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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

New UCLA Report: Corporate Ballot Initiative Would Open Workers Up to Wage Theft, Abuse

Published: February 15, 2024

Dream Resource Center (DRC)

Assemblymember David Alvarez Introduces Assembly Bill 2586 to Open Employment Opportunities to Undocumented Students on UC, CSU and Community College Campuses

Published: February 15, 2024

Press Advisories

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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

Inland Empire’s First Black Worker Center Addresses Black Job Crisis with IE Works Partnership

Published: July 14, 2023

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Los Angeles County Weighs $15 minimum Wage for Some Workers

Published: July 23, 2015

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The Shifting Immigrant Hustle

Published: June 6, 2025

ReWork Research

Can unions ensure marijuana workers earn a livable wage?

Published: June 2, 2025

ReWork Research

“Alarming” cannabis report sounds safety sirens

Published: June 2, 2025

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These LA undocumented drivers helped build Uber and Lyft. Now they’re being left behind

Published: June 2, 2025

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REPORTS—UCLA Labor Center issues report on California cannabis industry conditions, (May 29, 2025)

Published: May 30, 2025