UCLA Labor Center
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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
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.
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 🔗
As the UCLA Labor Center begins to move back into our historic MacArthur Park building, designated the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center in 2021, we carry the legacy of Rev. Lawson with us. 💛
September 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As the UCLA Labor Center begins to move back into our historic MacArthur Park building, designated the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center in 2021, we carry the legacy of Rev. Lawson with us. 💛
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. 👏
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. ❤️
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... 🔗
As immigrant communities across the state face escalating threats, its crucial for immigrant workers to know their rights.
Protect yourself and others by staying informed. 📣
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Protect yourself and others by staying informed. 📣
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June 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
As immigrant communities across the state face escalating threats, its crucial for immigrant workers to know their rights.
Protect yourself and others by staying informed. 📣
Thread Below ⬇️
Protect yourself and others by staying informed. 📣
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Last week, we collaborated with KIWA and @aapidata.bsky.social to host a community talk that brought together over 60 workers and community members to engage with the findings of our ongoing research into supermarket work in Koreatown. 💬
Keep an eye out for our report release this fall! 🔥
Keep an eye out for our report release this fall! 🔥
June 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Last week, we collaborated with KIWA and @aapidata.bsky.social to host a community talk that brought together over 60 workers and community members to engage with the findings of our ongoing research into supermarket work in Koreatown. 💬
Keep an eye out for our report release this fall! 🔥
Keep an eye out for our report release this fall! 🔥
Created by student workers, for student workers, this new project from LSRP sheds light on the everyday struggles of student workers balancing jobs, coursework, and their futures.
Explore the website and three part podcast here: bit.ly/lsrp2024web 🎙️💻
Explore the website and three part podcast here: bit.ly/lsrp2024web 🎙️💻
June 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Created by student workers, for student workers, this new project from LSRP sheds light on the everyday struggles of student workers balancing jobs, coursework, and their futures.
Explore the website and three part podcast here: bit.ly/lsrp2024web 🎙️💻
Explore the website and three part podcast here: bit.ly/lsrp2024web 🎙️💻