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The UCLA Labor Center and Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) staff are available to comment on a variety of contemporary issues related to labor and employment.

For media inquiries, please contact Citlalli Chávez at citlallichavez@ucla.edu or (714)742-1581.

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New Report Finds Seniors and People with Disabilities Struggle to Pay for Home Care, Workers Suffer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017 Media Contact: Citlalli Chávez, citlallichavez@ucla.edu, 714-742-1581 New Report Finds Seniors and People with Disabilities Struggle to Pay for Home Care, Workers Suffer LOS ANGELES – A new report, Struggles and Support: California’s Homecare

W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Continue Support Early Childhood Engagement Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 27, 2017 Contact: Citlalli Chávez citlallichavez@ucla.edu, (714) 742-1581 LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Labor Center is pleased to announce that it will build upon its Parent Worker Project, a project that trained a cohort of janitors

The Dream Resource Center Kicks Off National Undocumented Stories Tour In Washington, D.C.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 24, 2017 Contact: Rubi Martinez, rubimartinez@ucla.edu Los Angeles — The Dream Resource Center (DRC) at the UCLA Labor Center, is pleased to announce that Undocumented Stories,will kick off a national tour that

Our Voices, Our Health: Immigrant Wellness Tour (Long Beach)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2017 Contact: Rubi Martinez rubimartinez@ucla.edu (213)480-4155×253 The Dream Resource Center (DRC) at the UCLA Labor Center is proud to present Our Voices, Our Health: Immigrant Wellness Tour, a statewide initiative to uplift and provide

UCLA Labor Center Report Finds Los Angeles is in the Throes of a Black Jobs Crisis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, March 21, 2017 Contact: Citlalli Chávez, citlallichavez@ucla.edu, (714) 742-1581 LOS ANGELES – A new study, Ready to Work, Uprooting Inequity: Black Workers in Los Angeles County by the UCLA Labor Center and the Los Angeles Black

UCLA report contributes to the broader discussion on scheduling standards

PRESS RELEASE for December 13, 2016 Contact: Citlalli Chávez, citlallichavez@ucla.edu, (714) 742-1581 and Tom Salyers, tsalyers@clasp.org, (202) 906-8002 UCLA report contributes to the broader discussion on scheduling standards New report finds young workers face erratic scheduling practices; Los

New Report finds Los Angeles Garment Factories Are Dusty, Dirty, and Dangerous

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2016 Contact: Citlalli Chávez, citlallichavez@ucla.edu, (714) 742-1581 New Report finds Los Angeles Garment Factories Are Dusty, Dirty, and Dangerous The study provides insights into the health and safety conditions of LA’s garment industry LOS

New Report Investigates the Experience of Immigrant Youth in the Silicon Valley & Calls for Efforts to Support Immigrant Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 29, 2016 Contact: Citlalli Chávez, citlallichavez@ucla.edu, (714) 742-1581 New Report Investigates the Experience of Immigrant Youth in the Silicon Valley & Calls for Efforts to Support Immigrant Rights LOS ANGELES -The Dream Resource Center, a

Statement: Supreme Court Decision on Obama Immigration Executive Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — June 23, 2016 Contact: Vanessa Moreno, 619-721-8655, vnss179@ucla.edu “When our communities lose, we all lose.” LOS ANGELES – Today, in its split-decision of U.S. v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court defers to the Fifth Circuit’s holding

UCLA Report finds that young workers struggle to make ends meet in Los Angeles

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2015 Contact: Citlalli Chávez, citlallichavez.ucla@gmail.com, (714) 742-1581 UCLA Report finds that young workers struggle to make ends meet in Los Angeles WHAT: The UCLA Labor Center will hold a press call to