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Lawson, who led desegregation and worker justice efforts beginning in the 1960s, was known for teaching nonviolent resistance tactics to thousands of young activists.

Saba Waheed has dedicated her life to social justice. As the new director of the UCLA Labor Center, she’s now on the front lines in the fight for workers’ rights.

Residents of denser, larger cities tend to have higher wage and salary incomes, but new research demonstrates that not everyone benefits equally.

Finding solutions could be challenging, because some regulations aimed at ensuring food safety make it difficult to properly cool the vehicles.

A course being developed by UCLA labor studies professor Tobias Higbie will aim to inspire a new generation of change-makers.

Landmark 1960s anti-discrimination laws intended to increase wages for women may have been more effective than previously thought, UCLA research shows.

Chancellor Gene Block was honored by the Los Angeles Business Council for leading the campus’s commitment to student housing.

Is a college education still worth it? The chancellor and other panelists explored the question, as well as economic mobility and university rankings.

The Success Academy, a collaboration with the VA of Greater Los Angeles that began in 2019, is back after a hiatus during the pandemic.

A new program that will include job placement services aims to create career opportunities for adults from underserved backgrounds.

Immigration scholar Chris Zepeda-Millán draws inspiration from his grandparents and the migrant workers he’s met along his career.

Visits to a migrant shelter and job training center illuminated how racial and labor justice intersect across borders.

The Autonomous University of Queretaro recently opened a labor center that will adopt its UCLA counterpart’s approach to research and community engagement.

A UCLA report looks at why Latinas left their jobs in large numbers during the pandemic and strategies for bringing them back into the workforce.

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

With a UCLA degree in labor studies, she has her sights set on improving conditions for garment workers.

According to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast, the war in Ukraine, COVID lockdowns in China and inflation will continue to stymie growth.

UCLA’s leader said that to promote job growth and social mobility, traditional four-year higher education and credentialing and certificate programs should play key roles.

When states increased their minimum hourly wage by $1, divorce rates declined by 7% to 15% among those earning low wages.

In a new report, UCLA researchers recommend extending eviction protections for all, until unemployment figures reach pre-pandemic levels.

UCLA labor studies faculty discuss the history and key lessons we can learn from the labor champion.

Research produced by those in the California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic has influenced proposed legislation.

Professors continued helping us better understand our world with their research, students kept excelling and UCLA showed how it helps make Los Angeles a world-class city.

The building, which is named the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center, will house labor research, teaching and service for decades to come.

Civil and labor rights icon and 20-year labor studies faculty member to be linked with UCLA in perpetuity at a ceremony on Dec. 11.