Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
@uwbridgescenter.bsky.social
Labor education and research at the University of Washington - linktr.ee/uwbridgescenter
As the year comes to a close, the Bridges Center shares a look back at 2025 and the strides we have collectively made to further the mission of labor education at UW and more broadly. Read the entire 2025 Annual Report on our website: labor.uw.edu
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
As the year comes to a close, the Bridges Center shares a look back at 2025 and the strides we have collectively made to further the mission of labor education at UW and more broadly. Read the entire 2025 Annual Report on our website: labor.uw.edu
We want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who attended the Labor Studies banquet last night. It was a wonderful night celebrating our students, faculty, and labor leaders, and we are immensely proud of the work they are doing! #laborstudies #harrybridgescenterforlaborstudies #scholarship
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who attended the Labor Studies banquet last night. It was a wonderful night celebrating our students, faculty, and labor leaders, and we are immensely proud of the work they are doing! #laborstudies #harrybridgescenterforlaborstudies #scholarship
Join the conversation with local legislators who are championing labor issues and policy in Washington state!
The Labor Legislator Forum will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16th 6-7:30 p.m. in HUB 332. Our panel will feature Representatives Liz Berry, Mary Fosse, and Shaun Scott, & Senator Steve Conway.
The Labor Legislator Forum will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16th 6-7:30 p.m. in HUB 332. Our panel will feature Representatives Liz Berry, Mary Fosse, and Shaun Scott, & Senator Steve Conway.
October 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Join the conversation with local legislators who are championing labor issues and policy in Washington state!
The Labor Legislator Forum will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16th 6-7:30 p.m. in HUB 332. Our panel will feature Representatives Liz Berry, Mary Fosse, and Shaun Scott, & Senator Steve Conway.
The Labor Legislator Forum will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16th 6-7:30 p.m. in HUB 332. Our panel will feature Representatives Liz Berry, Mary Fosse, and Shaun Scott, & Senator Steve Conway.
The Bridges Center is currently seeking Student Engagement Specialists - apply now! labor.washington.edu/news/2025-09...
September 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Bridges Center is currently seeking Student Engagement Specialists - apply now! labor.washington.edu/news/2025-09...
Join us for a climate community assembly w/ WA Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen on Thurs Oct. 2, 6:30-7:30pm in Mary Gates Hall room 389! #climatechange #wasenate #uwdistrict #climateassembly
September 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Join us for a climate community assembly w/ WA Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen on Thurs Oct. 2, 6:30-7:30pm in Mary Gates Hall room 389! #climatechange #wasenate #uwdistrict #climateassembly
Thanks for joining us for Dawg Daze 2025! There are lots of events and learning opportunities happening this year, and we’re very excited to welcome new students to learn more about labor studies on campus. Many thanks to Amy Leong from APALA WA and Clio Johnson from WA YELL #uwdawgdaze #UW
September 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Thanks for joining us for Dawg Daze 2025! There are lots of events and learning opportunities happening this year, and we’re very excited to welcome new students to learn more about labor studies on campus. Many thanks to Amy Leong from APALA WA and Clio Johnson from WA YELL #uwdawgdaze #UW
Save the date for the annual Awards Celebration on Sunday, November 9, 2025! Join us as we honor student accomplishments, recognize leaders and organizers in our community, and raise money to support the Bridges Center’s programs. Dinner and drinks are provided!
#laborstudies #awardcelebration
#laborstudies #awardcelebration
September 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Save the date for the annual Awards Celebration on Sunday, November 9, 2025! Join us as we honor student accomplishments, recognize leaders and organizers in our community, and raise money to support the Bridges Center’s programs. Dinner and drinks are provided!
#laborstudies #awardcelebration
#laborstudies #awardcelebration
Come prepared to ask questions, eat Vietnamese sandwiches, and learn directly from young workers in the labor movement!
September 23 in Savery Hall room 132 from 12:30-2:00PM.
#dawgdaze #dawgdaze2025 #knowyourrights #studentworkers #studentactivism #fyp #infosession #firstyearatUW #firstyearstudent
September 23 in Savery Hall room 132 from 12:30-2:00PM.
#dawgdaze #dawgdaze2025 #knowyourrights #studentworkers #studentactivism #fyp #infosession #firstyearatUW #firstyearstudent
September 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Come prepared to ask questions, eat Vietnamese sandwiches, and learn directly from young workers in the labor movement!
September 23 in Savery Hall room 132 from 12:30-2:00PM.
#dawgdaze #dawgdaze2025 #knowyourrights #studentworkers #studentactivism #fyp #infosession #firstyearatUW #firstyearstudent
September 23 in Savery Hall room 132 from 12:30-2:00PM.
