobs, The Seattle Globalist, December 1, 2014
- Exclusive: America’s Part-Time Economy, CNN Money, November 21, 2014
- How America Reacted to Obama’s Immigration Announcement In Photos, ABC News, November 21, 2014
- Unpaid Overtime Compensation: Can a Domestic Employer Afford to Pay?,LawyersandSettlements.com, November 20, 2014
- Holiday Retail Jobs: Great for Sales, Tough on Workers, RH Reality Check, November 18, 2014
- L.A. County Federation of Labor Picks Rusty Hicks as New Leader, Long Beach Press Telegram, November 18, 2014
- Southern California is Hotbed for Wage Theft in Garment Industry, The Los Angeles Times, November 15, 2014
- On Election Night, Check out the Happiest Place on Earth, Huffington Post, October 31, 2014
- California Cracks Down on Wage Theft by Employers, The Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2014
- Janitor Learns to Dream Big at UCLA and Advocate for their Children in School, UCLA Newsroom, October 23, 2014
- Community and Labor Project Comes to UCI, New University, Irvine October 14, 2014
- Organized Labor Takes on Race and Michael Brown, Colorlines, October 2, 2014
- Wage Theft Costing Low-Income Workers Billions, NBC News, September 27, 2014
- Minimum Wage Hike Approved for Hotels in Los Angeles Despite Jobs Loss Warnings,Breitbart News Network, September 27, 2014
- L.A. City Council Approves Minimum-Wage Hike for Hotel Workers, The Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2014
- Mayor Garcetti Asks Neighboring Cities to Raise Minimum Wage, 83.9 KPCC Southern California Radio, September 15, 2014
- Garcetti Asking Nearby Cities to Join L.A. in Boosting Minimum Wages, The Los Anegles Times, September 14, 2014
- Unions Bank of CA for New Gains, CalWatchdog, September 11, 2014
- Why Immigration Reform Has to Go Hand-in-Hand with Stronger Labor Rights, The Nation, September 8, 2014
- Union-backed Car Wash Workers Fight for More Pay, Shade, Orange County Register, September 3, 2014
- SpaceX Sued for Laying Off Hundreds of Workers Without Proper Notice, Daily Breeze, August 7, 2014
- L.A. councilmen make renewed push against wage theft, The Los Angeles Times, June 24, 2014
- Seattle minimum wage, Take Two, June 2, 2014
- If you’re fighting for unpaid wages, help may be on the way, The Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2014
- Los salarios mínimos más altos del mundo: ¿Qué escalafón ocupa Chile?, la Segunda online, May 16, 2014
- How we measure the poverty line(s), Marketplace: Wealth & Poverty, May 16, 2014
- Best & Worst Entry-Level Jobs, Wallet Hub, May 13, 2014
- Low-wage workers pay the price of nickel-and-diming by employers, The Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2014
- Los Angeles fast food workers protest alleged wage theft, 89.3 KPCC, April 3, 2014
- In immigration news: Disenchanted Latino voters, legacy of Filipino farmworkers, kids’ court,Southern California Radio, March 31, 2014
- Filipino farmworkers’ 1965 strike a pivotal moment in California, Southern California Radio, March 28, 2014
- Latinos remain wary of Obamacare as deadline looms, Yahoo News, March 28, 2014
- Los Angeles urban swath to test Obama’s ‘promise zone’ plan, Reuters, March 6, 2014
- Study finds 125,000 immigrant youth with ‘Deferred Action’ status may be eligible for Medi-Cal, UC Berkeley News Center, February 25, 2014
- No Papers, No Healthcare: California’s Uninsured Undocumented Youth, Center for Care Innovations, February 25, 2014
- Medi-Cal could see surge of young immigrants, but challenges remain, Sacramento Business Journal, February 25, 2014
- Hilda Solis to speak at UCLA on education, social justice, The Daily Bruin, February 10, 2014
- Ethnic stores are ‘new frontier’ in grocery-labor battles, The OC Register, February 7, 2014
- ¿Qué hay detrás de la frontera millonaria?, Univision Fresno, February 6, 2014
- Political Strategy or Malpractice to Immigrant Communities?, The Huffington Post, February 5, 2014
- Could LA’s ‘Promise Zones’ Spur Gentrification?, KCRW, Which Way, L.A.?, January 21, 2014
- Money to L.A.’s ‘Promise Zone’ could displace poor, experts say, The Los Angeles Times, January 10, 2014
2013
- Attorney General Should Probe Herbalife for Preying on Latino Community: Guest Commentary, The Los Angeles Daily News, December 17, 2013
- Dreams Deferred, Hyphen, December 8, 2013
- Economics Behind Paying Fast Food Workers, USC Annenberg Radio News, December 6, 2013
- How Raising the Minimum Wage Would Benefit McDonald’s and Walmart, Yahoo News: The Daily Ticker, December 5, 2013
- Can California fast food restaurants pay $15 per hour?, Southern California Public Radio, December 4, 2013
- American airports: Hotbeds of worker wage victories, Fortune, November 27, 2013
- Groundbreaking Grassroots Study Brings Transgender Latina Immigrants into Focus, Fronteirs LA, November 25, 2013
- Toys R Us Worker Reveals All: Black Friday is Ruining Thanksgiving, Takepart, November 22, 2013
- Lost in Translation, East Bay Express, November 6, 2013
- Once Undocumented, Now an Immigrant Advocate, The White House Blog, October 31, 2013
- BART raises follow similar pay bumps for Bay Area workers, especially, in government, Contra Costa Times, October 26, 2013
- The President Can Fix the Broken Immigration System Today, Huffington Post, October 21, 2013
- Nissan under Mounting Pressure as UAW Targets US Plant, Agence France-Presse, October 19, 2013
- Students present research as part of event for labor and workplace studies minor, The Daily Bruin, October 18, 2013
- AFL-CIO Convention: ‘A Historic Opening in the Labor Movement,’ AFL-CIO Now Blog, October 18, 2013
- Students Dream of a Resource Center, The Daily Sundial, October 16, 2013
- U.S. Immigration Policy Missing a Key Element: The Human Factor, UCLA International Institute, October 15, 2013
- Predictions of impace of minimum wage increase varied, The Daily Bruin, September 30, 2013
- Jornaleros claman por la reforma migratoria, La Opinion, September 12, 2013
