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CA Department of Industrial Relations | 07/16/2025

California Labor Commissioner’s Office cites the Ritz-Carlton and subcontractors more than $2 million for misclassifying workers as independent contractors

A study from the UCLA Labor Center found that subcontracted janitors in California are more likely to earn lower wages and face labor violations than those directly employed. To address these systemic issues, California established the janitorial registration program and strengthened joint employer accountability laws to better protect vulnerable workers in the sector.

Rising Up With Sonali | 07/16/2025

CA’s Most Latinx City Adopts Strict Sanctuary Law

FEATURING VICTOR NARRO - The Los Angeles-area city of Huntington Park just passed a strict sanctuary city ordinance in response to the violent invasion of federal immigration agents.

LA Public Press | 07/11/2025

LA restaurants are struggling amid ICE raids

Saba Waheed, director of the UCLA Labor Center said the MacArthur Park operation was intended to be “chill-inducing” for restaurants, street vendors and their clients who are now having to assess the risks of operating or going out for normal errands.

Rising Up with Sonali | 07/10/2025

A Revival of Nonviolent Direct Action for Trump 2.0

FEATURING PROF KENT WONG - Donald Trump’s program of mass deportation is going strong in Los Angeles and around the nation. On July 7, about a hundred Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended on Los Angeles’s immigrant-rich neighborhood of MacArthur Park, right by a children’s summer camp. Mayor Karen Bass denounced the action saying it amounted to “a city under siege, under armed occupation.”

Cleveland Scene | 06/26/2025

High Hopes: How Ohio’s Cannabis Industry Can Cultivate Quality Jobs

According to the survey of 1,100 marijuana employees by the UCLA Labor Center and the Cannabis Worker Collab research hub, nearly 43% of women, 29% of men and 81% of gender-nonconforming workers had difficulty covering their daily expenses

Latin Times | 06/26/2025

Immigration Raids Are Increasingly Forcing Immigrants to Step Away From Public Life to Avoid Arrest: Report

Victor Narro, project director at the UCLA Labor Center, described the situation to the outlet as "a harmful form of racial profiling combined with the suspension of constitutional rights and due process."

Latin Times | 06/26/2025

Raids Are Increasingly Forcing Immigrants to Step Away From Public Life to Avoid Arrest: Report

Victor Narro, project director at the UCLA Labor Center, described the situation to the outlet as "a harmful form of racial profiling combined with the suspension of constitutional rights and due process."

Los Angeles Times | 06/26/2025

L.A. immigration raids force the undocumented to trade their freedom for safety

"It's a harmful form of racial profiling combined with the suspension of constitutional rights and due process. That's why many families are staying home," said Victor Narro, a professor and project director for the UCLA Labor Center.

CalMatters | 06/26/2025

Much of LA’s community of immigrants is hiding, leaving a hole in the fabric of the city

“The impact on the economy is broader,” said Saba Waheed, director of UCLA’s Labor Center. “They (federal authorities) are uprooting and interfering in the daily life of Los Angeles. “You’re taking away part of our workforce. That is hurting LA more broadly.”

The Pourover | 06/20/2025

The Next Step in the Coffee Union Wave? Building Global Solidarity

International labour cooperation is increasingly important in a globalised world where multinational companies operate across borders, says Dr. Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Project Director at UCLA’s Labor Center. Corporations can sign transnational deals to extract resources and labour from countries while staying removed from the harms they cause, he explains.

La Opinion | 06/16/2025

Trump ‘suspende’ redadas en industrias clave

Víctor Narro, profesor de Estudios Laborales de UCLA, opinó que la decisión de retroceder en el arresto de campesinos, trabajadores de hoteles y restaurantes obedece a que “la administración se dio cuenta de las quejas recibidas de las compañías y multimillonarios”.

Rai Play | 06/16/2025

A ferro e fuoco

Victor Narro, project director at the UCLA Labor Center, was interviewed by RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana) regarding the immigration raids and ensuing protests in Los Angeles, California.

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