A report from the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, including research from the UC Berkeley Labor Center. This edition of the “State of the Unions” report offers readers insight int...

Latinos are central to California’s present and future workforce. They are younger, highly engaged in the labor market, and making important gains in higher education. Yet major disparities remain. L...

Dr. Ana Luz González-Vásquez has been appointed deputy director of the UCLA Labor Center, a unit of the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) that advances cutting-edge research…

Learn more about the UCLA Labor Center’s impactful research and educational initiatives advancing worker justice in the heart of Los Angeles

We spoke with Victor Narro, who was part of the May Day organizing efforts in 2006 when over a million people took over downtown LA to advocate for immigrant rights.

A fence around MacArthur Park could make it easier to maintain, officials say. Some locals are on the fence about the whole plan.

Better work training and pay structure could improve labor conditions.

In this historic year for not just our organization, but workers across the globe, we could not be more proud of sharing our annual accomplishments with you: the community of labor partners who make t...

Fear, panic, hiding for days—this is the experience of families under assault by the Trump Administration

Over the course of the 20th century, the combination of enormous consumer demand and an abundant supply of low-wage and immigrant workers made Los Angeles County a regional hotspot and powerhouse for…