- Black workers embody the new low-wage economy, Aljazeera America, September 12, 2013
- Black Worker Center Holds Crenshaw LAX Line Jobs Fair, The Los Angeles Wave, September 11, 2013
- Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez Feels at Home among Union Activists, The Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2013
- The Labor Movement Rethinks Its Future in Downtown LA, KCRW, Which Way, L.A.?, September 10, 2013
- AFL-CIO that ignored King march in 1963, now opens doors to NAACP, The Washington Examiner, September 9, 2013
- Hope on the Horizon?: The Crenshaw Line and the Question of Jobs, LA Streets Blog, September 9, 2013
- The AFL-CIO convention and the state of labor unions, 89.3 KPCC, “Take Two”, September 9, 2013
- What Counts as a Workers’ Isuse? Day One of the AFL-CIO’s 2013 Convention, The Nation, September 9, 2013
- AFL-CIO kicks off convention in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Daily News, September 8, 2013
- Workers hoping to build Crenshaw Line rally in Leimert Park, The Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2013
- City Council Supports Cedillo’s Immigration Reform Resolutions, Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch, September 5, 2013
- How immigrant workers have contributed to the L.A. of today, UCLA Today, September 5, 2013
- Los Angeles Black Worker Center to Hold First-Ever L.A. Workers Congress Before AFL-CIO 2013 Convention, AFL-CIO NOW, September 4, 2013
- Union suffers defeat at Hanford cheese plant, The Hanford Sentinel, September 4, 2013
- Workers Get Outside Help, Engineering News-Record, September 4, 2013Cedillo to Push L.A. to Embrace ‘Trust Act,’ Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch, September 3, 2013
- The state and challenges of L.A.’s labor movement, The Daily Breeze, September 1, 2013
- Are employee associations unions?, Daily Pilot, August 31, 2013
- Big labor reaches out to non-union workers, Aljazeera America, August 31, 2013
- The Cost of Increasing Minimum Wage & Fast Food Workers, TakePart Live, August 30, 2013
- The economics of the fading middle class, The OC Register, August 29, 2013
- LA City Gov’t hosts dinner reception for DREAMers, Asian Journal, August 28, 2013
- On the Justice for Janitors organizing model and fast food strikes, The Rick Smith Show, August 28, 2013 (Chris Tilly speaks at 1:57:00)
- Perspectives: Worker Centers and the AFL-CIO National Convention, New York Law School: Law at the Margins, August 21, 2013
- The Workers Defense Project, a Union in Spirit, The New York Times, August 10, 2013
- Follow the Dream(ers) to Humane Immigration Reform, The Huffington Post, August 8, 2013
- An immigration workshop, for students who experienced it firsthand, The Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2013
- At an Upscale Beverly Hills Restaurant, Claims of Underpaying Workers, The New York Times, July 21, 2013
- Being Legal Doesn’t End Poverty, The New York Times, July 20, 2013
- UCLA ‘Dreamers’ express dismay at choice of Napolitano to head UC, The Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2013
- Study shows how California employers avoid paying lawful claims to workers, UCLA Newsroom, July 1, 2013
- California’s Crisis of Unpaid Wages, KCRW-89.9FM, June 28, 2013
- Many low-wage workers who won judgments were never paid, The Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2013
- Pechthalt honored at UCLA, The California Federation of Teachers, May 23, 2013
- UCLA Labor Center’s Kent Wong on May Day, KNBC, May 1, 2013
- A Pathway to Citizenship Should Create a Pathway to Workplace Protections, The Huffington Post, April 30, 2013
- Restaurant Worker Paid Below Minimum Wage for Traning, San Francisco Public Press, April 22, 2013
- Undocumented Immigrants Respond To Immigration Bill, USC Annenberg Digital News, April 17, 2013
- Stopping wage theft should be high on L.A. mayor’s priority list, UCLA Today, April 16, 2013
- A to-do list for L.A.’s next mayor, The Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2013
- Wage Theft in the US, PBS SoCal, April 12, 2013
- Undocumented students find resilience in talking circle, UCLA Today, April 10, 2013
- Brown’s China game plan seers clear of human rights issues, The Sacramento Bee, April 10, 2013
- Immigration Reform Alone Will Not End Workplace Violations, The Huffington Post, April 8, 2013
- Labor money starts flowing in for Garcetti, The Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2013
- Wage theft is not uncommon, The Daily Camera, March 30, 2013
- Who is the ‘labor candidate’ in the May election for Los Angeles Mayor?, 89.3 KPCC: Southern California Public Radio, March 28, 2013
- Wage Theft in Los Angeles, KTLA Channel 5 News, March 27, 2013
- Embracing Difference: The Future of the DREAM Movement, New America Media, March 27, 2013
- Survey: Workers spend hours of company time tracking NCAA tournament brackets, The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, March 21, 2013
- Urasawa, home of $1,111 sushi bill, faces labor-violation fines, The Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2013
- California Women Domestic Workers Push for Bill of Rights Legislation, ABC News, March 8, 2013
- When Your Kid’s the Boss, Work Reimagined (AARP), March 5, 2013
- Labor Sees Bright Spots in Membership Trends, The New York Times, January 28, 2013
- Indigenous Farmworkers Are Breaking New Ground in California, Indian Country, January 25, 2013
- Bridging the Immigration Divide, University of South Florida News, January 17, 2013
2012
- ‘Dreamers’ Convene to Celebrate —and Embrace Parents, The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2012
- Under fire from labor, Riordan abandons pension overhaul plan, The Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2012
- Steve Li stuck in immigration ‘limbo,’ San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 2012
- With labor unions collectively challenging austerity, what might European leaders do? What is Europe’s economic future?, Pacifica Radio: Insighters & Scholar’s Circle, November 18, 2012
