Impactful, cutting-edge research is at the core of the UCLA Labor Center’s mission to advance worker justice. By utilizing a research justice framework that centers workers’ everyday experiences, our research initiatives and publications provide crucial evidence-based analyses that inform sound labor and economic policies, lift industry standards, and create jobs that benefit communities.

The UCLA Labor Center believes that a public university belongs to the people, and this belief shapes our approach to providing accessible quality education. Through robust fellowships, engaging curricula, and community-engaged courses, our schools-to-movement pathways offer students in California and across the nation diverse, life-changing opportunities to grow into leaders of the labor movement.

We leverage our university resources to build strong movements and communities. We continue to serve as thought partners, technical assistance providers, and strategic communications to uplift worker conditions and stories.