Scholarship Tutoring Program

Students will tutor low-wage immigrant parents and their children in the Los Angeles area.

James Irvine Foundation grants UCLA Labor Center $2.6 million

The award will support research, policy, education and youth leadership development.

Image of freeway at night with the text, "Workers and Learners: Commuting in LA."

New Video Elevates Struggles of UCLA Commuter Students

The student-made video explores ongoing and future efforts to improve commuters' experiences.

Dwayne Jackson

Program Manager dwayne2525@ucla.edu

UCLA Dream Resource Center Hiring Labor Summer Project Coordinator

Applications are due on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

KCRW’s Chery Glaser interviews Kent Wong regarding “hot labor summer.”

New Report Showcases Pre-Apprenticeship Program for Black Workers in Inland Empire

The Inland Empire’s first Black worker center addresses the Black job crisis with an innovative IE workforce development model.

Karrasia Myles

Program Coordinator karrasiamyles@ucla.edu

UCLA Labor Center’s Tia Koonse shares fast food research findings at AB 1228 hearing

Tia Koonse, testified at a hearing in Sacramento considering Assembly Bill 1228 (AB1228). Koonse discussed recent research findings pointing to numerous wage and overtime violations in the fast food industry and the need to hold both franchisors and franchisees accountable to improve work conditions.

UCLA Labor Center visits Mexico City for binational worker center exchange

Labor leaders, researchers, students and workers gathered to share their innovative approaches to advance worker’s rights.

Christine Cerven

Senior Research Analyst ccerven@ucla.edu