- Campus experts analyze Election 2012, UCLA Today, November 7, 2012
- Exit Polls Show More Women Vote Democratic Than Men, Annenberg Digital News, November 6, 2012
- Eliminating Middle Class Jobs in the Shadow of the Election, The Huffington Post, November 5, 2012
- Three Generations: Fields to Construction to UCLA, CoLab Radio, October 23. 2012
- Anatomy of a Deferred-Action Dream, The Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2012
- American Airlines’ long goodbye, The Dallas Morning News, October 13, 2012
- As One Door Closes for Smyth, Another Opens at UCLA, Santa Clarita Valley News, October 11, 2012
- It’s boom time for O.C. grocery jobs, The Orange County Register, October 5, 2012
- The biz’s taxing situation, Variety, October 5, 2012
- Conference focuses on plight of undocumented students, The Daily Titan, Ocober 1, 2012
- Learning About Advocacy, CSUF News, September 29, 2012
- Program details experiences of undocumented students in US, The Daily Targum, September 28, 2012
- Subsidies for moviemakers: Disappointing results lead to second thoughts, AZCapitolTimes.com,September 28, 2012
- Rutgers immigrant youth summit pushes DREAM Act, myCentralJersey.com, September 27, 2012
- Undocumented and Unafraid, The Huffington Post blog, September 21, 2012
- Undocumented and Unafraid: Tam Tran, Cinthya Felix, and the Immigrant Youth Movement, AlterNet,September 20, 2012
- SF Officials Celebrate Internship Program for Undocumented Youth, SF Appeal, September 14, 2012
- San Francisco Marks End of DREAM Summer, New America Media, September 13, 2012
- SF Officials Celebrate Internship Program for Undocumented Youth, Bay City News, September 12, 2012
- UCLA Receives Labor Department Grant, Patch.com, September 12, 2012
- Give meaning to Labor Day by enforcing wage laws, The Asian Journal, September 7, 2012
- UCLA Downtown Labor Center celebrates 10th anniversary, The Daily Bruin, September 4, 2012
- Henry Walton’s podcast featuring interviews with Victor Narro and Kent Wong at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, KPFK 90.7FM Labor Review, September 2, 2012
- On Labor Day, trying times for organized labor, Los Angeles Daily News, September 2, 2012
- Construction trades turn to BLING to recruit more Black workers, OurWeekly.com, August 30, 2012
- It’s Anti-American to Be Anti-Union, The Huffington Post, August 30, 2012
- Vietnamese workers’ stories a compelling read, National Catholic Reporter, August 30, 2012
- Connecting the dots with popular education: New LMP course brings business, economic issues to life, Labor Management Partnership, August 29, 2012
- Heat illness still a problem despite progress, HealthyCal.org, August 28, 2012
- California’s incentive extension clears Assembly, Variety, August 16, 2012
- The Workers’s Rug: Fine Art from Day Labor, KCET, August 14, 2012
- Dream University a step toward equalizing access to education for undocumented students, The Daily Bruin, August 13, 2012
- Undocumented Immigrants Line Up for New Chance, ABC World News, August 15, 2012
- Domestic workers demand Bill of Rights in California, Global Post, August 14, 2012
- National Dream University offers low-cost online courses for undocumented students,
The Daily Bruin, August 13, 2012
- Pols push CA incentive program forward, Variety, August 8, 2012
- Beating the System: Undocumented Students Get Their Own College, Take Part, August 8, 2012
- The Power of Dreamers, AAPIP, August 8, 2012
- Dream Act College: UCLA Professors Create National Dream University, Online School For
Undocumented Immigrants, The Huffington Post, August 8, 2012
Media Matters, August 7, 2012
- UCLA helps create new online program for undocumented immigrants, The Daily Californian,
August 7, 2012
- NDU makes college classes affordable for Pinoy DREAMers, Asian Journal, August 3, 2012
- National Dream University to Open for Undocumented Students, Immigration Direct, August 3, 2012
- California to Launch College for Undocumented Students, US News, August 2, 2012
- College Just for Illegals? National Dream University Launches with Help of UCLA, LA Weekly,
August 1, 2012
- Immigrants offered college courses, status aside, Associated Press, July 30, 2012
- Walmart accused of firing union organizers in bid to intimidate workers, The Guardian, July 26, 2012
- Balancing Act, Los Angeles Magazine, July 25, 2012
- Save Mart’s resolution of contract could force Raley’s Safeway to do same, Modesto Bee,
July 11, 2012
- Massive anti-Walmart march and rally planned today at Chinatown site, Los Angeles Daily News,
June 30, 2012
- Calif. incentive program clears committee, Variety, June 28, 2012
- Mexico: The Drug War and Sunday’s Presidential Election, KCRW To the Point, June 27, 2012
- Film Credit Study Author Responds to LAO, Fox & Hounds, June 27, 2012
- Legislative Analyst: Film tax credit a net loss in tax dollars, Sacramento Bee, June 22, 2012
- State legislative analyst questions prod’n incentives, Variety, June 22, 2012
- For ‘Undocuqueer’ Youth, Obama Inspires Cautious Optimism, New American Media, June 20, 2012
- Is Deportation Freeze A ‘Big Relief” Or ‘Cynical Ploy’, NPR News, June 16, 2012
- Obama opens new door, Los Angeles Times, June 16, 2012
- Obama’s Immigration Plan Cheered in LA: ‘Dreamers’ Are Cautiously Optimistic, The Huffington Post, June 15, 2012
- Illegal immigrants at labor center cheer Obama’s speech, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2012
- Northern California supermarket workers call in strategist for contract talks, The Sacramento Bee, June 12, 2012
- A future undocumented: Students face legal hurdles and low job prospects following graduation, The Daily Bruin, June 10, 2012
- Undocumented and Unafraid: UCLA Honors The Lives of Two Leaders in The Immigrant Rights Movement, The Huffington Post, June 8, 2012
- Public employees under scrutiny after recent elections, McClatchy Newspapers, June 7, 2012
- The Undocumented Attorney, an Oxymoron for Our DREAMless Days, Colorlines, June 7, 2012
