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The UCLA Labor Center is officially on BlueSky! Established in 1964, the UCLA Labor Center advances cutting-edge research, education, and service guided by our core values: economic equity, racial and immigrant justice, and worker power and solidarity. 👏
RSVP Now! Join us on February 18 at 10am to hear findings from our newest report, Overworked & Under Pressure: A Study of Supermarket Workers in Los Angeles and Orange County Koreatowns.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
RSVP Now! Join us on February 18 at 10am to hear findings from our newest report, Overworked & Under Pressure: A Study of Supermarket Workers in Los Angeles and Orange County Koreatowns.
bit.ly/4r0QBsp 🔗
bit.ly/4r0QBsp 🔗
It’s that time of year! The UCLA 2026 Labor Summer fellowship is now accepting applications. 👏
📣 Open to University of California (UC), California Community College (CCC), and California State University (CSU) students and recent grads
🔗 Apply now at: bit.ly/LS26FELLOW
📣 Open to University of California (UC), California Community College (CCC), and California State University (CSU) students and recent grads
🔗 Apply now at: bit.ly/LS26FELLOW
January 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
It’s that time of year! The UCLA 2026 Labor Summer fellowship is now accepting applications. 👏
📣 Open to University of California (UC), California Community College (CCC), and California State University (CSU) students and recent grads
🔗 Apply now at: bit.ly/LS26FELLOW
📣 Open to University of California (UC), California Community College (CCC), and California State University (CSU) students and recent grads
🔗 Apply now at: bit.ly/LS26FELLOW
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Powerful stories from organizers and researchers reflecting on the impact of 2025 fires on workers and communities. Economic and health impacts linger much longer than public attention. Need to prepare now for the future climate-related disasters that are sure to come
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Powerful stories from organizers and researchers reflecting on the impact of 2025 fires on workers and communities. Economic and health impacts linger much longer than public attention. Need to prepare now for the future climate-related disasters that are sure to come
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“It’s like David versus Goliath,” Brian Justie, senior research analyst at @uclalabor.bsky.social, says of taking on the food industry. “How could you possibly battle this behemoth?”
L.A.’s Meatpacking Industry Is a Lot Like the Rest of the Country. Experts Say Here’s How to Make it Safer.
Better work training and pay structure could improve labor conditions.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“It’s like David versus Goliath,” Brian Justie, senior research analyst at @uclalabor.bsky.social, says of taking on the food industry. “How could you possibly battle this behemoth?”
The 2026 national Dream Summer fellowship application is now open (and we're celebrating our 15 year anniversary)! 🤩🌤
🌟 Apply now at: bit.ly/DS26FELLOW
🌟 Apply now at: bit.ly/DS26FELLOW
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The 2026 national Dream Summer fellowship application is now open (and we're celebrating our 15 year anniversary)! 🤩🌤
🌟 Apply now at: bit.ly/DS26FELLOW
🌟 Apply now at: bit.ly/DS26FELLOW
We invite you to read our 2025 Annual Snapshot to learn more about the various ways our community has persevered to advance worker and immigrant justice.
🔗 bit.ly/LC25CCR
🔗 bit.ly/LC25CCR
2025 Annual Snapshot: Cultivating Community Resilience
In this historic year for not just our organization, but workers across the globe, we could not be more proud of sharing our annual accomplishments with you: the community of labor partners who make t...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
We invite you to read our 2025 Annual Snapshot to learn more about the various ways our community has persevered to advance worker and immigrant justice.
🔗 bit.ly/LC25CCR
🔗 bit.ly/LC25CCR
“A recurring refrain that kept coming to mind as we were doing the research,” Brian Justie, a lead researcher on the report, tells Sentient, “was something that one of the workers said to us…‘speed over safety.’” But there are ways to make the industry safer, Justie says.
Meatpacking is one of the most dangerous jobs in America, but a new report by @uclalabor.bsky.social hones in on the city of Vernon in Los Angeles County, California, where around 50,000 people come to work in meatpacking facilities each day. @jesslsr.bsky.social reports:
L.A.’s Meatpacking Industry Is a Lot Like the Rest of the Country. Experts Say Here’s How to Make it Safer.
