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Driving is More than a Casual Gig
Learn about the lived experiences and job conditions for LA drivers in the gig economy.

Driving is More than a Casual Gig
Learn about the lived experiences and job conditions for LA drivers in the gig economy.
Mandated Community Service in LA
Court-ordered community service functions as a system of unregulated and coercive labor.

Mandated Community Service in LA
Court-ordered community service functions as a system of unregulated and coercive labor.
New Major! Labor Studies
Labor Studies offers undergraduates an opportunity to learn about the workplace and the social, political, and economic forces that influence it.

New Major! Labor Studies
Labor Studies offers undergraduates an opportunity to learn about the workplace and the social, political, and economic forces that influence it.
Dream Resource Center
The Dream Resource Center has emerged as a national source for research, education, and policy on immigration issues.

Dream Resource Center
The Dream Resource Center has emerged as a national source for research, education, and policy on immigration issues.

UCLA will expand its worker justice programs thanks to a new annual state budget increase

The 2022-23 spending plan allocates $13 million to labor centers in the University of California system

UCLA Labor Center brings together 60 labor leaders for San Diego-Tijuana border tour

Visits to a migrant shelter & job training center illuminated how racial & labor justice intersect across borders

Kick off Latinx Heritage Month with Re:Work, the UCLA Labor Center Podcast

Mauricio Juarez shares his journey from working in silver mines in Mexico to working in fast-food in San Diego.

Publications

Working Under COVID-19: Experiences of Nail Salon Workers in California, New York, Pennsylvania & New Jersey, 2022

Lives & Livelihoods: California’s Private Homecare Industry in Crisis, 2022

Essential Stories: Black Worker COVID-19 Economic Health Impact Survey, 2022

Resource Accessibility Across the University of California Campuses Through Undocumented Students’ Experiences, 2022

New Directions in Racial and Economic Justice: How California’s Worker Centers Are Bringing Worker Power into Workforce Development, 2022

Fast-Food Frontline: COVID-19 and Working Conditions in Los Angeles, 2022

Reopening During COVID-19: The Experience of Nail Salon Workers and Owners in California, 2021

Dismantling Disparity: Breaking Barriers to Employment, 2021

In the News

September 27, 2022 NewsNation - Airline workers strike for better pay, work conditions

September 26, 2022 Daily Bruin - Mexico’s 1st labor center Centro Laboral UAQ opens with UCLA support

September 25, 2022 Daily Bruin - PRIME: All the difference

September 21, 2022 Wired - California Voted for Cheaper Uber Rides. It May Have Hurt Drivers

September 19, 2022 Newsy - A New California Law Could Raise Minimum Wages

The UCLA Labor Center believes that a public university belongs to the people and should advance quality education and employment for all. Every day we bring together workers, students, faculty, and policymakers to address the most critical issues facing working people today.

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Driving is More than a Casual Gig

Driving is More than a Casual Gig

Mandated Community Service in LA

Mandated Community Service in LA

New Major! Labor Studies