- Oxnard Group Trying to make ‘Oaxaquita’ Epithet Illegal, PRI’s The World, May 31, 2012
- Ephithet that divides Mexicans is banned by Oxnard school district, Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2012
- Illegal immigrants find paths to college, careers, USA Today, May 27, 2012
- Union still faces difficult odds against Target, Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 26, 2012
- Latino Workers Sue California Car Washes, Latin American Herald Tribune, May 23, 2012
- California Brinker Decision Casts Uncertainty Over Employer Rest and Meal Break Policies, Bloomberg BNA, May 12, 2012
- Latino Street Artist Sparks Conversation About Labor in Beverly Hills, Colorlines, May 9, 2012
- Splitting the Bill: Scholarships to middle-income students do not cover California’s insufficient funding to higher education, UCLA Daily Bruin, May 2, 2012
- Walmart’s Arrogance, Other Words – Institute for Policy Studies, April 30, 2012
- Blacks in South LA have a bleaker jobs picture than in 1992, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2012
- Lessons from the riots have continued relevance today, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2012
- Does organized labor have a future?, Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2012
- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis observers Workers’ Memorial Day at Action Summit for Worker Safety and Heatlh, annouces fall prevention campaign, PR Newswire, April 26, 2012
- UCLA Library acquires papers of Justice for Janitors, historic L.A. labor organization, UCLA Newsroom, April 19, 2012
- Businesses, Workers at Odds over US-South Korea Trade Agreement, Voice of America, April 12, 2012
- Cal/OSHA Launches 2012 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign at New Bakersfield Office, PR Newswire, April 12, 2012
- Immigration: Now and in the Future, UCLA Magazine, April 1, 2012
- Project Labor Agreement Debate Is As Complex As It Is Conflicted, Public CEO, March 27, 2012
- Critical studies necessary for long-term academic and social change, Daily Bruin, February 27, 2012
- Walmart faces fight as it plans first store in downtown LA, Southern California Public Radio KPCC, February 27, 2012
- Car Wash Workers Unionize in Los Angeles, Huffington Post, February 23, 2012
- Union forges a new alliance with carwash workers, Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2012
- Time to drive a stake through heart of this tax break, Tacoma New Tribune, February 22, 2012
- UCLA Study Validates CA Film and TV Tax Credit, Backstage, February 16, 2012
- Study: State needs to expand tax credits, Variety, February 6, 2012
- California tax incentive for filmmakers gets mixed review in study, LA Observed, February 6, 2012
- UCLA study gives qualified support to film tax credit program, Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2012
- “Self-Deportation” doesn’t shrink the shadow economy, Salon, January 31, 2012
- Can the Triquis Go Home? New American Media, January 18, 2012
- Carwasheros in Los Angeles Win Over $1 Million in Settlement, Colorlines, January 12, 2012
- How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration, The Nation, January 4, 2012
2011
- 2011
- Underpayment Can Be a Norm at Small Business, New York Times, December 16, 2011
- Wal-Mart Takes on the World, Arkansas Business Journal, December 12, 2011
- The Occupy Movement: Important, Limited, Generative, Engaged, Social Sciences Blog: Occupy Movements, November 17, 2011
- Aumenta la desocupación entre Latinos, La Opinión, November 5, 2011
- Carwash workers celebrate union contract, Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2011
- Letter from Oaxaca, The Investigative Fund, October 24, 2011
- Migracion, proceso lamentable, pero influye dinamismo a Oaxaca, Diario de la Mixteca, October 20, 2011
- Inicia el FIOB su VII Asamblea Binacional para elegir dirigencia, Noticias Net, October 19, 2011
- Suprimir leyes antimigratorias, exige frente binacional a Obama y Calderón, La Jornada, October 18, 2011
- Realiza FIOB Séptima Asamblea General Binacional en Oaxaca, Foro Politico, October 15, 2011
- ¿Le ha robado su patrón parte de su salario?, Univision 34, October 14, 2011
- California Babysitter Bill: Understanding AB 889, Huffington Post, October 14, 2011
- #OWS and the US Labor Movement, MR Zine, October 11, 2011
- Governor Jerry Brown Signs Immigration Bills that Help, Not Hurt, California’s Economy, Immigration Impact, October 11, 2011
- Hoy and UCLA to Present First Public Screening of Renowned “La Bestia”Documentary in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2011
- California Governor Signs Dream Act, Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2011
- Hot Button Decisions in California, Inside Higher Ed, October 10, 2011
- Women Hit Hard by Budget Cuts, NBC San Diego, October 5, 2011
- MTA OKs project labor agreement, Our Weekly, September 29, 2011
- Inside the Shadow Economy – A Growing Underworld Bazaar, New American Media, September 29, 2011
- “Jobless Discrimination” and its Effect on People of Color, Maynard Media Center on Structural Inequity, September 29, 2011
- Educan en Cultura Oaxaqueña, La Raza, September 24, 2011
- Newsmaker: Obama Jobs & Budget Plan, The Fairness Doctrine, September 22, 2011
- The Psychology of Black Unemployment, Black Voice News, September 19, 2011
- California desperate for jobs, impact of proposed federal plan remains to be seen, Pasadena Star News, September 17, 2011
- “I am Undocumented”- The Incredible True Story of Maria Luna, El Nuevo Sol, September 13, 2011
- Labor Day offers little for unions to celebrate, Fresno Bee, September 5, 2011
- Dan Walters: A Labor Day that drips with irony, The Sacramento Bee, September 5, 2011
- The Jobs of the Future, Southern California Public Radio AirTalk, September 5, 2011
- California unionization rate falls: UCLA report, North County Times, September 5, 2011
- In tough economy, labor unions lose ground on hard-won benefits, The Desert Sun, September 5, 2011
