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Advancing labor research and education for workplace justice via our units –– UCLA's Labor Center, UCLA LOSH, UCLA HAART and our academic major UCLA Labor Studies.
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UCLA Labor Studies students are learning about logistics and dock workers on a trip to the Port of Los Angeles today
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
UCLA Labor Studies students are learning about logistics and dock workers on a trip to the Port of Los Angeles today
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September 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Key worker victory in 2024:
📦Warehouse workers organized with @teamsters.bsky.social and strengthened heat safety requirements
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📦Warehouse workers organized with @teamsters.bsky.social and strengthened heat safety requirements
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August 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Key worker victory in 2024:
📦Warehouse workers organized with @teamsters.bsky.social and strengthened heat safety requirements
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📦Warehouse workers organized with @teamsters.bsky.social and strengthened heat safety requirements
Read more: irle.ucla.edu/2025/08/28/c...
Key worker victory in 2024:
🌱Farmworkers organized with @ufw.bsky.social and sought protection from immigration enforcement for victims of labor violations
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🌱Farmworkers organized with @ufw.bsky.social and sought protection from immigration enforcement for victims of labor violations
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August 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Key worker victory in 2024:
🌱Farmworkers organized with @ufw.bsky.social and sought protection from immigration enforcement for victims of labor violations
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🌱Farmworkers organized with @ufw.bsky.social and sought protection from immigration enforcement for victims of labor violations
Learn more: irle.ucla.edu/2025/08/28/c...
Key worker victory in 2024:
🍟Fast food workers secured a $20 minimum wage and made their voices heard with @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social
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🍟Fast food workers secured a $20 minimum wage and made their voices heard with @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social
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August 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Key worker victory in 2024:
🍟Fast food workers secured a $20 minimum wage and made their voices heard with @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social
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🍟Fast food workers secured a $20 minimum wage and made their voices heard with @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social
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Learn more about California labor’s gains and challenges in 2024 at bit.ly/SOTU-2024
August 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Learn more about California labor’s gains and challenges in 2024 at bit.ly/SOTU-2024
New private-sector organizing in California is concentrated
Three unions filed more than half of all new union (RC) petitions in CA in 2024
Three unions filed more than half of all new union (RC) petitions in CA in 2024
August 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
New private-sector organizing in California is concentrated
Three unions filed more than half of all new union (RC) petitions in CA in 2024
Three unions filed more than half of all new union (RC) petitions in CA in 2024
Workers and unions held over 200 strikes or protests in CA in 2024
✊The labor movement is active in California, bolstered by state policies and targeted campaigns
✊The labor movement is active in California, bolstered by state policies and targeted campaigns
August 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Workers and unions held over 200 strikes or protests in CA in 2024
✊The labor movement is active in California, bolstered by state policies and targeted campaigns
✊The labor movement is active in California, bolstered by state policies and targeted campaigns
California union density is holding steady despite nationwide decline
➡️ Over the past twenty years, union density has remained stable at around 16% while falling to 11% in the US as a whole
➡️ Over the past twenty years, union density has remained stable at around 16% while falling to 11% in the US as a whole
August 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
California union density is holding steady despite nationwide decline
➡️ Over the past twenty years, union density has remained stable at around 16% while falling to 11% in the US as a whole
➡️ Over the past twenty years, union density has remained stable at around 16% while falling to 11% in the US as a whole
What are participants taking away from the UCLA SLRC? 💡
Mary Entoma, Ariana Castro, Bianca Agustin, and Mark Brenner share the workshops they found most insightful and how they will be putting their learnings into practice as researchers, organizers, and movement leaders.
Mary Entoma, Ariana Castro, Bianca Agustin, and Mark Brenner share the workshops they found most insightful and how they will be putting their learnings into practice as researchers, organizers, and movement leaders.
August 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What are participants taking away from the UCLA SLRC? 💡
Mary Entoma, Ariana Castro, Bianca Agustin, and Mark Brenner share the workshops they found most insightful and how they will be putting their learnings into practice as researchers, organizers, and movement leaders.
