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...
Topic: Career Opportunities at the Labor Commissioner's Office and Department of Industrial Relations Date: Thursday, December 1st Time: 11:30am - 12:45pm PT Location: 279 Haines Hall Join us on December 1st, 2022 with California State Labor Commissioner, Lilia Garcia-Brower for an in-person information session on career opportunities and pathways within the Labor Commissioner's Office and...
Topic: How To Make a Revolution: A Conversation About the Past, Present, and Future of Radical Labor with Christina Heatherton Date: Tuesday, February 14 Time: 10 AM - 12 PM PT Location: 10383 Bunche Hall (in-person) and on Zoom Join Dr. Heatherton for a conversation about her book and what lessons it may contain for...
Topic: We Gon' Be Alright Class Virtual Open House Date: Wednesday, February 22nd Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm PT Location: Zoom UCLA's Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity (CARE) at Work in collaboration with the Labor Studies Department is excited to announce our Virtual Open House on Wednesday, February 22nd, 4:00 - 5:00 PM for CARE's...
Topic: Labor Studies Coffee Chat with Chris Zepeda-Millán, Chair of the UCLA Labor Studies Program Date: Wednesday, March 1 Time: 1:30 - 2:30 PM PT Location: Public Affairs 2284 Join us on Wednesday, March 1, between 1:30 pm - 12:30 p.m. for a coffee chat with Chris Zepeda-Millán, Chair of the UCLA Labor Studies Program....
Topic: Career Opportunities at the Labor Commissioner's Office and Department of Industrial Relations Date: Tuesday, March 7th Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm PT Location: Haines Hall Rm. 144 Join us on March 7th, 2022 with California State Labor Commissioner, Lilia Garcia-Brower for an in-person information session on career opportunities and pathways within the Labor Commissioner's Office...
When the pandemic hit, US retailers canceled clothing orders abroad, resulting in millions of garment workers being laid off without pay or severance. On April 27, Chhorpesal Chhom and Sreymich Hai - who were fired from Hulu Garment factory in Cambodia, where they sewed products for Amazon and Adidas - will visit the UCLA campus...
Topic: Labor Studies Coffee Chat with Danette Garcia, LA City Attorney Director of Community & Government Affairs and UCLA Labor Studies alum Date: Thursday, April 27th Time: 4 PM Location: Bunche Hall 3164 Join us for a Coffee Chat with LA City Attorney Director of Community & Government Affairs and UCLA Labor Studies alum, Danette...
In the Fall of 2022, graduate student workers from the University of California participated in one of the largest strikes in higher education history. As a result, student workers learned valuable lessons about feeding and sustaining one another on and off the picket lines. Join us for a panel discussion about the work that often...