- Unions find little to celebrate, Los Angeles Daily News, September 4, 2011
- Es nulo el aumento de empleos, La Opinión, September 3, 2011
- One in 50 British Children Have Never Seen Their Parents Work, AOL News, September 2, 2011
- Violations of Wage Laws Targeted in Crackdown, Solis Says, Bloomberg, August 31, 2011
- California Dreaming: Will the State Give Scholarships to Its Undocumented Youth?, Time, August 31, 2011
- California Senate panel OKs part of Dream Act, Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2011
- Grocery workers head to the bargaining table again, this time with strike authorized, Southern California Public Radio, August 22, 2011
- Southern California Grocery Workers Inch Closer to A Strike, KPBS Los Angeles, August 18, 2011
- Southern California grocery union begins key vote today, Riverside Press Enterprise, August 18, 2011
- Latino-indigenous Mexican divide stirs California town, San Francisco Chronicle, August 13, 2011
- Another side of the jobs picture: employers who can’t find good candidates, Southern California Public Radio, August 12, 2011
- New Report Provides Insight into AAPI Workforce, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University, August 10, 2011
- Markets Evoke Memories of Mexico, New York Times, August 2, 2011
- No one wants a supermarket strike, but does anyone want a deal? Southern California Public Radio, July 29, 2011
- Group claims workers at risk, San Bernardino Sun, July 25, 2011
- Diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander Workforce Faces Many Challenges, AsianWeek, July 25, 2011
- Sindicatos se unen en lucha binancional, La Opinión, July 25, 2011
- NASFAA Advocates for DREAM Act and Need-Based Student Aid Spending, NASFAA, July 19, 2011
- Does Your Boss Steal Your Pay? The Valley Advocate, July 14, 2011
- California showcase for safe workplaces include employers with spotty records, Southern California Public Radio, July 8, 2011
- Brown’s break with UFW a sign of the times, The Sacramento Bee, June 30, 2011
- At struggling firms, workers holding on, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 26, 2011
- Hard lesson: Unions will find retail no easy target, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 20, 2011
- Target store’s workers weigh joining union, St. Louis Post-Dispatch , June 18, 2011
- Target union vote a test for industry, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 15, 2011
- Wal-Mart Workers Try the Nonunion Route, New York Times, June 14, 2011
- Wal-Mart works with unions abroad, but not at home, Washington Post, June 7, 2011
- Obama to promote economic policies on Wednesday, KCBS Radio San Francisco, June 8, 2011
- Your Year (or More) of Living Joblessly, Slate, June 6, 2011
- Labor thinks big-box with Target union effort, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 4, 2011
- Immigration Reform Would Help Economy, Says Labor Secretary, Eastern Group Publications, June 2, 2011
- Secretary Solis Participates in a Conversation on Immigration Reform for the 21st Century, US Department of Labor, May 27, 2011
- U.S. Supreme Court may hear lawsuit challenging AB540, which lets undocumented students pay in-state tuition in California, The Daily Bruin, May 27, 2011
- Project preserves union history, The Daily Bruin, May 20, 2011
- Grocery talks continue, survivial at stake, The Orange County Register, May 17, 2011
- UCLA alumnae Tam Tran, Cinthya Felix Perez deserve memorial recognizing pioneer work for undocumented students, The Daily Bruin, May 15, 2011
- Justice for Janitors campaigners record their stories, Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2011
- The rise of the permanently temporary worker, Fortune, May 5, 2011
- Panel lobbies for better labor safety, The Daily Bruin, April 29, 2011
- Campaña para prevenir las muertas por calor, La Opinión, April 27, 2011
- Grocery union marshals its support in negotiations, The Press-Enterprise, April 21, 2011
- Retail sector adding jobs, but not always careers, Associated Press, April 5, 2011
- Festival de la Familia addresses relationship between Latinos, indigenous people, Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2011
- Students should grab job opportunities as soon as possible to avoid unemployment discrimination in work force, The Daily Bruin, April 4, 2011
- Job sharing lessens pain of unemployment on workers, state, UCLA Today, April 3, 2011
- KNX Business Hour (at 17:17), CBS Los Angeles, April 1, 2011
- Save jobs by sharing work, Los Angeles Daily News, April 1, 2011
- Poverty often a temporary state, U.S. census study finds, Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2011
- Black Workers Center educates workers about job losses, Our Weekly, March 24, 2011
- Unemployment’s psychological scars, UCLA Today, March 22, 2011
- No work in sight: An exclusive report on SLO County unemployment, San Louis Obispo Tribune, March 20, 2011
- No Labor Protests in San Diego, San Diego Reader, March 16, 2011
- Nation’s poverty rate climbs, but many able to escape, U.S. census report shows, Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2011
- Wisconsin labor issue could affect the UC, Daily Bruin, March 3, 2011
- The wrong message on unions, Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2011
- Undocumented students talk about their struggles, Daily Trojan, February 28, 2011
- Wisconsin: “Taking Away Public Employee’s Bargaining Rights Is Crazy“, Neon Tommy: USC Annenberg Digital News, February 18, 2011
- Gender discrimination in the workforce should be fixed with more comprehensive policy action, The Daily Bruin, February 7, 2011
- Mixed Bag for Family Leave, The Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2011
- Viewpoints: Family leave program has proved its value, but it could do more, The Sacramento Bee, January 26, 2011
- Black Workers Detail Frustrations in L.A.’s Struggling Job Market, Los Angeles Wave, January 19, 2011
- After Long Fight, Farmworkers in Florida Win an Increase in Pay, New York Times, January 18, 2011