Better work training and pay structure could improve labor conditions.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
“A recurring refrain that kept coming to mind as we were doing the research,” Brian Justie, a lead researcher on the report, tells Sentient, “was something that one of the workers said to us…‘speed over safety.’” But there are ways to make the industry safer, Justie says.
📢 Join us in-person on January 15th, 2026 to hear from experts on how the 2025 fires impacted the workers involved in recovery efforts.
📍 UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center
🔗 RSVP now at bit.ly/4jx09IR
📍 UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center
🔗 RSVP now at bit.ly/4jx09IR
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM
📢 Join us in-person on January 15th, 2026 to hear from experts on how the 2025 fires impacted the workers involved in recovery efforts.
📍 UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center
🔗 RSVP now at bit.ly/4jx09IR
📍 UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center
🔗 RSVP now at bit.ly/4jx09IR
“The ICE raids are everywhere,” says LC Project Director Victor Narro @victornarro1.bsky.social, “so there’s already that fear. The employers tap into that fear to keep them in a situation where they become afraid to complain about working conditions. So then you see a higher level of violations.”
Visible and Invisible: How ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago’s Working Class
Fear, panic, hiding for days—this is the experience of families under assault by the Trump Administration
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December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“The ICE raids are everywhere,” says LC Project Director Victor Narro @victornarro1.bsky.social, “so there’s already that fear. The employers tap into that fear to keep them in a situation where they become afraid to complain about working conditions. So then you see a higher level of violations.”
Join the UCLA Labor Center's Nonviolence Education Project on December 10th for an in-person panel featuring student activists and immigrant rights leaders.
🗓 December 10 from 5:30 to 8:00pm
🗓 December 10 from 5:30 to 8:00pm
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Join the UCLA Labor Center's Nonviolence Education Project on December 10th for an in-person panel featuring student activists and immigrant rights leaders.
🗓 December 10 from 5:30 to 8:00pm
🗓 December 10 from 5:30 to 8:00pm
On Tuesday, labor advocates and community members joined UCLA Labor Center director Saba Waheed in a conversation with former US Secretary of Labor Julie Su. 🔥
This timely discussion marks the first public talk held at the newly renovated James Lawson Worker Justice Center.
This timely discussion marks the first public talk held at the newly renovated James Lawson Worker Justice Center.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
On Tuesday, labor advocates and community members joined UCLA Labor Center director Saba Waheed in a conversation with former US Secretary of Labor Julie Su. 🔥
This timely discussion marks the first public talk held at the newly renovated James Lawson Worker Justice Center.
This timely discussion marks the first public talk held at the newly renovated James Lawson Worker Justice Center.
Wage theft is rampant in the meatpacking industry.
New research findings from the UCLA Labor Center shed light on the experiences of meatpacking and food processing workers in LA county.
📊 Full report: bit.ly/LAMPFP
New research findings from the UCLA Labor Center shed light on the experiences of meatpacking and food processing workers in LA county.
📊 Full report: bit.ly/LAMPFP
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Wage theft is rampant in the meatpacking industry.
New research findings from the UCLA Labor Center shed light on the experiences of meatpacking and food processing workers in LA county.
📊 Full report: bit.ly/LAMPFP
New research findings from the UCLA Labor Center shed light on the experiences of meatpacking and food processing workers in LA county.
📊 Full report: bit.ly/LAMPFP
Don't miss out!
Register now to join UCLA Labor Center Director Saba Waheed @sabawa.bsky.social for a conversation with former U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su. 💬
📍Where: 675 S Park View St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
⏰ When: November 18 from 4-6pm
🔗 bit.ly/JSULAB
Register now to join UCLA Labor Center Director Saba Waheed @sabawa.bsky.social for a conversation with former U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su. 💬
📍Where: 675 S Park View St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
⏰ When: November 18 from 4-6pm
🔗 bit.ly/JSULAB
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Don't miss out!
