Labor Center In the News
The UCLA Labor Center and Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) staff are available to comment on a variety of contemporary issues related to labor and employment. See list of experts.
For media inquiries, please contact Stefanie Ritoper at sritoper@ucla.edu or (213) 375-4841.
The following links represent the latest media coverage for the UCLA Labor Center and its associated programs:
Battle at Kaiser Permanente Is Sign of Vibrant Unions in Healthcare, Reuters, May 7, 2013
National Retail Justice Alliance Highlights Struggles of Part-Time Workers in Hearing with Congresswoman Judy Chu, MarketWatch, May 2, 2013
Interview with Kent Wong Regarding May Day Rallies, KNBC-Channel 4, May 1, 2013
College Trustees Appoint Two Presidents, Acting Chancellor, Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2013
A Pathway to Citizenship Should Create a Pathway to Workplace Protections, Huffington Post, April 30, 2013
The Next Mayor of Los Angeles' To-Do List Drawn from a Sampling of TPR Readers and Civic Leaders, The Planning Report, April 25, 2013
Stopping Wage Theft Should Be High on L.A. Mayor's Priority List, UCLA Today, April 16, 2013
A To-Do List for L.A.'s Next Mayor, Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2013
Brown's China Game Plan Steers Clear of Human Rights Issues, The Sacramento Bee, April 10, 2013
Undocumented Students Find Resilience in Talking Circle, UCLA Today, April 10, 2013
Immigration Reform Alone Will Not End Workplace Violations, Huffington Post, April 8, 2013
Who is the ‘Labor Candidate’ in the May Election for Los Angeles Mayor? KPCC Southern California Public Radio, March 28, 2013
Embracing Difference: The Future of the DREAM Movement, New America Media, March 27, 2013
Urasawa, Home of $1,111 Sushi Bill, Faces Labor-Violation Fines, Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2013
California Women Domestic Workers Push for Bill of Rights Legislation, ABC News/Univision, March 8, 2013
California Eases Tone as Latinos Make Gains, New York Times, February 16, 2013
UCLA Students Protest Walmart Construction in Historic Chinatown, Daily Bruin, February 11, 2013
Labor Sees Bright Spots in Membership Trends, The New York Times, January 28, 2013
Housing Market Boon? Huffington Post Live, November 28, 2012
Under Fire from Labor, Riordan Abandons Pension Overhaul Plan, Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2012
Steve Li Stuck in Immigration 'Limbo,' San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 2012
Eliminating Middle Class Jobs in the Shadow of the Election, The Huffington Post, November 5, 2012
Three Generations: Fields to Construction to UCLA, CoLab Radio, October 23, 2012
Conference Focuses on Plight of Undocumented Students, The Daily Titan, October 1, 2012
Learning about Advocacy, CSUF News, September 29, 2012
Program Details Experiences of Undocumented Students in US, The Daily Targum, September 28, 2012
Undocumented and Unafraid, The Huffington Post, September 21, 2012
Undocumented and Unafraid: Tam Tran, Cinthya Felix, and the Immigrant Youth Movement, AlterNet, September 20, 2012
SF Officials Celebrate Internship Program For Undocumented Youth, SF Appeal, September 14, 2012
San Francisco Marks End of Dream Summer, New American Media, September 13, 2012
UCLA Downtown Labor Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary, The Daily Bruin, September 4, 2012
On Labor Day, Trying Times for Organized Labor, Daily News, September 2, 2012
Construction Trades Turn to BLING to Recruit More Black Workers, Our Weekly, August 30, 2012
'Undocumented & Unafraid' Event to Introduce New Book, Arizona DREAMers, ASU News, August 30, 2012
Connecting the Dots with Popular Education, LMP, August 29, 2012
Vietnamese Workers' Stories a Compelling Read, National Catholic Reporter, August 30, 2012
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, PolicyLink, August 22, 2012
Without Documents, Immigrant Students Struggle to Succeed, Kansas City InfoZine, August 17, 2012
Dreamers Rally for Deferred Action, Asian Journal, August 15, 2012
Undocumented Immigrants Line Up for DREAM Act, ABC World News, August 15, 2012
Pinoy DREAMers Can Dream Again with Deferred Action, Asian Journal, August 14, 2012
The Worker's Rug: Fine Art from Day Labor, KCET, August 14, 2012
Dream University a Step toward Equalizing Access to Education for Undocumented Students, The Daily Bruin, August 13, 2012.
National Dream University Offers Low-Cost Online Courses for Undocumented Students, The Daily Bruin, August 13, 2012
Undocumented, But Not Uneducated, Inside Higher Ed, August 8, 2012
NDU makes college classes affordable for Pinoy DREAMers, Asian Journal, August 3, 2012
'Undocuqueer' Movement to be Explored at Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Center, Long Beach Press-Telegram, August 2, 2012
California to Launch College for Undocumented Students, US News and World Report, August 2, 2012
DREAM Act College: UCLA Professors Create National Dream University, Online School for Undocumented Immigrants, The Huffington Post, August 1, 2012.