- Family leave law not a ‘job killer’, Sacramento Bee, January 12, 2011
- California family leave program gets high marks in study, Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2011
- Unemployment numbers down while the economy continues to lag, Free Speech Radio News, January 7, 2011
2010
- American farmers move to Mexico, PRI’s The World, December 23, 2010
- L.A. Mayor annouces $2 billion project labor agreement, Los Angeles Wave, December 20, 2010
- UCLA activists pledge to fight on despite DREAM Act’s demise in the Senate, UCLA Daily Bruin, December 18, 2010
- Ridley-Thomas’ new project labor agreement and local hiring policy, Los Angeles Sentinel, December 9, 2010
- ‘Live to die another day:’ With Senate Dream Act vote tabled, students go back to the phones, Southern California Public Radio, December 9, 2010
- House passes Dream Act, Southern California Public Radio, December 9, 2010
- The Dream Act – a path to citizenship for some undocumented youth, Southern California Public Radio, December 8, 2010
- Undocumented students watch, wait as House debates legalization path, Pasadena Star-News, December 8, 2010
- Students wait as Sendate Dream Act vote delayed until tomorrow, but House still votes tonight, Southern California Public Radio, December 8, 2010
- Hundreds march in support of education for undocumented. Golden Gate [X]Press, December 7, 2010
- Building and Construction, Hear in the City- KPFK 90.7, December 6, 2010
- Congress: Where the DREAM goes to die?, Mother Jones, November, 23, 2010
- Protests outside City Hall over labor law violations, Examiner.com, November 21, 2010
- Activists Push City Council to Punish LA Wage Theft, CBS Los Angeles, November 18, 2010
- New legislation means a fair break for low-wage workers, The South Los Angeles Report, November 18, 2010
- Carwash campaign goes to LA city hall, Professional Carwashing & Detailing, November 18, 2010
- More Talk Radio: Supporting Immigrant Worker Rights, KBOO Portland, November, 15, 2010
- City Council moves toward a permit process for food trucks, Southern California Public Radio, November 10, 2010
- Labor Review with Henry Walton, KPFK Pacificia Radio Los Angeles, November 4, 2010
- The muddled debate over immigration and jobs, Public Radio International, November 1, 2010
- Immigration and jobs, PRI’s The World, October 29, 2010
- “We Will Learn, We Will Serve, We Will Dream”, The Mass Media, October 24, 2010
- Taxi firms say labor sitting in driver’s seat, Los Angeles Daily News, October 14, 2010
- Entender más a los indígenas, La Opinión, Octobr 13, 2010
- On the Record, Daily Bruin, October 12, 2010
- Fare Fight? Los Angeles Business Journal, October 11, 2010
- Many Asian-Americans have hard time finding work, LA Observed, October 8, 2010
- Asians Out of Work Longest Among US Minorities, National Public Radio, October 8, 2010
- State Supreme Court visits Fresno with big case, Fresno Bee, September 30, 2010
- Q&A: UCLA’s Kent Wong on Meg Whitman and the unavoidable underground economy, Southern California Public Radio, September 30, 2010
- The Jobs of the Future, Southern California Public Radio, September 29, 2010
- Schwarzenegger vetoes bills protecting hourly workers, Los Angeles Times, September 28,2010
- New facility highlights Black Worker Center’s mission. Program seeks to reverse unemployment and loss of traditional employers by helping African Americans get contruction jobs, Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2010.
- A Gay Family Album (13 Love Stories, co-curated by Labor Center Project Director Janna Shadduck-Hernandez), Newsweek, September 24, 2010
- DREAM dies with a bang, Fort Myers News Press, September 22, 2010
- “This is Not Over” – What’s Next for the DREAM Act, ColorLines, September 21, 2010
- Wage Theft Flaunts Minimum Wage Laws, Lawyers.com, September 21, 2010
- Local leaders urge US Senate to pass DREAM Act, Los Angeles Daily News, September 20, 2010
- State Bills Aim to Prevent Wage Theft, UCLA Newsroom, September 20, 2010
- US Department of Labor announces new members of Advsory Committee on Apprenticeship, Department of Labor News Releases, September 20, 2010
- Harsher penalties suggested for employers who shortchange workers in California, Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2010
- UCLA News Week videocast: The New North, UCLA Newsroom, September 15, 2010
- Like having a job? You’ll love Proposition 23, San Francisco Chronicle, September 12, 2010
- Unemployment lasts longer for Asian Americans, Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2010
- Mixed bag on union membership: LA Observed, September 7, 2010
- Recession takes a toll on union jobs in U.S.: report, China Daily Online, September 7, 2010
- Sindicatos sufren en carne propia la crisis, La Opinión, September 6, 2010
- Union jobs in LA disappearing at a rapid rate, Southern California Public Radio, September 6, 2010
- Labor Day news grim, but gloom may lift soon, San Francisco Chronicle, September 6, 2010
- Study: SoCal union jobs are disappearing, KABC-TV Los Angeles, September 6, 2010
- LA losing union jobs faster than rest of U.S., Los Angeles Daily News, September 6, 2010
- LA losing union jobs faster than rest of U.S., Contra Costa Times, September 6, 2010
- California’s union jobs take a hit from recession, Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2010
- Not the best of times for L.A.’s labor unions, Los Angeles Daily News, September 4, 2010
- Legislature toughens requirements for paying last wages, Central Valley Business Times, August 27, 2010
- Undocumented Students Speak about the DREAM Act, DreamActTV, August 25, 2010
- Dan nuevo alivio a desempleados, La Opinión, August 12, 2010
- Dreaming the dream: Immigrant higher-ed students hope to obtain legal status, Naples Daily News, July 29, 2010
- Americans Continue to Get Short-Changed on Overtime – Florida Overtime Wage Information, Law Firm of Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, LLP, July 21, 2010.