Register now to join UCLA Labor Center Director Saba Waheed @sabawa.bsky.social for a conversation with former U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su. 💬
📍Where: 675 S Park View St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
⏰ When: November 18 from 4-6pm
🔗 bit.ly/JSULAB
Register now to join UCLA Labor Center Director Saba Waheed @sabawa.bsky.social for a conversation with former U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su. 💬
📍Where: 675 S Park View St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
⏰ When: November 18 from 4-6pm
🔗 bit.ly/JSULAB
There has been an alarming increase in child labor within the meatpacking industry. ⚠️
Learn more about this industry’s vulnerable workforce in a new report from the UCLA Labor Center: bit.ly/LAMPFP
Learn more about this industry’s vulnerable workforce in a new report from the UCLA Labor Center: bit.ly/LAMPFP
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
There has been an alarming increase in child labor within the meatpacking industry. ⚠️
Learn more about this industry’s vulnerable workforce in a new report from the UCLA Labor Center: bit.ly/LAMPFP
Learn more about this industry’s vulnerable workforce in a new report from the UCLA Labor Center: bit.ly/LAMPFP
📢 New report from the UCLA Labor Center:
“Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing” examines the conditions of the industry and offers practical recommendations to support workers.
Read the findings: bit.ly/LAMPFP 🔗
“Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing” examines the conditions of the industry and offers practical recommendations to support workers.
Read the findings: bit.ly/LAMPFP 🔗
Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing
Over the course of the 20th century, the combination of enormous consumer demand and an abundant supply of low-wage and immigrant workers made Los Angeles County a regional hotspot and powerhouse for…
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October 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
📢 New report from the UCLA Labor Center:
“Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing” examines the conditions of the industry and offers practical recommendations to support workers.
Read the findings: bit.ly/LAMPFP 🔗
“Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing” examines the conditions of the industry and offers practical recommendations to support workers.
Read the findings: bit.ly/LAMPFP 🔗
On Oct. 14, the Los Angeles Unified School District unanimously approved the workplace readiness resolution.
The resolution introduces a framework to educate high school students about their workplace rights, addressing a critical knowledge gap to support young workers.
The resolution introduces a framework to educate high school students about their workplace rights, addressing a critical knowledge gap to support young workers.
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
On Oct. 14, the Los Angeles Unified School District unanimously approved the workplace readiness resolution.
The resolution introduces a framework to educate high school students about their workplace rights, addressing a critical knowledge gap to support young workers.
The resolution introduces a framework to educate high school students about their workplace rights, addressing a critical knowledge gap to support young workers.
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We invite you to join us in-person on Friday, November 14th for a convening to discuss our newest publication, BEYOND SANCTUARY, and its relevance to the moment at hand. RSVP>> beyondsanctuary.eventbrite.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We invite you to join us in-person on Friday, November 14th for a convening to discuss our newest publication, BEYOND SANCTUARY, and its relevance to the moment at hand. RSVP>> beyondsanctuary.eventbrite.com
NEXT WEEK: This virtual panel will explore the findings of the upcoming UCLA Labor Center and El Centro report, Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing. ⚠️
RSVP now: bit.ly/4hbWf6O 🔗
RSVP now: bit.ly/4hbWf6O 🔗
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
NEXT WEEK: This virtual panel will explore the findings of the upcoming UCLA Labor Center and El Centro report, Harm to Table: Vulnerability and Exploitation in Los Angeles County Meatpacking and Food Processing. ⚠️
RSVP now: bit.ly/4hbWf6O 🔗
RSVP now: bit.ly/4hbWf6O 🔗
We invite you all to read the Labor Center's official obituary for Kent Wong, published on our website.
🔗 bit.ly/kentwongobit...
🔗 bit.ly/kentwongobit...
Obituary: Kent Wong, 69, labor and immigrant rights champion and former director of UCLA Labor Center
Kent Wong, former director of the UCLA Labor Center from 1991-2023 and professor of labor studies and Asian American studies, died Oct. 8. He was 69. An esteemed community leader…
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October 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We invite you all to read the Labor Center's official obituary for Kent Wong, published on our website.
