Events

Topic: “Is Formalization the Answer? Is Informality the Problem?” Waste Picker Rights Policy in São Paolo and Bogotá Date: Thursday, October 13th Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm PT Location: Luskin School of Public Affairs Faculty Lounge, Room 5391 Under what circumstances does the formalization of informal jobs lead to pro-worker outcomes, and when might formalization intensify...

Topic: Symposium on Academic Labor Date: Monday, October 31st and Wednesday, November 2 Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm PT Location: Various Why are the majority of college teachers low wage temps, and how can academic workers organize to fight back? Representatives from UAW 2865 and Higher Education Labor United will answer these and other questions about...

Topic: “Roots of Resistance: A Story of Gender, Race, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras” Book Talk Date: Thursday, November 10 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm PT Location: UCLA Young Research Library, Presentation Room, Room 11348 Join us for a Book Talk with Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda, author of Roots of Resistance: A Story...

Topic: Summer Internship Opportunities for Graduate and Undergraduate UCLA Students at U.S. GAO Date: Tuesday, November 15 Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm PT Location: Zoom The U.S. Government Accountability Office, or GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency within the legislative branch that advises Congress about ways to make the federal government more efficient, effective, ethical, equitable, and...