#dawgdaze #dawgdaze2025 #knowyourrights #studentworkers #studentactivism #fyp #infosession #firstyearatUW #firstyearstudent
Announcing the 2025-2026 Labor Studies Scholarships and Fellowships award recipients! Congratulations to this year’s scholars and fellows. If you’d like to learn more about their projects, visit our website: tinyurl.com/yb9n7hfb (part 2/2)
September 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Announcing the 2025-2026 Labor Studies Scholarships and Fellowships award recipients! Congratulations to this year’s scholars and fellows. If you’d like to learn more about their projects, visit our website: tinyurl.com/yb9n7hfb (part 2/2)
Announcing the 2025-2026 Labor Studies Scholarships and Fellowships award recipients! Congratulations to this year’s scholars and fellows. If you’d like to learn more about their projects, visit our website: tinyurl.com/yb9n7hfb (part 1/2)
September 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Announcing the 2025-2026 Labor Studies Scholarships and Fellowships award recipients! Congratulations to this year’s scholars and fellows. If you’d like to learn more about their projects, visit our website: tinyurl.com/yb9n7hfb (part 1/2)
It’s official: Over 500 advising staff across the University of Washington just won their union election to join SEIU 925! After years of organizing, they're ready to elect a bargaining team and fight for their first-ever union contract! ✊💜
#uwadvisors #uwadvisingstaff #unionyes #uwstaff
#uwadvisors #uwadvisingstaff #unionyes #uwstaff
July 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It’s official: Over 500 advising staff across the University of Washington just won their union election to join SEIU 925! After years of organizing, they're ready to elect a bargaining team and fight for their first-ever union contract! ✊💜
#uwadvisors #uwadvisingstaff #unionyes #uwstaff
#uwadvisors #uwadvisingstaff #unionyes #uwstaff
Congratulations, Jeehyun Lee, on having her manuscript "Managing unwanted visibility: How transnational Korean women content creators manage harmful algorithmic visibility on global social media" published in the Information, Communication & Society journal! #bridgescenteralum #laborresearchgrant
June 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Congratulations, Jeehyun Lee, on having her manuscript "Managing unwanted visibility: How transnational Korean women content creators manage harmful algorithmic visibility on global social media" published in the Information, Communication & Society journal! #bridgescenteralum #laborresearchgrant
Are you a migrant fisher who has accessed ports in WA State, U.S.A.? If so, we hope to interview you about your work experiences. Interviews are anonymous and confidential. Research participants receive a $50 gift card. The Bridges Center at UW is leading research, please message us for details!
June 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Are you a migrant fisher who has accessed ports in WA State, U.S.A.? If so, we hope to interview you about your work experiences. Interviews are anonymous and confidential. Research participants receive a $50 gift card. The Bridges Center at UW is leading research, please message us for details!
Happy Commencement Week to all UW graduates, especially our Labor Grads! We are so proud of all your hard work and academic achievements. ConGRADulations! 🎓🎉 #uwclassof25 #laborstudies
June 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Happy Commencement Week to all UW graduates, especially our Labor Grads! We are so proud of all your hard work and academic achievements. ConGRADulations! 🎓🎉 #uwclassof25 #laborstudies
On Friday we celebrated the 7th year of the Building A Movement (BAM) internship and honored the graduating students of the Labor Studies minor! We gathered at the ECC to uplift student voices, share stories, and celebrate the
growing power of our labor community.
growing power of our labor community.
June 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On Friday we celebrated the 7th year of the Building A Movement (BAM) internship and honored the graduating students of the Labor Studies minor! We gathered at the ECC to uplift student voices, share stories, and celebrate the
growing power of our labor community.
growing power of our labor community.
This past weekend, Building A Movement (BAM) interns took a walking tour around the International District and learned a lot about the area's labor history from our director, Andrew Hedden! #bridgescenter #laborhistory #seattlehistory #historytour #baminterns #internationaldistrict
June 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This past weekend, Building A Movement (BAM) interns took a walking tour around the International District and learned a lot about the area's labor history from our director, Andrew Hedden! #bridgescenter #laborhistory #seattlehistory #historytour #baminterns #internationaldistrict
You’re invited to our 2025 Labor Studies Spring Celebration on June 5th! We will honor our BAM interns and the graduating cohort of labor studies students. This celebration will be held in the Unity Suite (rooms 104/106) at the ECC from 6pm to 7:30pm. forms.gle/7ezGnGiVv5WEDspWA
May 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
You’re invited to our 2025 Labor Studies Spring Celebration on June 5th! We will honor our BAM interns and the graduating cohort of labor studies students. This celebration will be held in the Unity Suite (rooms 104/106) at the ECC from 6pm to 7:30pm. forms.gle/7ezGnGiVv5WEDspWA
Join the Senior Public Health Capstone Students for a Photovoice Exhibit on Precarious Employment among the Latine community on May 19, from 11:30am-12:50pm in the HRC 280 lobby. Learn more about the real experiences and view photos from Latine workers in various industries.