🔗 bit.ly/kentwongobit...
🔗 bit.ly/kentwongobit...
The UCLA Labor Center is deeply saddened to share that Kent Wong, our former director for more than 30 years, has passed away. His legacy lives on with every staff member and student at the UCLA Labor Center.
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Statement on the passing of former director Kent Wong
The UCLA Labor Center is deeply saddened to share that Kent Wong, our former director for more than 30 years, has passed away. Since joining the UCLA Labor Center in 1991, Wong had been a…
labor.ucla.edu
October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The UCLA Labor Center is deeply saddened to share that Kent Wong, our former director for more than 30 years, has passed away. His legacy lives on with every staff member and student at the UCLA Labor Center.
labor.ucla.edu/statement-on...
labor.ucla.edu/statement-on...
Our Director Saba Waheed @sabawa.bsky.social and Senior Research Analyst Brian Justie were chosen as recipients of the 2025 AI RFP grant. 🔍
Thank you to @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for providing the UCLA Labor Center with an opportunity to study this emerging field and further support workers.
Thank you to @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for providing the UCLA Labor Center with an opportunity to study this emerging field and further support workers.
Through their project, #EGGrantee(s) Brian Justie and Saba Waheed of @uclalabor.bsky.social hope to provide policymakers and labor advocates with a clearer sense of how to "protect workers from the potentially harmful impacts of AI on economic well-being."
More: equitablegrowth.org/grants/ai-an...
More: equitablegrowth.org/grants/ai-an...
September 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Our Director Saba Waheed @sabawa.bsky.social and Senior Research Analyst Brian Justie were chosen as recipients of the 2025 AI RFP grant. 🔍
Thank you to @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for providing the UCLA Labor Center with an opportunity to study this emerging field and further support workers.
Thank you to @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for providing the UCLA Labor Center with an opportunity to study this emerging field and further support workers.
September 22 is Rev. James Lawson Jr. Day in Los Angeles County, honoring Lawson's lifelong devotion to civil justice and his leadership in movements to advance human rights.
September 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
September 22 is Rev. James Lawson Jr. Day in Los Angeles County, honoring Lawson's lifelong devotion to civil justice and his leadership in movements to advance human rights.
Last week, our UCLA Labor Center staff attended a Labor Day march, tabling and acting as peacekeepers in solidarity with other labor organizations and the broader community. 🧑🏭 👷♀️
We remain committed to showing up for one another and spreading our mission of uplifting workers. ✊
We remain committed to showing up for one another and spreading our mission of uplifting workers. ✊
September 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Last week, our UCLA Labor Center staff attended a Labor Day march, tabling and acting as peacekeepers in solidarity with other labor organizations and the broader community. 🧑🏭 👷♀️
We remain committed to showing up for one another and spreading our mission of uplifting workers. ✊
We remain committed to showing up for one another and spreading our mission of uplifting workers. ✊
At the California Workforce Association’s Meeting of the Minds Conference, Dr. Ana Luz Gonzalez-Vasquez helped showcase the Economic Liberation Project—an immigrant-centered entrepreneurship model designed to counter the exclusion of mixed-status workers from federally funded programs. 👏
September 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
At the California Workforce Association’s Meeting of the Minds Conference, Dr. Ana Luz Gonzalez-Vasquez helped showcase the Economic Liberation Project—an immigrant-centered entrepreneurship model designed to counter the exclusion of mixed-status workers from federally funded programs. 👏
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The UCLA IRLE's "State of the Unions" 2024 report is making headlines. Access the full text at bit.ly/SOTU-2024.
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
The share of Californians in unions holds steady as nationwide numbers continue decline
The percentage of Californians covered by a union has hovered between 16% and 18% in the last two decades, a report says.
www.latimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The UCLA IRLE's "State of the Unions" 2024 report is making headlines. Access the full text at bit.ly/SOTU-2024.
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
www.latimes.com/business/sto...