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@uclalabor.bsky.social
· Nov 18
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. 👏
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.
labor.ucla.edu/statement-on...
labor.ucla.edu/statement-on...
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...
Last week, our UCLA Labor Center staff joined community members across LA in welcoming students back to school with @utlanow.bsky.social, as a reminder that all students deserve a safe education.
We were proud to stand in solidarity to create a welcoming and safe space in our local community. ❤️
We were proud to stand in solidarity to create a welcoming and safe space in our local community. ❤️
August 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Last week, our UCLA Labor Center staff joined community members across LA in welcoming students back to school with @utlanow.bsky.social, as a reminder that all students deserve a safe education.
We were proud to stand in solidarity to create a welcoming and safe space in our local community. ❤️
We were proud to stand in solidarity to create a welcoming and safe space in our local community. ❤️
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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).
Last week, the #UCLA Labor Center and our partners collaborated to bring labor education to #LAUSD teachers.
#Teachers from across the district engaged in a collective bargaining simulation, learning critical information about the labor movement that they will be taking back to their classrooms. 📚💯
#Teachers from across the district engaged in a collective bargaining simulation, learning critical information about the labor movement that they will be taking back to their classrooms. 📚💯
August 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
UALE is hosting a series of webinars focused on advancing power to address relevant issues in the labor movement.
Register at bit.ly/ualesummerwebinars 📍💻
Register at bit.ly/ualesummerwebinars 📍💻
July 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
UALE is hosting a series of webinars focused on advancing power to address relevant issues in the labor movement.
Register at bit.ly/ualesummerwebinars 📍💻
Register at bit.ly/ualesummerwebinars 📍💻
On Wednesday, we joined our partners at the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity and Dalberg in announcing the launch of the County’s $17.8 million High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) Fund, launching new worker-centered, industry-informed training programs across LA County. 👏
July 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
On Wednesday, we joined our partners at the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity and Dalberg in announcing the launch of the County’s $17.8 million High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) Fund, launching new worker-centered, industry-informed training programs across LA County. 👏
We're honored to share with you all our Dream Summer 2025 logo, designed by alumni artist Eunsoo Jeong.
We welcome our 2025 cohort of fellows, who will continue to blossom and show their power. 🌼
We welcome our 2025 cohort of fellows, who will continue to blossom and show their power. 🌼
July 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We're honored to share with you all our Dream Summer 2025 logo, designed by alumni artist Eunsoo Jeong.
We welcome our 2025 cohort of fellows, who will continue to blossom and show their power. 🌼
We welcome our 2025 cohort of fellows, who will continue to blossom and show their power. 🌼
Today, the MacArthur park community was targeted by immigration agents.
As these agents descended, however, so did the advocates from across LA who have been working diligently to build rapid response networks, embodying the phrase: We keep us safe.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
As these agents descended, however, so did the advocates from across LA who have been working diligently to build rapid response networks, embodying the phrase: We keep us safe.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
July 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Today, the MacArthur park community was targeted by immigration agents.
As these agents descended, however, so did the advocates from across LA who have been working diligently to build rapid response networks, embodying the phrase: We keep us safe.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
As these agents descended, however, so did the advocates from across LA who have been working diligently to build rapid response networks, embodying the phrase: We keep us safe.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Whether you’re new to activism & organizing or just looking to improve your skills in this era of resistance, this will be a space to build courage, clarity, and community with the guidance of leaders like Kent Wong. 📢
Register today at: action.thelafed.org/a/non-violen... 🔗
Register today at: action.thelafed.org/a/non-violen... 🔗
June 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Whether you’re new to activism & organizing or just looking to improve your skills in this era of resistance, this will be a space to build courage, clarity, and community with the guidance of leaders like Kent Wong. 📢
Register today at: action.thelafed.org/a/non-violen... 🔗
Register today at: action.thelafed.org/a/non-violen... 🔗
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New podcast from our Labor Studies students: the realities of life as a student worker today--juggling work and school to pay the bills and get through college on time.
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Re:Work and the IRLE present
Podcast Episode · Re:Work by the UCLA Labor Center · 06/26/2025 · 29m
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June 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
New podcast from our Labor Studies students: the realities of life as a student worker today--juggling work and school to pay the bills and get through college on time.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...