- Free Green Construction Workshop, Cuesta College, San Louis Obispo Tribune, July 9, 2010
- Public Employee Unions: On the Defensive?, KQED, June 18, 2010
- A Special Graduation Recognizes Gang Intervention, NBC Los Angeles, June 12, 2010
- 1st group of students graduate from L.A. gang intervention program, Xinhua News, June 12, 2010
- UCLA students, alumni team up with CLEAN Carwash Campaign to boycott car washes, fight for worker rights, The Daily Bruin, June 3, 2010
- An educated weapon will combat gangs, The Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2010
- UCLA student leader, daughter of immigrants, bridges gulf between two worlds, The Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2010
- UCLA mourns two graduates killed in Maine traffic accident, The Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2010
- Mock Funeral Procession in L.A. Seeks to Draw Attention to Worker Fatalities, The Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2010
- UCLA Labor Center Project Directors Co-Author Chapter on Black Los Angeles” , UCLA Newsroom, April 21, 2010
- Why Does 5 Days x 8 Hours = Full Time?, National Public Radio, April 7, 2010
- Vietnam in Transition, Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies – CUNY, April 15, 2010
- The Labor Department Wakes Up, The New York Times, April 6, 2010
- Kent Wong – UCLA’s U.S./China Media Brief Program, March 12, 2010
- Federal Agency That Monitors Globalization to Be Eliminated, Free Speech Radio News, March 5, 2010
- L.A. Graduates Green Gardeners, The Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2010
- Unscrupulous Employers Skim $26.2 Million, LA Weekly, February 18, 2010
- Economic Recovery Act Forum: Three-Pronged Approach to Job Creation, The National Council for Research on Women, February 17, 2010
- January Labor Stats Show Lower Unemployment Along with Loss of Jobs, Free Speech Radio News, February 5, 2010
- Bin Laden’s Legacy: Terrorists Hurt America Most by Making it Close its Borders , The Economist, January 14th, 2010
2009
- Target and Low-wage Employment, Press Democrat, December 24, 2009
- Uptick in Japan’s Union Members Mirrors U.S. Trend, In These Times, December 23, 2009
- CHSWC Releases 2009 WOSHTEP Advisory Board Annual Report, LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center, December 11, 2009
- U.S. Nurses Unions Merge, Back Healthcare Overhaul, Reuters.com, December 7, 2009
- DOL, EEOC, and Your Employees’ Attorneys Are Reading This Report, HR Daily Advisor, December 7, 2009
- “The Labor – Education Collaborative and the Parent University: Turning Parents Into Advocates for their Kids,” KPFK, December 3, 2009 (about 18 minutes into the show)
- APALA Holds Hearing on Workers’ Rights, AsianFortune.com, December 1, 2009
- UC Labor Centers Targeted for Cuts by Schwarzenegger, UC Riverside Highlander, November 11, 2009
- Protecting Day Laborers, The San Fernando Valley Sun, October 28, 2009 (subscribers only)
- Hit Forward: The Internet’s Next 40 Years, UCLA Magazine, October 27, 2009
- Alarcon Backs Wage Guarantees for Day Workers, The Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2009
- Worker safety appeals board rulings raise question, The Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2009
- Good Jobs, Healthy Cities, The American Prospect, October 19, 2009
- UCSB Hosts Teach-In, Santa Barbara Independent, October 19, 2009
- Sweatshop Conditions in US Cities, Pravda, October 15, 2009
- AAUP Defends Colleges’ Labor Centers Against Conservative Attacks, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 12, 2009
- Top Plaintiff Lawyers May Face Discipline In Banana Case, Daily Journal, October 10, 2009
- DOL getting tougher on labor violations, Business Brief, October 9, 2009
- Sweatshop Conditions in US Cities, Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel, October 9, 2009
- Landmark Threats to Academic Freedom: the Case of Labor Education, American Association of University Professors, October 8, 2009
- A Cause for Concern for Upper Cumberland Employers?, Cookeville Times, October 8, 2009
- Land Reform Under Lula, Share The World’s Resources, October 7
- Working-conditions study presents compliance tune-up opportunity, Business Management Daily, October 5, 2009
- New Unemployment Figures Put Official Jobless Rate at 9.8 Percent; Broader Jobless Rate at 17 Percent., Free Speech Radio News, October 2, 2009
- DOL hires 250 cops to hunt labor violations, HRMorning.com, September 18, 2009
- Report: Restoring Balance to the’Gloves-off Economy’, AFL-CIO Blog, September 10, 2009
- “Gloves-off Economy: Violations of Labor Laws,” KPFK, September 9, 2009
- Unionization in LA, KPFA Evening News, September 8, 2009
- Down and Out, Washington Post, September 8, 2009
- Union Influence Growing, CNN, September 8, 2009
- Workers Deserve Fairness, Richmond County Daily Journal, September 7, 2009
- Recession? What Recession? Unionization up on State, Local Levels? Science Blog, September 7
- Union Membership Grows in Southern California Despite Recession, Study Finds, The Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2009
- Recession? What Recession? Unionization up on State, Local Levels, Study Finds, UCLA Newsroom, September 7, 2009
- Recession? What Recession? Unionization up on State, Local Levels, E! Science News, September 7, 2009
