The Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to research, teaching, and service on labor and employment issues. Through the work of its units – UCLA Labor Center, Labor Studies Minor, Human Resources Roundtable, and the Labor Occupational Safety and Health program – the Institute forms wide-ranging research agendas that carry UCLA into the Los Angeles community and beyond.
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Vanessa Codilla
Vanessa Codilla2019-10-10 11:46:452019-10-10 11:46:45Alumni Featured in UCLA: Our Stories, Our Impact Honored at ReceptionNews
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Edith Elenes
Edith Elenes2019-05-06 11:58:502019-05-06 13:51:46SUMMER 2019 Labor Summer Research Internship Program - Application Now Open!
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Citlalli Chavez
Citlalli Chavez2018-12-03 13:33:192019-03-14 13:57:29Reverend James Lawson Jr. Receives UCLA’s Highest Honor, the UCLA Medal
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Citlalli Chavez
Citlalli Chavez2018-09-14 16:13:202019-03-19 10:56:59Enroll Now! Spring 2019 Labor Studies Courses
Our new report, 'Work, Pay, or Go to Jail' was featured on the front page of The Guardian! "Exclusive: study finds… t.co/DRoJi0EYSn
Our new report with @NoahZatz from @UCLA_Law finds that court-ordered community service functions as a system of un… t.co/U5PNX47olN
@UCLA celebrating Lighting a Path Forward, a 50th Anniversary Celebration of @uclaaisc & @IACatUCLA. Super proud t… t.co/lgLDt6pbcd
"Now, these workers — and consumers — are going to face a new reality where Amazon is shipping a single stick of de… t.co/zePD9wNp09
Today we invited a guest speaker to our Introduction to Labor Studies 10 class! New York Times reporter Steven Gr… t.co/yOlfVprEgb
Publications
IRLE Annual Report, 2016 >
Ready to Work, Uprooting Injustice: Black Workers in Los Angeles County, 2017 >
Emergency Medical Services in California: Wages, Working Conditions, and Industry Profile, 2017 >
Juggling Time: Young Workers and Scheduling Practices in the Los Angeles Service Sector, 2016 >
In the news
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
