The UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment supports faculty and graduate student research on employment and labor topics in a variety of academic disciplines. The Institute also sponsors colloquia, conferences and other public programming, is home to the undergraduate minor in Labor and Workplace Studies at UCLA, and carries out educational outreach on workplace issues to constituencies outside the university. The Institute, in addition to the Academic Unit, includes three affiliate organizations: the UCLA Labor Center, the Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program, and the Human Resources Round Table.

News & Announcements

 

IRLE Publishes its First Research and Policy Brief: “California Crisis: Unemployment outpaces the US”

Our first brief (updated on June 5) looks at California’s disturbingly high unemployment rate in the context of the broad U.S. economic recession. Please share this link with others who are interested in this critical issue. And stay tuned for future briefs and reports!

 

Professor Carves Career from Studying Lives of Immigrant Workers

UCLA Today presents the work of IRLE Advisory Board member, professor Abel Valenzuela. His latest research project revolves around the working conditions of car wash establishments in the city of Los Angeles.

 

Labor and Workplace Studies Minor Students to Receive the UCLA Humanitarian Award

Frank Rodriguez and Jonathan Lee are recipients of the Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award for their unwavering commitment to public service. This award is one of the most prestigious honors given to UCLA undergraduates.

 

Governor eliminates 2009-10 funding for the UC Labor Centers and Institutes for Research on Labor and Employment, student organizations call for email campaign

In the recently enacted 2009-10 budget, Governor Schwarzenegger has once more singled out the University of California labor programs for complete elimination of funds.

IRLE Survey on Labor Law Violations Completed

With funding from the Haynes Foundation, former IRLE Director Ruth Milkman and Labor Center Project Director Victor Narro have completed a survey on labor law violations among immigrants and other low-wage workers. Milkman and Narro conducted interviews with over 1700 workers in L.A. County and are now analyzing the data with support from the Russell Sage Foundation.