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Webinar connected workforce development, grassroots worker power, and racial and economic justice

On Miércoles, Julio 6th, the UCLA Labor Center and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) co-hosted the first out of five workshops from the 2022 Racial Justice Workshop Series, a campaign continuing through Julio and Agosto. The next workshop will continue where our conversation left off, with a focus on Organizing. Click here to RSVP for future workshops.

An analysis of the working conditions of janitors as parents and workers and their experiences supporting their children academically during COVID-19.

Monica reflects on her journey from undergraduate intern to UCLA Labor Center research analyst.

Series includes webinars on racial justice, organizing, reproductive rights, political power, and immigrant rights.

The 2022-23 spending plan allocates $13 million to labor centers in the University of California system

AAPI workers connect anti-Asian violence to systemic racism and economic inequality.

Rev. Lawson shares stories of his path to nonviolence & his involvement in the 1960s civil rights movement.

A national forum on Junio 24th will bring together labor and community leaders to connect the fight against anti-Asian violence with broader fights for workers’ rights.

Issues concerning labor, health, and safety have only intensified since the pandemic’s start.