About the Conference
UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference, August 2-4, 2024
Join California’s labor movement researchers in discussions about the future of research and organizing!
Hosted by the UCLA Labor Studies Program, the UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference (August 2-4, 2024) is an annual event, offered free of cost, that includes workshops on applied skills and discussions about strategic campaigns designed for new and experienced union and labor movement researchers.
Dynamic keynote speakers and a variety of exciting training sessions will help strengthen and add new skills to your research repertoires. Come join California’s labor movement researchers in discussions about the future of research and organizing!
Applications were due May 17. Sign up to receive updates about future strategic labor research opportunities: here.
Keynote Speaker
Kim Kelly is an independent journalist, author, and organizer. She is the author of Fight Like Hell:The Untold History of American Labor. Her writing on labor, class, politics, and culture has appeared in Teen Vogue, The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Baffler, The Nation, and Esquire. Previously, she was the heavy metal editor at VICE’s music vertical, and was an original member of the VICE Union. A third-generation union member, she is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World’s Freelance Journalists Union, as well as a member and elected councilperson for the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE).
Keynote Panel
Strategic Campaigning and the Green Economy
Panelists (pictured left to right): Tamina Chowdhury (BlueGreen Alliance), Aly Panjawi (AFL-CIO), Eliza Pan (Amazon Employees for Climate Justice), Grace Regullano (Sunrise Project).
Moderator: Grace Regullano, Sunrise Project.
California is a national leader in the development of green technologies, but what kind of jobs these new sites of economic activity will create is still very much an open question. Led by Grace Regullano of the Sunrise Project, panelists from a variety of backgrounds will discuss their takes on the possibility of running strategic campaigns around green projects, identifying policy leverage points, and the importance of “blue-green” coalitions.
FAST Reunion Panel
Moderator: Nelson Lichtenstein, Labor historian at UC Santa Barbara
In this panel several key FAST alumni will get together and share their thoughts on lessons from FAST for campaigns today. FAST was one of the first collectives within organized labor to take the idea of corporate campaigns seriously. Known for their aggressive take-no-prisoners tactics, FAST researchers hit corporations hard before the organization was disbanded in the early 2000s.
Panelists include: Gene Bruskin (retired union organizer & strategist), Amy Callner (Material Research Lc3), Allen Smith (IUOE Special Projects), and Ann Swinburn (strategic research analyst at CTA).
Confirmed Workshops
Workshop descriptions available for workshops listed in blue.
- Financial Analysis
- Researching Non-Profits
- FOIA & Public Records Requests
- Shareholders & Capital Strategies
- California Labor Policy Strategies
- Webscraping with Python
- Data Visualization
- Public Sector Budget Analysis
- Intro to Strategic Corporate Research
- Supply Chain Strategies
- Moving From Research to Campaign
- Researching Litigation & Legislation
- Researching With Workers
- Power Analysis
- Mapping for Research & Organizing
- Antitrust Strategies
- Researching Health & Safety Issues
- Procurement Strategies
- Sectoral Research & Campaigns
- Private Equity Research Strategies
- How to Fight Private Equity and Win
- Researching Property Ownership
- Researching Individuals
Location
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
337 Charles E Young Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90095.
The Luskin School of Public Affairs is located in the Northeast part of campus and the nearest parking lot is Structure 3. Structure 3 has a limited number of Pay-by-Space spots that can be purchased by machine or on your phone in the parking lot for $15 a day.
Otherwise, you may purchase an all-day permit from any UCLA parking kiosk.
Please Note: Two buildings on the UCLA campus are named after the Luskin family. The Luskin School of Public Affairs is in the northeast corner of campus, near the intersection of Sunset & Hilgard. You can find an interactive map of the UCLA Campus here.
Transportation
By Car
The Luskin School of Public Affairs is located in the Northeast part of campus and the nearest parking lot is Structure 3. Structure 3 has a limited number of Pay-by-Space spots. Otherwise, you may purchase an all-day permit from any UCLA parking kiosk.
Public Transportation
- Metro
Metro Lines 2/302, 20, 720, 734 and 788 serve campus, or transfer from other lines. - LA DOT Commuter Express (Friday only)
- Line 534 from Union Station to Westwood.
- Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
Lines 1, 2, 3M, 8 and Rapid 12 bring you to campus, or transfer from other lines. - Culver City Bus
Line 6 and the Rapid 6 bring you directly to campus, or transfer from Lines 1–5 or 7.
Conference Daily Schedule
Entry-Level Track
Workshops marked with ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK are specially designed with content for strategic researchers with less than 2 years of professional experience. Researchers of all experience levels may benefit from the insights in these workshops and are welcome to attend.
Laptop workshops
Some workshops are labeled Laptop required. While no one will be turned away from any workshop, these facilitators have designated that attendees without an individual computer may not be able to fully participate in all aspects of the workshop. Workshops labeled Laptop recommended may be attended without a laptop, but you will miss out on some workshop activities without a laptop.
