Elizbeth Espinoza espinoza@irle.ucla.edu Program Instructor Gaspar Rivera-Salgado PhD Project Director UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education

UCLA Labor and Workplace Studies Program
June 22 - August 14, 2009

The UCLA Labor Center's Labor Summer Internship Program offers students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the Los Angeles labor movement, which is leading national efforts to promote social justice for working people. LSIP includes a supervised internship in a labor union or community organization involved with workplace issues, along with a seminar in which students engage in intensive study of workers’ experiences and the labor movement’s past and present role in American society.

In the past, students have interned with unions and community organizations such as SEIU Local 1877 (Justice for Janitors), UNITE HERE Local 11 (Hotel Workers Rising), the Garment Worker Center, SOULA 2006 (Security Officers United in LA), IDEPSCA (Instituto de Educación Popular de Los Ángeles), and many others. Many students have found employment with these organizations after the program.

During the eight-week institute, classes meet Mondays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the UCLA campus, and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center (near MacArthur Park in downtown Los Angeles). Students spend the remaining fifteen hours each week at their placement sites. The ten units of course credit are valid for the Labor and Workplace Studies Minor.

Financial aid is available to qualified UCLA students. All other students should inquire about financial aid at their home institutions.

For more information, visit the Summer Sessions website or contact the program coordinator, Elizbeth Espinoza.