This past year reminded us that in dire times, it is community action that moves us forward.
In 2025, despite devastation and fear across our city, our staff and partners pushed on to relentlessly defend the rights and well-being of workers and immigrants.
We invite you to read our 2025 Annual Snapshot to learn more about the various ways our community has persevered to advance worker and immigrant justice.
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Last month, UCLA Labor Center's Lisa Lei and Emely Rauda attended the inaugural CTA Womenâs Conference.
They held a workshop, called Women Leading Change: Lessons from Labor History for Todayâs Changemakers. This workshop sought to highlight past influential labor activists with the goal of empowering and building confidence in the next generation of leading women.
#PowerFromThePast 1992: AAPI community members march in Washington to protest police acquittal in the Rodney King beating.
Kent Wong, founding president of APALA, delivers a speech to marchers calling for unity and solidarity among racial and labor coalitions.
This footage comes from a documentary on the Asian American and Pacific Islander Labor Alliance (APALA) @apalanational . Founded in 1992, APALA, AFL-CIO, is the âfirst and only national organizationâ of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) workers.
In honor of APPI Heritage Month, learn more about APPI solidarity in the labor movement on the Memory Work website. memorywork.irle.ucla.edu/archives/tag/apala
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Join us for a panel on Jewish labor activism in Los Angeles at the UCLA Labor Center on May 28, 2026, 5:30-8 pm.
The conversation brings together educators, labor leaders and community partners to discuss the history and future of Jews in the labor movement.
RSVP at JewsForLA/may28
From April 15â17, the UCLA Labor Center joined a regional delegation across El Salvador and Honduras as part of the Northern Triangle Migration Solidarity Initiative: âThe Right to Stay Home.â
In partnership with the ConfederaciĂłn Centroamericana y del Caribe (COFECA) and the Universidad de El Salvador (UES), this initiative brings together academic institutions, labor organizations, and community partners to confront the root causes of migration and build transnational strategies grounded in dignity, economic justice, and community self-determination.
This year marks an incredible milestone for the Dream Summer Fellowship as we celebrate our 15th year of programming.
We are inviting all DRC alumni from 2011 to 2025 to submit an application for a chance to design the official logo for this yearâs cohort.
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ana Luz GonzĂĄlez-VĂĄsquez has been appointed deputy director of the UCLA Labor Center.
Our new deputy director brings 20 years of research and workforce development experience.
Read our announcement blog to learn more: https://bit.ly/LCNEWDD đ
If you haven't already, RSVP now for our 2nd workshop with photojournalist David Bacon. đ¸
Learn what it means to build a worker-centered project from a master of the craft.
Register at: https://bit.ly/LCP4TR2
Oh, did we show up for May Day đŁď¸
Last Friday, our Labor Studies, @uclalabor , and @uclairle students, faculty, staff, and community came together to march in celebration of International Workersâ Day and stand in solidarity with workers and immigrant communities across Los Angeles.
A huge shoutout to the @lssuucla for helping organize and mobilize students to attend. đşđ˝
Last month, the UCLA Labor Center celebrated reopening its historic building as a nexus of community, organizing and worker education.
Read more about the UCLA Labor Centerâs transformative community impact and exciting next era in a new article on the IRLE website. đ
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On Friday, our staff and students showed up and showed out for May Day. đ
Year after year, it's an honor to be able to bring together both new and experienced advocates to further the cause for worker rights. đĽ
Happy May Day!đŞ
Last year, Victor Narro (@victornarro1 ), project director at UCLA Labor Center and career organizer, joined Toby Higbie, UCLA IRLE Director and professor of labor and history, for a conversation on the significance of the date in Los Angeles.
Narro and Higbie share their expertise and give advice to organizers today. In this clip, Narro emphasizes the importance of joy in social justice work.
To celebrate May Day this year, watch the full conversation on the UCLA IRLE website through the link in our bio.
Are you marching this year? Share what inspires you about May Day in the comments!
#MayDay #MayDay2026 #InternationalWorkersDay #UCLALabor
