“I think what it very clearly was, it was fewer people doing pretty much the same amount of work or more work with a limited menu,” said Brian Justie, @UCLALabor senior research analyst
UCLA Labor Center
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Advancing worker justice in Los Angeles and across the world.
About us
The UCLA Labor Center believes that a public university belongs to the people and should advance quality education and employment for all. Every day we bring together workers, students, faculty, and policymakers to address the most critical issues facing working people today. Our research, education, and policy work lifts industry standards, creates jobs that are good for communities, and strengthens immigrant rights, especially for students and youth.
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http://labor.ucla.edu/
External link for UCLA Labor Center
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- Research Services
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1964
- Specialties
- Research, Education, Leadership Development, and Policy Analysis
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675 S Park View St
Los Angeles, CA 90057, US
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PO Box 951478
10945 LeConte Ave Ste 1103
Los Angeles, CA 90095, US
Employees at UCLA Labor Center
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Dave Campbell
Secretary-Treasurer, USW Local 675
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George Chacon
Deputy Director @ UCLA Labor Center | Program Management, Staff Development, Leadership Development, Immigrant Rights Power Building
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Vivian Nguyen
Associate Director of Development at UCLA Labor Center | Passionate fundraiser and advocate for social justice, diversity, and racial equity
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Dulce López
Entrepreneur artist and communications for transnational social justice
Updates
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“Following a lack of movement from the city in bargaining, Berkeley’s Service Employees International Union, or SEIU 1021, authorized a strike if necessary, with 93% agreement.” https://buff.ly/3YFex8O #InTheNews
Berkeley’s Service Employees International Union authorizes strike after lack of movement from city
dailycal.org
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This morning, UCLA Labor Center director Saba Waheed spoke at a New York Taxi Workers Alliance x Comptroller Lander event that brought together over a hundred Uber and Lyft drivers, advocates, and experts. 🚖 New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and the NYTWA gathered to demand critical changes to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) regulations on minimum pay and driver lockouts. Read our 2023 report "Analysis of High Volume For-Hire Vehicle Data for New York City" to learn more about driver pay and passenger fares in relation to the TLC’s minimum rate. https://bit.ly/LCFHV23 🔗
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On October 17, Lisa Lei of the UCLA Labor Center's Asian American Racial Justice project (AARJ) presented at the Asian Pasifka Desi American+ Healthcare Worker Hero Stories Panel on API labor history and racial justice in the healthcare industry. Our AARJ team was joined by incredible healthcare leaders including Julie Ngin from UNAC/UHCP and Ava Ham from Empowering API, as well as Mindy Chen of the Los Angeles Community College District's Dolores Huerta Labor Institute and Theresa Tsao of APASS at Los Angeles Harbor College.
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Last Friday, UCLA Labor Center director Saba Waheed and program specialist Veronica Wilson attended a boat tour at the Port of Long Beach to learn more about an ambitious plan that would help CA meet its 2045 climate goal. 🌎 Pier Wind is a proposed facility that would build offshore wind turbines, supporting the state's climate goals and creating economic opportunity. The UCLA Labor Center was also joined by Norman Rogers, USW 675, Ernie Pacheco, IUE-CWA 9, and UCLA Labor Studies grad + Lynwood City Council member, Juan Muñoz-Guevara, among other key voices.
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Read our October newsletter to learn more about what the UCLA Labor Center has been up to! Find the link at: https://bit.ly/4fiyurK 🔗 📰
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UCLA Labor Center Dr. Ana Luz Gonzalez-Vasquez and Gaby Gil de Leon presented on applying an equity and job quality lens to industry data at the NCWE's Future Proofing Workforce Education Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 💬
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“According to a recent report by the UCLA Labor Center, the West Coast longshore worker contract included manning requirements in terminals using automated equipment.” https://buff.ly/3ZSB0jT #InTheNews
East Coast dockworkers suspend strike, easing impacts on Long Beach and LA ports
laist.com
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"We all have rights and together in alliance we will be able to win." This interview forms part of a series of interviews with prominent Mexican labor leaders. 🎙️ Read the full piece at: https://buff.ly/3AUvC5c 🔗
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Check out the UCLA Newsroom's new piece featuring our very own Re:Work Podcast! Learn more about the show's history and the intention behind it. Find at https://lnkd.in/gJc4cwpD 🗞🎙
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