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ReWork Research

Koreatown’s frontline supermarket workers are underpaid and stretched thin

Published: February 18, 2026

In the Headlines

LA wants to fence MacArthur Park. Locals aren’t sure it will fix anything.

Published: February 12, 2026

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Luskin School holds panel on civil and immigrant rights, prosecuting ICE agents

Published: February 7, 2026

In the Headlines

Amid immigration raids, a coalition of U.S. leaders gather in L.A. to share resistance strategies

Published: February 1, 2026

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Immigrant rights activist speaks on immigrant justice in higher education

Published: January 30, 2026

ReWork Research

L.A.’s Meatpacking Industry Is a Lot Like the Rest of the Country. Experts Say Here’s How to Make it Safer.

Published: January 13, 2026

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UCLA Releases New Research on Wage Theft, Mistreatment Experienced by Koreatown Supermarket Workers

Published: February 19, 2026

California Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That University of California Employment Policy Discriminates Against Undocumented Students

Published: November 6, 2025

ReWork Research

New Report from UCLA Reveals Labor Violations, Dangerous Working Conditions in the Los Angeles Meatpacking and Food Processing Industry

Published: November 5, 2025

Groundbreaking Report Reveals Unsafe Working Conditions, Wage Theft, and How Diversity and Organizing is Transforming Jobs in California’s Cannabis Industry

Published: May 28, 2025

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Governor Newsom Fails California’s Students and Values by Vetoing Bill That Would Ensure Equal Employment Opportunities for All Students Regardless of Immigration Status

Published: September 24, 2024

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Undocumented Students and Supporters Celebrate Historic Victory; Call on Governor Newsom to Sign Assembly Bill 2586

Published: August 26, 2024

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ReWork Research

UCLA to Release New Report on Subpar Labor Conditions Experienced by Supermarket Workers in Los Angeles and Orange County Koreatowns

Published: February 13, 2026

ReWork Research

UCLA to Release New Report on Wage Theft, Labor Violations in the Los Angeles Food Meatpacking and Food Processing Industry

Published: October 20, 2025

California’s Fast-Growing Nail Salon Workforce Faces Low Wages & Misclassification, Says New Research From UCLA & CHNSC

Published: March 7, 2024

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Hundreds of Undocumented Students to Rally to Urge UC to Keep its Promise of Removing Hiring Restrictions for Students

Published: November 13, 2023

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Undocumented Students, Legal Scholars, and Labor Experts Host Teach-In as UC Nears Deadline for Plan to Hire Undocumented Students

Published: November 6, 2023

UCLA Labor Center, KIWA to Release Report on Labor and Housing Conditions of Immigrant Workers in Koreatown’s Restaurants

Published: October 17, 2023