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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · 2d

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2d

UFW mourns the passing of our brother Kent Wong. Please watch Kent speak in beautiful short video connecting his time with UFW to his view of the importance of solidary across labor and race and cultural backgrounds.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkU...

Kent Wong on Solidarity: action

YouTube video by W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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UFCW 324 @ufcw324.bsky.social · 2d

UFCW 324 remembers a true champion of workers’ rights and a giant in the fight for a more just world, Kent Wong. As the longtime director of the UCLA Labor Center, Kent nurtured new generations of labor leaders. Our hearts are heavy with this loss to the labor movement.

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UC Berkeley Labor Center @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social · 2d

The UC Berkeley Labor Center mourns Kent Wong, our longtime colleague and friend. A passionate champion for workers—especially immigrants—and students, Kent dedicated his life to justice. Our hearts are with our colleagues at the UCLA Labor Center.

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t even begin to express what this legend meant to the LA Labor & Immigrant Rights Movements, UCLA, and me… All I know is that there’s a Nonviolent Direct Action being organized in Heaven right now! Rest in power brother Kent! 🙏🏽💔✊🏽 #KentWong #Presente

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · 8d

Checkout our UCLA Strategic Research Lab’s latest Bootcamp!

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · 15d

We can do all of those topics/hires now.

Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · 15d

Yup, we were a program but now a dept that could hire faculty instead only being able to place faculty in other depts (which they had to approve)

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · 15d

Finally some good news out of UCLA… Our program has been elevated to an official Department of Labor Studies, the first labor studies department in UC history!

newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla...

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UCLA IRLE @uclairle.bsky.social · Aug 25

📊A new report from the UCLA IRLE and UC Berkeley Labor Center (@ucblaborcenter.bsky.social) reveals data on union membership and organizing activity in California and the nation✊ KEY FINDINGS IN THREAD ⬇️
Read at bit.ly/SOTU-2024

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨NEW REPORT‼️“State of the Unions: California Labor in 2024,” provides a snapshot of the state’s labor movement, including data on union density, member demographics and labor organizing activity in California and the nation.

irle.ucla.edu/wp-content/u...

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Aug 13

L.A. volunteers who document ICE raids are being arrested. How to do it safely

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L.A. volunteers who document ICE raids are being arrested. How to do it safely

L.A. County residents have been documenting immigration enforcement since early June. A recent arrest of a volunteer highlights the risk of this work.

www.latimes.com

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Aug 9

💥📣2025 UCLA STRATEGIC LABOR RESEARCH CONFERENCE Keynote Panel on “Advanced Data Science for Labor Research” is 🔥💻 🔥💻 🔥💻 🔥💻 🔥💻 🔥💻 🔥

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Aug 8

Awesome Opening Keynote by Marshall Ganz at this year’s UCLA STRATEGIC LABOR RESEARCH CONFERENCE‼️

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Jun 11

“They’re fighting what they perceive as fascism and militarism taking over their city and their state” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Los Angeles, city of immigrant protests: why it’s no surprise LA rose up against Trump

For decades, LA has been at the center of the civil rights and immigrants’ rights movements – and Trump’s raids appear to be mobilizing a new generation

www.theguardian.com

Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Jun 9

Trump/ICE is arresting 660 immigrants a day, a rate that would take them 50 years to deport all 12M undoc immigrants (and that’s assuming no new ones come). This isn’t about “fixing the immigration system,” it’s about terrorizing Latinx communities.

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · May 13

ONLY 6 MORE DAYS TO APPLY to the 2025 UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference‼️

🔥Over 20 Workshops🔥 like the ones below designed specifically by and for Movement Researchers🤓💻📈📊📉🗺️🏦🕵🏻‍♀️🪧✊🏽

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · May 13

ONLY 6 MORE DAYS TO APPLY to the 2025 UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference‼️

🔥Over 20 Workshops🔥 like the ones below designed specifically by and for Movement Researchers🤓💻📈📊📉🗺️🏦🕵🏻‍♀️🪧✊🏽

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · May 6

☄️APPLY by May 16‼️Three more dynamic workshops confirmed for this year’s UCLA STRATEGIC LABOR RESEARCH CONFERENCE‼️📈📊🧑🏽‍🏫🧑🏻‍💻🪧✊🏽

Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Apr 29

📣🚨2 More Weeks to APPLY to this years SLRC‼️ Come learn about ✊🏽Power Analysis & 👩🏿‍💻🪧 Researching Union Busters‼️ 🚨

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Apr 29

🔥🔥Awesome Plenary Panel just announce for this year’s UCLA STRATEGIC LABOR RESEARCH CONFERENCE‼️🔥🔥🧑🏻‍💻📊📉📈

Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Apr 22

🚨Over 20 dynamic applied skills workshops at this year’s 🔥UCLA STRATEGIC LABOR RESEARCH CONFERENCE🔥Checkout the two below and others on our website. There’s still time to APPLY‼️📊🪧✊🏽 irle.ucla.edu/research/ucl...

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Apr 15

🚨🔔 Excited to announce that the one and only MARSHALL GANZ will be this year’s SLRC’s Keynote Speaker‼️🔥
irle.ucla.edu/research/ucl...

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Chris Zepeda-Millan @profczm.bsky.social · Apr 15

🚨🔔 Excited to announce that the one and only MARSHALL GANZ will be this year’s SLRC’s Keynote Speaker‼️🔥
irle.ucla.edu/research/ucl...

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Victor Narro @victornarro1.bsky.social · Apr 9

California legislators announced several bills to protect the state’s immigrants being targeted by President Trump’s aggressive new policies, including federal enforcement raids at schools, hospitals and religious buildings.
www.latimes.com/california/s...

California lawmakers take steps to shield immigrants from Trump policies

The Democratic-led Latino caucus announced a dozen bills as legislative priorities, over half looking to protect the state's immigrants from Trump-era immigration polices.

www.latimes.com

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