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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.

Q&A: LSRIP Alumni Gloria Perez & Juan Muñoz

Labor Summer Research Internship Program alumni share their research experiences.

Workers as Health Monitors

According to a new study, recruiting frontline workers in monitoring against COVID-19 would reduce transmission and support economic recovery in Los Angeles County.

Workers and Learners Juggle Work and College and Struggle to Make Ends Meet

The study examines the challenges that lie at the intersection of higher education and labor.

Publications

A Survey of Nail Salon Workers and Owners in California During COVID-19, 2020

Reimagined Recovery: Black Workers, the Public Sector, and COVID-19, 2020

I Am a #Young Worker – Young Workers Animated for Change Workshop and Classroom Guide, 2020

Young Workers in California: A Snapshot, 2020

Work, Pay, or Go to Jail: Court-Ordered Community Service in Los Angeles, 2019

Learning Together! An Innovative Tutoring Program for Low-wage Janitor, Garment, and Domestic Worker Children, 2019

More Than a Gig: A Survey of Ride-Hailing Drivers in Los Angeles, 2018

Know Your Top Fair Housing Rights, 2018

In the News

August 5, 2020 Santa Monica Daily Press - LA County to Support Litigation Efforts to Protect DACA Dreamers

August 4, 2020 Los Angeles Daily News - LA County joins legal fight to protect DACA

August 1, 2020 Who.What.Why - Pandemic Threatens American Dreamers

July 30, 2020 KCRW - A new police bureau and resumed homeless sweeps work against LA County’s anti-racist measure, says Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

Fast Company - ‘I don’t really have a choice’: L.A. garment workers are risking their lives to sew masks

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