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Q&A with Emely Rauda of the Nonviolence Education Project
Report
High Stakes: The State of the California Cannabis Workforce
A new report shares important trends that confirm the potential of cannabis to contribute to California’s growth, well-being, and environmental change, as well as challenges that must be addressed head-on.
Report
Balancing Books & Bills: Understanding the Struggles of Workers and Learners in Los Angeles County
This study provides an interactive collection of data-driven insights, interviews, and firsthand stories illuminating systemic issues such as financial instability, inflexible schedules, and limited career alignment.
Report
Shaping the Next Generation: Trends Among Oxnard’s Young Adult Latina Workforce
A new research brief centers young adult Latinas (ages 18-34) to illuminate employment trends and propose recommendations that address their unique labor challenges.
Reopening Event
UCLA Labor Center James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center Reopening
Please mark your calendar for Thursday, October 2, 2025 and reserve your ticket(s) to join us in celebrating the UCLA Labor Center’s James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center reopening.
2024 Annual Snapshot
Advancing a Worker-First Agenda
In partnership with unions, workers, students, faculty, and policymakers, the UCLA Labor Center changed working people’s lives.
Statement
Immigration Raids in Los Angeles: Solidarity Statement & Resource List
Read a statement from the UCLA Labor Center on the immigration raids in Los Angeles, including a list of community resources for support and other helpful guides.
Young Worker Initiative
Building Young Worker Power Through Curriculum and Training
On March 28-29, 2025, Jazmin Rivera, UCLA Labor Center community education specialist, and Abbie Cohen, UCLA Labor Center, graduate student researcher, traveled across the country to attend “The Strike: Building Workers’ Power Today,” a conference held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
60 Years of Worker Justice
Established in 1964, the UCLA Labor Center advances cutting-edge research, education, and service guided by our core values: economic equity, racial and immigrant justice, and worker power and solidarity.
A Public University Belongs to the People
Through our signature approaches and methodology that employ research justice, narrative storytelling, student and leader-to-movement pathways, and culturally and racially responsive evaluation, we partner with workers, unions, worker centers, students, and impacted communities to advance economic justice across California, the nation and globally.
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