Mary Entoma, Ariana Castro, Bianca Agustin, and Mark Brenner share the workshops they found most insightful and how they will be putting their learnings into practice as researchers, organizers, and movement leaders.
Why did participants apply to the UCLA SLRC? 💬
Claudia Preparata (AFSCME 3299), Andrew Eckels (350 Seattle), and Nora Flanagan (Chicago Teachers Union) share what brought them to UCLA earlier this month and why this gathering matters for the labor movement and allied causes.
Claudia Preparata (AFSCME 3299), Andrew Eckels (350 Seattle), and Nora Flanagan (Chicago Teachers Union) share what brought them to UCLA earlier this month and why this gathering matters for the labor movement and allied causes.
August 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Why did participants apply to the UCLA SLRC? 💬
Claudia Preparata (AFSCME 3299), Andrew Eckels (350 Seattle), and Nora Flanagan (Chicago Teachers Union) share what brought them to UCLA earlier this month and why this gathering matters for the labor movement and allied causes.
Claudia Preparata (AFSCME 3299), Andrew Eckels (350 Seattle), and Nora Flanagan (Chicago Teachers Union) share what brought them to UCLA earlier this month and why this gathering matters for the labor movement and allied causes.
Marshall Ganz, 2025 UCLA SLRC Keynote and Harvard Kennedy School Senior Lecturer, reflects on the UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference where researchers from across the U.S. built knowledge and solidarity in the labor movement.
August 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Marshall Ganz, 2025 UCLA SLRC Keynote and Harvard Kennedy School Senior Lecturer, reflects on the UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference where researchers from across the U.S. built knowledge and solidarity in the labor movement.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference! 🙌
Stay connected and join our mailing list to get updates on Strategic Research Lab training camps, events, and other happenings. 📩
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Stay connected and join our mailing list to get updates on Strategic Research Lab training camps, events, and other happenings. 📩
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August 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference! 🙌
Stay connected and join our mailing list to get updates on Strategic Research Lab training camps, events, and other happenings. 📩
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Stay connected and join our mailing list to get updates on Strategic Research Lab training camps, events, and other happenings. 📩
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Wrapping up the conference with the Academic Labor Centers & Strategic Research panel!
Moderator Saba Waheed (@uclalabor.bsky.social) is joined by Rachel Erstad ( @uwbridgescenter.bsky.social), Sara Myklebust (Georgetown University), and Satomi Rash-Zeigler (@ucsdlaborcenter.bsky.social).
Moderator Saba Waheed (@uclalabor.bsky.social) is joined by Rachel Erstad ( @uwbridgescenter.bsky.social), Sara Myklebust (Georgetown University), and Satomi Rash-Zeigler (@ucsdlaborcenter.bsky.social).
August 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wrapping up the conference with the Academic Labor Centers & Strategic Research panel!
Moderator Saba Waheed (@uclalabor.bsky.social) is joined by Rachel Erstad ( @uwbridgescenter.bsky.social), Sara Myklebust (Georgetown University), and Satomi Rash-Zeigler (@ucsdlaborcenter.bsky.social).
Moderator Saba Waheed (@uclalabor.bsky.social) is joined by Rachel Erstad ( @uwbridgescenter.bsky.social), Sara Myklebust (Georgetown University), and Satomi Rash-Zeigler (@ucsdlaborcenter.bsky.social).
Kicking off the final day of our conference with our Moving from Research to Campaign workshop!
Bianca Agustin (@united4respect.bsky.social) and Sara Myklebust (Georgetown University) lead a conversation on how researchers can turn findings into action. 📊✊
Bianca Agustin (@united4respect.bsky.social) and Sara Myklebust (Georgetown University) lead a conversation on how researchers can turn findings into action. 📊✊
August 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Kicking off the final day of our conference with our Moving from Research to Campaign workshop!