- Want to Love Your Neighbor? Pay Fair Wages, Religion Dispatcher, September 7, 2009
- Can Labor Unions Make a Comeback? Examiner.com, September 7, 2009
- More Workers Joining Unions, Contra Costa Times, September 7, 2009
- Union Membership Climbs in California, San Francisco Chronicle, September 7, 2009
- Labor Titans, Press Enterprise, September 6, 2009
- Economy Taking Bites out of Labor, Daily News Los Angeles, September 6, 2009
- Economy Taking Bites out of Labor, Contra Costa Times, September 6, 2009
- An Unpleasant Report on the Nation’s Labor Force, Syracuse.com, September 6, 2009
- US Unemployment Reacher Record Highs in August, Free Speech Radio News, September 4, 2009
- Organized Labor Looks to Younger Workers for Renewal, USA Today, September 4, 2009
- This Labor Day, it’s Time for a Little Wage Rage, New York Daily News, September 3, 2009
- Low-Wage Workers Are Often Cheated, Study Says, The New York Times, September 1, 2009
- Edward Kennedy worked on behalf of workers, Marketplace, August 25, 2009
- Department of Labor releases new unemployment figures, Free Radio Speech News, August 8, 2009
- Leve descenso en tasa de desempleo, La Raza, July 18, 2009
- US job losses increase in June; Free Speech Radio News, July 2, 2009
- Abel Valenzuela: down at the car wash (as a scholar), UCLA.edu, June 22, 2009
- One small step for a man, one giant leap for lunch trucks, LAeastside.com, June 12, 2009
- Without funds, UCLA Labor Center might close; Daily Bruin, June 8, 2009
- California unemployment rises to record 11.5% in May; The Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2009
- Se aleja el empleo de los jóvenes, La Opinión, May 31, 2009
- Fresno County vote key for 2 unions; Fresno Bee, May 30, 2009
- California’s unemployment worse than national average; Free Speech Radio News, May 22, 2009
- L.A. jobless rate dips; LABiz Observed, May 22, 2009
- New unemployment figures better than anticipated by Chris Tilly, Free Speech Radio News, May 8, 2009
- Broader unemployment measure stands at 15.6 percent by Chris Tilly, Free Speech Radio News, April 3, 2009
- California’s Job Outlook by Chris Tilly, SoCal Connected – KCET, March 26, 2009
- UCLA Labor Center Director Kent Wong on the Employee Free Choice Act, apaforprogress.org, March 20, 2009
- UCLA Labor Center Director Kent Wong on the Employee Free Choice Act; APA for Progress, March 20,2009
- Labor Secretary Hilda Solis pumps up crowd at workers conference; The Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2009
- Making every stimulus dollar work; Salon.com, March 2, 2009
- Governor dismisses worker needs by slashing UC Labor Program; Daily Bruin, February 27, 2009
- As Talks Restart, SAG’s Future Hangs in the Balance, The Wrap, February 17, 2009
- Is Wal-Mart’s Takeover of Chile’s D&S a Good Move? TheDialogue.org, February 3, 2009
- No One China in Africa, UCLA International Institute, January 23, 2009
2008
- The Labor Smackdown Begins, East Bay Express, December 10, 2008
- UC restores $4 million to rescue labor studies programs, UCLA Today, December 5, 2008
- Yudof Grants Funds to UC Labor Programs Following State Cuts, The Daily Californian, December 2, 2008
- UC restores labor program governor tried to cut, San Francisco Chronicle, November 29, 2008
- Labor Unions Now Recruiting Immigrant Workers, National Public Radio, November 4, 2008
- UC faculty criticize Schwarzenegger’s veto of labor research funding, The California Aggie, October 24,2008
- Why Over 400 Distinguished California Professors Want Schwarzenegger’s Veto of University of California Labor Studies Reversed Next Year, The California Progress Report, October 17, 2008
- Advocates of Labor Program Decry Governor’s Line-Item Veto of Funding, The Daily Californian, October 16, 2008
- 400 UC professors and staffers object to Schwarzenegger veto, The Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2008
- 400 CALIFORNIA PROFESSORS PROTEST GOVERNOR´S VETO OF UC LABOR PROGRAMS, California Chronicle, October 16, 2008
- Schwarzenegger, professors star in “Labor Wars 2”, The Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2008
- Over 400 Professors Send Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger Protesting UC Labor Studies Cuts in Budget, The California Majority Report, October 15, 2008
- Schwarzenegger’s veto of labor programs is said to threaten academic freedom, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 15, 2008
- UC labor programs saved from governor’s budget ax, UCLA Today, October 9, 2008
- A Strike Against Labor, Inside Higher Ed October 7, 2008
- Arnie vetoes all funding for California’s Labor Program, AFL-CIO, October 6, 2008
- Ads debated as tactics include ‘real’ folks, Rocky Mountain News, October 5, 2008
- Veto has UC program begging for survival, San Jose Mercury News, October 2, 2008
2004 – 2006
- Taxi Firms Lack Scrutiny, Report Finds,The Los Angeles Times, September 25, 2006
- Labor Movement Flexes Its Muscles, The Los Angeles Times, September 05, 2006
- The Political Clout of California’s Nurses, All Things Considered, NPR, August 8, 2006
- Organized Labor and Immigrant Workers, All Things Considered, NPR, April 15, 2006
- A turning point in the organized labor movement, The Brian Lehrer Show, New York Public Radio, July 21, 2005
- The California supermarket strike, All Things Considered, NPR, March 1, 2004
