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ReWork Research

After slow year, small biz owners in LA’s Fashion District hope for holiday season boost.

Published: November 30, 2025

ReWork Research

Victor Narro on KPFK Radio – Sojourner Truth

Published: November 28, 2025

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Visible and Invisible: How ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago’s Working Class

Published: November 25, 2025

ReWork Research

A ROBOT DELIVERS YOUR FOOD AT THIS CARSON STEAKHOUSE

Published: November 19, 2025

In the Headlines

Car wash workers already had it tough. Then immigration raids slammed them to the ground

Published: November 18, 2025

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ERI Mourns the Loss of Beloved Friend and Movement Leader, Kent Wong

Published: November 20, 2025

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California Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That University of California Employment Policy Discriminates Against Undocumented Students

Published: November 6, 2025

ReWork Research

New Report from UCLA Reveals Labor Violations, Dangerous Working Conditions in the Los Angeles Meatpacking and Food Processing Industry

Published: November 5, 2025

Groundbreaking Report Reveals Unsafe Working Conditions, Wage Theft, and How Diversity and Organizing is Transforming Jobs in California’s Cannabis Industry

Published: May 28, 2025

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Governor Newsom Fails California’s Students and Values by Vetoing Bill That Would Ensure Equal Employment Opportunities for All Students Regardless of Immigration Status

Published: September 24, 2024

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Undocumented Students and Supporters Celebrate Historic Victory; Call on Governor Newsom to Sign Assembly Bill 2586

Published: August 26, 2024

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

CA Assembly Higher Education Committee Passes AB 2586 to Provide Job Opportunities to Undocumented Students in Public Colleges and Universities

Published: April 10, 2024

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ReWork Research

UCLA to Release New Report on Wage Theft, Labor Violations in the Los Angeles Food Meatpacking and Food Processing Industry

Published: October 20, 2025

California’s Fast-Growing Nail Salon Workforce Faces Low Wages & Misclassification, Says New Research From UCLA & CHNSC

Published: March 7, 2024

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Hundreds of Undocumented Students to Rally to Urge UC to Keep its Promise of Removing Hiring Restrictions for Students

Published: November 13, 2023

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Undocumented Students, Legal Scholars, and Labor Experts Host Teach-In as UC Nears Deadline for Plan to Hire Undocumented Students

Published: November 6, 2023

UCLA Labor Center, KIWA to Release Report on Labor and Housing Conditions of Immigrant Workers in Koreatown’s Restaurants

Published: October 17, 2023

Undocumented Student Leaders and Members of the UC Board of Regents Will Discuss Historic Decision to Remove Hiring Restrictions for Undocumented Students

Published: August 7, 2023