Day 1- Friday, August 2
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Registration
Hallway outside of 2355/2343
11:00AM – 12:15PM
Keynote Speaker – Kim Kelly
Room 2355
Room 2343 — overflow room
12:15PM – 1:15PM
Lunch
3rd Floor Patio
1:15PM – 3:15PM
Workshop Round 1
Room 2343
California Labor Policy Strategies
Room 2355
Private Equity Research Strategies
Room 4357
Room 4371
Intro to Strategic Corporate Research (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
3:15PM – 3:30PM
BREAK
3:30PM – 5:30PM
Workshop Round 2
Room 2250
Sectoral Research & Campaigns (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 2343
Room 2355
How to Fight Private Equity and Win
Room 4357
Webscraping with Python (Laptop required)(Basic knowledge of python strongly recommended)
5:30PM – 6:30PM
Plenary Session – FAST Reunion Panel
Room 2355
Room 2343–Overflow room
6:30PM – Late
Dinner, drinks, reception, socializing
3rd Floor patio
Day 2- Saturday, August 3
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast
3rd Floor Patio
10:00AM – 12:00PM
Workshops Round 3
Room 2250
Room 2343
Power Analysis (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 2355
Financial Analysis Part I (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)(Laptop recommended)
Room 4357
Room 4371
12:00PM – 1:30PM
Lunch/Plenary Lunch Session
Panel: Strategic Campaigning and the Green Economy
Room 2355
Room 2343–Overflow room
1:30PM – 3:30PM
Workshops Round 4
Room 2343
Public Sector Budget Analysis – Fundamentals of Public Budgets (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 2355
Financial Analysis Part II (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)(Laptop recommended)
Room 4357
Researching Property Ownership
Room 5391
3:30PM – 3:45PM
BREAK
3:45PM – 5:45PM
Workshops Round 5
Room 2250
Room 2343
Public Sector Budget Analysis – Advanced Concepts of Public Budgets
Room 2355
Data Visualization (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 4357
Researching Health & Safety Issues
6:00PM – Late
Dinner, drinks, reception, socializing
3rd Floor patio
Day 3- Sunday, August 4
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast
3rd Floor Patio
10:00AM – 12:00PM
Workshops Round 6
Room 2250
Researching Litigation & Legislation
Room 2343
Mapping For Research & Organizing (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 2355
Shareholder and Capital Strategies
Room 4371
Moving From Research to Campaign
12:00PM – 2:00PM
Lunch/Plenary Lunch Session
Panel: The Future of Strategic Labor Research
Room 2355
Room 2343–Overflow room
Stay Connected
Workshop schedule, announcements and other updates will be updated on this page regularly.
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About the Conference
UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference, August 2-4, 2024
Join California’s labor movement researchers in discussions about the future of research and organizing!
Hosted by the UCLA Labor Studies Program, the UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference (August 2-4, 2024) is an annual event, offered free of cost, that includes workshops on applied skills and discussions about strategic campaigns designed for new and experienced union and labor movement researchers.
Dynamic keynote speakers and a variety of exciting training sessions will help strengthen and add new skills to your research repertoires. Come join California’s labor movement researchers in discussions about the future of research and organizing!
Applications were due May 17. Sign up to receive updates about future strategic labor research opportunities: here.
Keynote Speaker
Kim Kelly is an independent journalist, author, and organizer. She is the author of Fight Like Hell:The Untold History of American Labor. Her writing on labor, class, politics, and culture has appeared in Teen Vogue, The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Baffler, The Nation, and Esquire. Previously, she was the heavy metal editor at VICE’s music vertical, and was an original member of the VICE Union. A third-generation union member, she is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World’s Freelance Journalists Union, as well as a member and elected councilperson for the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE).
Keynote Panel
Strategic Campaigning and the Green Economy
California is a national leader in the development of green technologies, but what kind of jobs these new sites of economic activity will create is still very much an open question. Led by Grace Regullano of the Sunrise Project, panelists from a variety of backgrounds will discuss their takes on the possibility of running strategic campaigns around green projects, identifying policy leverage points, and the importance of “blue-green” coalitions.
FAST Reunion Panel
Moderator: Nelson Lichtenstein, Labor historian at UC Santa Barbara
In this panel several key FAST alumni will get together and share their thoughts on lessons from FAST for campaigns today. FAST was one of the first collectives within organized labor to take the idea of corporate campaigns seriously. Known for their aggressive take-no-prisoners tactics, FAST researchers hit corporations hard before the organization was disbanded in the early 2000s.
Panelists include: Gene Bruskin (retired union organizer & strategist), Amy Callner (Material Research Lc3), Allen Smith (IUOE Special Projects), and Ann Swinburn (strategic research analyst at CTA).