May 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Join the Senior Public Health Capstone Students for a Photovoice Exhibit on Precarious Employment among the Latine community on May 19, from 11:30am-12:50pm in the HRC 280 lobby. Learn more about the real experiences and view photos from Latine workers in various industries.
Congrats, Tristan Jafari, who was recently named one of the 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars! He is an Honors Biochem undergrad and an Emergency Medical Technician. Last year, Tristan received the Jugum Scholarship. We are very proud of him and his remarkable achievements throughout his studies at UW!
April 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Congrats, Tristan Jafari, who was recently named one of the 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars! He is an Honors Biochem undergrad and an Emergency Medical Technician. Last year, Tristan received the Jugum Scholarship. We are very proud of him and his remarkable achievements throughout his studies at UW!
Friendly reminder: the deadlines for scholarship applications and research grant proposals are fast approaching, so make sure you submit your applications on time. Labor Studies Scholarship applications are due May 5 & WSLRG proposals are due May 22.
Visit labor.uw.edu for application details!
Visit labor.uw.edu for application details!
April 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Friendly reminder: the deadlines for scholarship applications and research grant proposals are fast approaching, so make sure you submit your applications on time. Labor Studies Scholarship applications are due May 5 & WSLRG proposals are due May 22.
Visit labor.uw.edu for application details!
Visit labor.uw.edu for application details!
Join us this Thursday, April 24, from 11:30am-12:30pm at the Intellectual House for the Worker Memorial Day Ceremony. We will be honoring those who have lost their lives on the job in 2024 from a work-related injury or illness in King County. #workermemorialday #academicsky
April 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Join us this Thursday, April 24, from 11:30am-12:30pm at the Intellectual House for the Worker Memorial Day Ceremony. We will be honoring those who have lost their lives on the job in 2024 from a work-related injury or illness in King County. #workermemorialday #academicsky
If you’re a graduate student or faculty at UW and are interested in labor issues and policy-focused research, submit your proposal for the Washington State Labor Research Grant! The 2025-2026 funding deadline for all three UW campuses is Thursday, May 22. Visit labor.uw.edu to apply. #laborsky
April 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you’re a graduate student or faculty at UW and are interested in labor issues and policy-focused research, submit your proposal for the Washington State Labor Research Grant! The 2025-2026 funding deadline for all three UW campuses is Thursday, May 22. Visit labor.uw.edu to apply. #laborsky
Bridges Center visits the Washington State Capitol 🏛️
We had a great time meeting with representatives and sharing all of the impactful work our students are doing in their studies and in the labor community more broadly. Solidarity! ✊🏽
#olympiawa #HBCLS #labormovement #laborrights #laborsky
We had a great time meeting with representatives and sharing all of the impactful work our students are doing in their studies and in the labor community more broadly. Solidarity! ✊🏽
#olympiawa #HBCLS #labormovement #laborrights #laborsky
April 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Bridges Center visits the Washington State Capitol 🏛️
We had a great time meeting with representatives and sharing all of the impactful work our students are doing in their studies and in the labor community more broadly. Solidarity! ✊🏽
#olympiawa #HBCLS #labormovement #laborrights #laborsky
We had a great time meeting with representatives and sharing all of the impactful work our students are doing in their studies and in the labor community more broadly. Solidarity! ✊🏽
#olympiawa #HBCLS #labormovement #laborrights #laborsky
Join us next Friday, April 11, 12:30pm-3:30pm in Walker Ames Room in Kane Hall, where faculty from various UW departments will come together for this “teach-in” to frame and understand the current moment. Registration is required: forms.gle/bvUV7pLVBxRz...
April 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Join us next Friday, April 11, 12:30pm-3:30pm in Walker Ames Room in Kane Hall, where faculty from various UW departments will come together for this “teach-in” to frame and understand the current moment. Registration is required: forms.gle/bvUV7pLVBxRz...
It’s officially springtime—which means Labor Spring is in full swing! Take a look at our calendar and join our events this month. You can RSVP for many of these events on our website’s calendar by visiting labor.uw.edu or clicking the link in our bio. #SpringatUW #laborsky #academicsky
April 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It’s officially springtime—which means Labor Spring is in full swing! Take a look at our calendar and join our events this month. You can RSVP for many of these events on our website’s calendar by visiting labor.uw.edu or clicking the link in our bio. #SpringatUW #laborsky #academicsky