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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

New Book Co-Edited by Victor Narro Shares Lessons in Immigrant Organizing

The essays examine the histories, struggles, and victories of immigrant and worker resistance movements.

New Report Profiles California’s Private Sector Janitorial Workers

The brief finds that janitors face economic vulnerabilities due to their low wages, employment status, and gender.

Publications

Profile of Janitorial Workers in California, 2022

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

In the News

January 29, 2023 Los Angeles Times - Lawmakers want investigation, hearings into ‘Wild West’ of California cannabis and farm work

January 19, 2023 Univision - Piden a directivas de UCLA contratar a estudiantes indocumentados: expertos dicen que una antigua ley no impide hacerlo

January 18, 2023 Daily Bruin - Students call on UC to increase opportunities for students without legal status

January 18, 2023 La Opinión - Estudiantes universitarios piden igualdad de oportunidades laborales en UC

January 18, 2023 NBC Los Angeles - Undocumented Students Rally for UC Job Opportunities

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