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Global Retail Landscapes
Chris Tilly, Francoise Carré
May 17, 2020
This research project, led by IRLE director Chris Tilly, looks at variations and change in retail job quality in the US in the context of global comparisons with Mexico and several European countries, including Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
A Human and Constitutional Right to a Quality Public Education: Looking ahead in the Struggle for the Rights of Teachers, Parents, and Students
Victor Narro & Janna Shadduck-Hernández
October 21, 2019
Examined through the lens of both the Declaration of Human Rights and the U.S. Constitution, this study encourages discussion surrounding ensuring quality education and teacher labor protections as human rights in the hopes of bringing justice and change to classrooms.
From Coors to California: David Sickler and the New Working Class
Kent Wong, Julie Monroe, Peter B. Olney, and Jaime A. Regalado
February 28, 2019
This book captures some of Sickler’s historic campaign victories, from his leadership of the national Coors Boycott to unprecedented organizing drives with immigrant workers, often in direct challenge to the leadership of US labor.
Tip Work: Examining the Relational Dynamics of Tipping beyond the Service Counter
Eli Wilson
February 10, 2019
Drawing on the case of restaurant workers in Los Angeles, this study analyzes tip work, the bundle of social relations and labor experiences framed by tips in commercial settings.
How Can Universities Foster Educational Equity for Undocumented College Students: Lessons from the University of California
Dr. Laura E. Enriquez, Dr. Edelina M. Burciaga, Tadria Cardenas, Biblia Cha, Vanessa Delgado, Miroslava Guzman Perez, Daniel Millán, Maria Mireles, Martha Morales Hernandez, Dr. Annie Ro, Daisy Vazquez Vera
January 19, 2019
This report examines what universities can do to promote the educational equity of undocumented students and focuses on the University of California system, nine undergraduate educational institutions that have supportive institutional policies.
Labor’s Mind A History of Working-Class Intellectual Life
Tobias Higbie
January 1, 2019
Revelatory and sympathetic, Labor's Mind reclaims a forgotten chapter in working-class intellectual life while mapping present-day possibilities for labor, higher education, and digitally enabled self-study.
No One Size Fits All, Worker Organization, Policy, and Movement in a New Economic Age
Janice Fine, Linda Burnham, Kati Griffith, Minsun Ji, Victor Narro, Steven Pitts
December 15, 2018
Despite formidable obstacles, this volume shows that vibrant, creative experimentation has never ceased, resulting in new approaches that pair organizing with mechanisms that support bargaining.
More Than A Gig: A Survey of Ride-Hailing Drivers In Los Angeles
Saba Waheed, Lucero Herrera, Ana Luz Gonzalez-Vasquez, Janna Shadduck- Hernández, Tia Koonse, and David Leynov
May 18, 2018
This report captures the reality of TNC drivers in the so-called “gig economy,” foregrounds the experience of drivers, and describes what this labor entails.
Mortality and Morbidity during Extreme Heat Events and Prevalence of Outdoor Work: An Analysis of Community-Level Data from Los Angeles County, California
Kevin Riley, Holly Wilhalme, Linda Delp, David P. Eisenman
March 18, 2018
This analysis examines whether heat-related health outcomes occur more frequently in communities with higher proportions of residents working in construction, agriculture, and other outdoor industries.
The Need for a Better Deal for Workers & Residents in Inland Southern California: A Case Study of QVC Inc.’s 2015 Operating Covenant Agreement with Ontario, California
Juliann Allison, Nathaniel Cline, Ellen Reese
February 12, 2018
This brief contrasts these “best practices” for economic development as well as Measure JJJ in Los Angeles City with the 2015 operating agreement between the City of Ontario and QVC, Inc.