Bianca Agustin (@united4respect.bsky.social) and Sara Myklebust (Georgetown University) lead a conversation on how researchers can turn findings into action. 📊✊
Bianca Agustin (@united4respect.bsky.social) and Sara Myklebust (Georgetown University) lead a conversation on how researchers can turn findings into action. 📊✊
Participants dove into mapping in the Mapping For Research & Organizing workshop to explore how visuals can make complex labor data clearer and more accessible. Among them was Marshall Ganz. 🗺️
August 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Participants dove into mapping in the Mapping For Research & Organizing workshop to explore how visuals can make complex labor data clearer and more accessible. Among them was Marshall Ganz. 🗺️
Joel Montano (@challengeineq.bsky.social) shares best practices for following capital through land, how to connect firms to individuals, and how to map out real estate empires. 🏠📊
August 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Joel Montano (@challengeineq.bsky.social) shares best practices for following capital through land, how to connect firms to individuals, and how to map out real estate empires. 🏠📊
From datasets to persuasive stories, Alí Bustamante (@rooseveltinstitute.org) shows how data visualization can inform, mobilize & strengthen worker power. 💪📈
August 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
From datasets to persuasive stories, Alí Bustamante (@rooseveltinstitute.org) shows how data visualization can inform, mobilize & strengthen worker power. 💪📈
Happening now: Panelists Brienne Ellis (@rwdsu.bsky.social ), Lynn Hứa (Organized Power in Numbers), Brad Murray (@aft.org), and Sean Wiggs ( @genzforchange.org), with moderator Shelly Wen (@aflcio.org), share how they’re using tech to organize & fight anti-union campaigns. 📊
August 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happening now: Panelists Brienne Ellis (@rwdsu.bsky.social ), Lynn Hứa (Organized Power in Numbers), Brad Murray (@aft.org), and Sean Wiggs ( @genzforchange.org), with moderator Shelly Wen (@aflcio.org), share how they’re using tech to organize & fight anti-union campaigns. 📊
Day 2 📈 In "Power Analysis" attendees learn to visualize and creatively structure their campaign agendas to build collective power and WIN 💪
Facilitated by Karla Zombro from California Calls and Katie Miles from UC Berkeley Labor Center
Facilitated by Karla Zombro from California Calls and Katie Miles from UC Berkeley Labor Center
August 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Day 2 📈 In "Power Analysis" attendees learn to visualize and creatively structure their campaign agendas to build collective power and WIN 💪
Facilitated by Karla Zombro from California Calls and Katie Miles from UC Berkeley Labor Center
Facilitated by Karla Zombro from California Calls and Katie Miles from UC Berkeley Labor Center
Happening now: Research with workers, not on them. 🛠 Exploring how participatory research empowers workers as co-researchers 👥
August 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Happening now: Research with workers, not on them. 🛠 Exploring how participatory research empowers workers as co-researchers 👥
Social movement researchers reflect and troubleshoot in small groups in the "Research Strategies for Common Good Campaigns" workshop 💬
August 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Social movement researchers reflect and troubleshoot in small groups in the "Research Strategies for Common Good Campaigns" workshop 💬
Happening now! Round 1 of workshops:
🛎️ "California Labor Policy" with the California Federation of Labor Unions Organizing Director, Guillermo “Memo” Durgin, and Legislative Advocate, Ivan Fernández.
🛎️ "California Labor Policy" with the California Federation of Labor Unions Organizing Director, Guillermo “Memo” Durgin, and Legislative Advocate, Ivan Fernández.
August 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Happening now! Round 1 of workshops:
🛎️ "California Labor Policy" with the California Federation of Labor Unions Organizing Director, Guillermo “Memo” Durgin, and Legislative Advocate, Ivan Fernández.
🛎️ "California Labor Policy" with the California Federation of Labor Unions Organizing Director, Guillermo “Memo” Durgin, and Legislative Advocate, Ivan Fernández.
Keynote speaker Marshall Ganz defines true leadership as "the ability to enable others to achieve shared purposes under conditions of uncertainty."
August 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Keynote speaker Marshall Ganz defines true leadership as "the ability to enable others to achieve shared purposes under conditions of uncertainty."
Registration is now underway✍️ We're looking forward to connecting with all of our wonderful attendees🖇️
August 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Registration is now underway✍️ We're looking forward to connecting with all of our wonderful attendees🖇️