Immigrants Offered College Courses, Status Aside, San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 2012
Walmart Accused of Firing Union Organizers in Bid to Intimidate Workers, The Guardian, July 26, 2012
UCLA Alumna Cinthia Flores Appointed as 2013-2014 Student Regent, Daily Bruin, July 23, 2012
Secretary of Labor Announces 27 Appointments to 2012 Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship, United States Department of Labor, July 19, 2012
Minority Job Outlook May Be Green, KUT, Austin, TX, July 19, 2012
What It Really Takes to Create a Green Economy, California Progress Report, July 18, 2012
Save Mart's Resolution of Contract Could force Raley's, Safeway To Do Same, The Modesto Bee, July 11, 2012
Winning the Dream: Part II:
How Undocumented Students in the United States Shifted Strategy, Regrouped, Refocused and Won an Historic Victory, The Narco News Bulletin, July 11, 2012
Massive Anti-Walmart March and Rally Planned Today at Chinatown Site, Daily News, June 30, 2012
What a Mexican-born High School Student in L.A. Makes of the Mexican Election, PRI, June 29, 2012 
L.A. Vendy Awards Roll into Town this Weekend, LA Weekly, June 22, 2012
New Obama Policy May Be Dangerous for Undocumented Applicants, Balitang America, June 20, 2012
APALC To Help Undocumented Youth Apply for Deferred Action Status, Asian Week, June 19, 2012
Is Deportation Freeze A 'Big Relief' Or 'Cynical Ploy'? NPR, June 18, 2012
Obama Opens New Door, Los Angeles Times, June 16, 2012
President Obama Limits Deportations for Some Immigrants, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2012
Illegal Immigrant Students at Labor Center Cheer Obama's Speech, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2012
Obama's Immigration Plan Cheered In LA: Calif. 'Dreamers' Are Cautiously Optimistic, The Huffington Post, June 15, 2012
Northern California Supermarket Workers Call In Strategist for Contract Talks, The Sacramento Bee, June 12, 2012
A Future Undocumented: Students Face Legal Hurdles and Low Job Prospects Following Graduation, Daily Bruin, June 10, 2012
Undocumented And Unafraid: UCLA Honors the Lives of Two Leaders in the Immigrant Rights Movement, The Huffington Post, June 8, 2012
Public Employees under Scrutiny after Recent Elections, Kansas City Star, June 7, 2012
The Undocumented Attorney, an Oxymoron for Our DREAMless Days, ColorLines, June 7, 2012
UC Irvine Graduate Student Nominated as Student Regent-Designate, The Daily Californian, June 4, 2012
Oxnard Group Trying to Make ‘Oaxaquita’ Epithet Illegal, PRI, May 31, 2012
Epithet that Divides Mexicans is Banned by Oxnard School District, Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2012
Illegal Immigrants Find Paths to College, Careers, USA Today, May 26, 2012
Beyond Green Jobs Interview with Daniel Villao and Uyen Le, Sierra Club Radio, May 5, 2012
In L.A., Blacks Ask: Where Are the Jobs? Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2012
A New Generation Steps Up, LA Observed, April 27, 2012
Black Workers Join PROSPER LA Rally, News in Black, April 5, 2012
Immigration: Now and in the Future, UCLA Magazine, April 1, 2012
Can California Dreaming Remain a Vital Part of the Future of American Labor? Working Class Perspectivess, March 12, 2012
Labor Law and Security Experts Testify About Workers' Rights Violations at Loomis, PR Newswire, March 1, 2012
Car Wash Workers Unionize In Los Angeles, The Huffington Post, February 23, 2012
Union Forges a New Alliance with Carwash Workers, Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2012
Radio Show featuring Tori Kjer & Uyen Le, Breath Takes Radio, February 16, 2012
An American Journey, Unfinished, CoLab Radio, February 15, 2012
Black Worker Center Applauds MTA, California Crusader News, February 2-8, 2012, p. 6.
Disadvantaged Workers Win in New MTA Agreement, OurWeekly, February 2, 2012
UCLA Touts PLA Benefits in "Construction Careers in Our Communities," California Municipal Labor Project, February 1, 2012
“Self-Deportation” Doesn’t Shrink the Shadow Economy, Salon, January 31, 2012
Oaxaca's "Occupier" Refugees Face Roadblocks on the Way Home, Truthout, January 30, 2012
Immigration: Global Economy Has Forced Migration, Truthout, January 26, 2012
Can the Triquis Go Home? New America Media, January 18, 2012
How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration, The Nation, January 23, 2012
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