UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)

?? Calling all CA Labor Movement Researchers! We are so excited to announce that UCLA's Strategic Labor Research Conference hosted by?UCLA Labor Studies?will take place this summer, Aug 2-4! ?? Application + more details will drop soon. Learn more and sign up to receive updates. ?? conta.cc/3TgsrdH Applications will be accepted beginning on April 1.

In recognition of Latina Equal Pay Day, today’s #LaborHistory post remembers Los Angeles hotel workers’ fight for higher wages and improved work conditions in the early 2000s. In this video clip, UNITE HERE Local 11 member Victoria shares her experience participating in an impactful action in Downtown Los Angeles that contributed to hotel workers achieving a meaningful contract victory. Did you know that on average, Latina workers make only 51 cents for every dollar white men earn? Part of this figure can be explained by Latina’s overrepresentation in low-wage, precarious industries. One way the Latina wage gap can be solved is through worker organizing and direct action campaigns for better pay. The full video, produced by Local 11 in 2006, can be viewed on the Memory Work Los Angeles website, memorywork.irle.ucla.edu ????? *51 cent figure provided by Equal Pay Today #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras #WageGap #LatinaEqualPayDay #LatinaEqualPay2024 #UNITEHERE #UNITEHERELocal11 #UCLAIRLE #UCLALabor #UCLALaborCenter #LaborCenter #TBT #LaborHistory #LAHistory #RememberThis #MemoryWork #MemoryWorkLosAngeles #WorkerJustice

Last week, the UCLA Labor Center celebrated an incredible milestone — 60 years of building worker justice. In this message, IRLE’s Director Tobias Higbie reflected on a series of memorable events held to mark the center’s anniversary and its important contributions to the city of Los Angeles. READ HERE: https://conta.cc/3Y5UPTF

?? JOB ALERT- UCLA Labor Center, a unit of IRLE, is now hiring an Academic Administrator. ?? The ideal candidate will oversee and coordinate the UCLA Labor Center’s policy and legal research projects. This project director will conduct timely, significant research, policy analysis and legal analysis on labor and workplace issues with a focus on workers in low-wage industries, develop and teach graduate and undergraduate courses in the field of labor studies at UCLA, and develop and conduct educational programs with university faculty, staff, and students, in partnership with labor leaders, worker centers, union members, and workers. Learn more/apply: https://lnkd.in/gmAKK6S6

?? IRLE’s quarterly newsletter for Summer 2024 is out now!???? Catch up on recently published stories, content from our units, and staff mentions in the news ??? ? Read the full newsletter here ?? ?? bit.ly/IRLEQuarterly Sign up to receive our next newsletter directly to your inbox ?? ?? bit.ly/IRLEsign_up

NOW HIRING— ACADEMIC COORDINATOR: Working under the direction of the IRLE Director, the Academic Coordinator will manage research, public engagement, and educational programs with a focus on labor policy and labor history. Learn more. ??

?? ?? Last weekend our team hosted our second annual UCLA Strategic Labor Research Conference. Attendees sharpened their knowledge of strategic research, a method that prioritizes gathering targeted information for economic and social justice campaigns. Learn more and follow us to stay connected to these educational offerings. ?? #research #labor #socialjustice

Exciting work-study opportunities are available at UCLA Labor Studies! If you have a passion for writing, communications, or supporting academic programs, we invite you to apply for our open positions. ?? ?? Communications Work-Study: Create content for news, social media, and newsletters. ?? Academic Programs Manager Work-Study: Assist with admin and outreach. ?? Learn more and apply @ https://lnkd.in/gRg_QdRq

JOB ALERT: The UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment seeks applicants for?a part-time, non-tenure track Labor Studies lecturer position for the 2024-2025 academic year.?The department is seeking a candidate who specializes in issues pertaining to labor and public policy. (Open date June 24, 2024) Learn more. ??

#ICYMI: A must-read interview with Labor Center Director Saba Waheed recently featured in UCLA Magazine's Summer 2024 edition. ?? In this interview , Waheed discussed the issues that motivated her to pursue social justice, her last six months as the new Labor Center Director, the resurgence of the labor movement, among many other topics. ??