Confirmed Workshops
- Financial Analysis
- Researching Non-Profits
- FOIA & Public Records Requests
- Shareholders & Capital Strategies
- California Labor Policy Strategies
- Webscraping with Python
- Data Visualization
- Public Sector Budget Analysis
- Intro to Strategic Corporate Research
- Supply Chain Strategies
- Moving From Research to Campaign
- Researching Litigation & Legislation
- Researching With Workers
- Power Analysis
- Mapping for Research & Organizing
- Antitrust Strategies
- Researching Health & Safety Issues
- Procurement Strategies
- Sectoral Research & Campaigns
- Private Equity Research Strategies
- How to Fight Private Equity and Win
- Researching Property Ownership
- Researching Individuals
Location
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
337 Charles E Young Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90095.
The Luskin School of Public Affairs is located in the Northeast part of campus and the nearest parking lot is Structure 3. Structure 3 has a limited number of Pay-by-Space spots that can be purchased by machine or on your phone in the parking lot for $15 a day.
Otherwise, you may purchase an all-day permit from any UCLA parking kiosk.
Please Note: Two buildings on the UCLA campus are named after the Luskin family. The Luskin School of Public Affairs is in the northeast corner of campus, near the intersection of Sunset & Hilgard. You can find an interactive map of the UCLA Campus here.
Transportation
By Car
The Luskin School of Public Affairs is located in the Northeast part of campus and the nearest parking lot is Structure 3. Structure 3 has a limited number of Pay-by-Space spots. Otherwise, you may purchase an all-day permit from any UCLA parking kiosk.
Public Transportation
- Metro
Metro Lines 2/302, 20, 720, 734 and 788 serve campus, or transfer from other lines. - LA DOT Commuter Express (Friday only)
- Line 534 from Union Station to Westwood.
- Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
Lines 1, 2, 3M, 8 and Rapid 12 bring you to campus, or transfer from other lines. - Culver City Bus
Line 6 and the Rapid 6 bring you directly to campus, or transfer from Lines 1–5 or 7.
Conference Daily Schedule
Entry-Level Track
Workshops marked with ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK are specially designed with content for strategic researchers with less than 2 years of professional experience. Researchers of all experience levels may benefit from the insights in these workshops and are welcome to attend.
Laptop workshops
Some workshops are labeled Laptop required. While no one will be turned away from any workshop, these facilitators have designated that attendees without an individual computer may not be able to fully participate in all aspects of the workshop. Workshops labeled Laptop recommended may be attended without a laptop, but you will miss out on some workshop activities without a laptop.
Day 1- Friday, August 2
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Registration
Hallway outside of 2355/2343
11:00AM – 12:15PM
Keynote Speaker – Kim Kelly
Room 2355
Room 2343 — overflow room
12:15PM – 1:15PM
Lunch
3rd Floor Patio
1:15PM – 3:15PM
Workshop Round 1
Room 2343
California Labor Policy Strategies
Room 2355
Private Equity Research Strategies
Room 4357
Room 4371
Intro to Strategic Corporate Research (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
3:15PM – 3:30PM
BREAK
3:30PM – 5:30PM
Workshop Round 2
Room 2250
Sectoral Research & Campaigns (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 2343
Room 2355
How to Fight Private Equity and Win
Room 4357
Webscraping with Python (Laptop required)(Basic knowledge of python strongly recommended)
5:30PM – 6:30PM
Plenary Session – FAST Reunion Panel
Room 2355
Room 2343–Overflow room
6:30PM – Late
Dinner, drinks, reception, socializing
3rd Floor patio
Day 2- Saturday, August 3
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast
3rd Floor Patio
10:00AM – 12:00PM
Workshops Round 3
Room 2250
Researching Litigation & Legislation
Room 2343
Power Analysis (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 2355
Financial Analysis Part I (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)(Laptop recommended)
Room 4357
Room 4371
12:00PM – 1:30PM
Lunch/Plenary Lunch Session
Panel: Strategic Campaigning and the Green Economy
Room 2355
Room 2343–Overflow room
1:30PM – 3:30PM
Workshops Round 4
Room 2343
Public Sector Budget Analysis – Fundamentals of Public Budgets (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 2355
Financial Analysis Part II (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)(Laptop recommended)
Room 4357
Researching Property Ownership
Room 5391
3:30PM – 3:45PM
BREAK
3:45PM – 5:45PM
Workshops Round 5
Room 2250
Room 2343
Public Sector Budget Analysis – Advanced Concepts of Public Budgets
Room 2355
Data Visualization (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 4357
Researching Health & Safety Issues
6:00PM – Late
Dinner, drinks, reception, socializing
3rd Floor patio
Day 3- Sunday, August 4
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast
3rd Floor Patio
10:00AM – 12:00PM
Workshops Round 6
Room 2343
Mapping For Research & Organizing (ENTRY-LEVEL TRACK)
Room 2355
Shareholder and Capital Strategies
Room 4357
Room 4371
Moving From Research to Campaign
12:00PM – 2:00PM
Lunch/Plenary Lunch Session
Panel: The Future of Strategic Labor Research
Room 2355
Room 2343–Overflow room
Stay Connected
Workshop schedule, announcements and other updates will be updated on this page regularly.
Join our email list: Sign up here.
For general conference questions: laborresearchconference@irle.ucla.edu.
