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2013
- UCLA Labor Center's Kent Wong on May Day, KNBC, May 1, 2013
- A Pathway to Citizenship Should Create a Pathway to Workplace Protections, The Huffington Post, April 30, 2013
- Restaurant Worker Paid Below Minimum Wage for Traning, San Francisco Public Press, April 22, 2013
- Undocumented Immigrants Respond To Immigration Bill, USC Annenberg Digital News, April 17, 2013
- Stopping wage theft should be high on L.A. mayor's priority list, UCLA Today, April 16, 2013
- A to-do list for L.A.'s next mayor, The Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2013
- Wage Theft in the US, PBS SoCal, April 12, 2013
- Undocumented students find resilience in talking circle, UCLA Today, April 10, 2013
- Brown's China game plan seers clear of human rights issues, The Sacramento Bee, April 10, 2013
- Immigration Reform Alone Will Not End Workplace Violations, The Huffington Post, April 8, 2013
- Labor money starts flowing in for Garcetti, The Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2013
- Wage theft is not uncommon, The Daily Camera, March 30, 2013
- Who is the 'labor candidate' in the May election for Los Angeles Mayor?, 89.3 KPCC: Southern California Public Radio, March 28, 2013
- Wage Theft in Los Angeles, KTLA Channel 5 News, March 27, 2013
- Embracing Difference: The Future of the DREAM Movement, New America Media, March 27, 2013
- Survey: Workers spend hours of company time tracking NCAA tournament brackets, The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, March 21, 2013
- Urasawa, home of $1,111 sushi bill, faces labor-violation fines, The Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2013
- California Women Domestic Workers Push for Bill of Rights Legislation, ABC News, March 8, 2013
- When Your Kid's the Boss, Work Reimagined (AARP), March 5, 2013
- Labor Sees Bright Spots in Membership Trends, The New York Times, January 28, 2013
- Indigenous Farmworkers Are Breaking New Ground in California, Indian Country, January 25, 2013
- Bridging the Immigration Divide, University of South Florida News, January 17, 2013
2012
- 'Dreamers' Convene to Celebrate —and Embrace Parents, The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2012
- Under fire from labor, Riordan abandons pension overhaul plan, The Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2012
- Steve Li stuck in immigration 'limbo,' San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 2012
- With labor unions collectively challenging austerity, what might European leaders do? What is Europe's economic future?, Pacifica Radio: Insighters & Scholar's Circle, November 18, 2012
- Campus experts analyze Election 2012, UCLA Today, November 7, 2012
- Exit Polls Show More Women Vote Democratic Than Men, Annenberg Digital News, November 6, 2012
- Eliminating Middle Class Jobs in the Shadow of the Election, The Huffington Post, November 5, 2012
- Three Generations: Fields to Construction to UCLA, CoLab Radio, October 23. 2012
- Anatomy of a Deferred-Action Dream, The Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2012
- American Airlines' long goodbye, The Dallas Morning News, October 13, 2012
- As One Door Closes for Smyth, Another Opens at UCLA, Santa Clarita Valley News, October 11, 2012
- It's boom time for O.C. grocery jobs, The Orange County Register, October 5, 2012
- The biz's taxing situation, Variety, October 5, 2012
- Conference focuses on plight of undocumented students, The Daily Titan, Ocober 1, 2012
- Learning About Advocacy, CSUF News, September 29, 2012
- Program details experiences of undocumented students in US, The Daily Targum, September 28, 2012
- Subsidies for moviemakers: Disappointing results lead to second thoughts, AZCapitolTimes.com, September 28, 2012
- Rutgers immigrant youth summit pushes DREAM Act, myCentralJersey.com, September 27, 2012
- Undocumented and Unafraid, The Huffington Post blog, September 21, 2012
- Undocumented and Unafraid: Tam Tran, Cinthya Felix, and the Immigrant Youth Movement, AlterNet, September 20, 2012
- SF Officials Celebrate Internship Program for Undocumented Youth, SF Appeal, September 14, 2012
- San Francisco Marks End of DREAM Summer, New America Media, September 13, 2012
- SF Officials Celebrate Internship Program for Undocumented Youth, Bay City News, September 12, 2012
- UCLA Receives Labor Department Grant, Patch.com, September 12, 2012
- Give meaning to Labor Day by enforcing wage laws, The Asian Journal, September 7, 2012
- UCLA Downtown Labor Center celebrates 10th anniversary, The Daily Bruin, September 4, 2012
- Henry Walton's podcast featuring interviews with Victor Narro and Kent Wong at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center's 10th Anniversary Celebration, KPFK 90.7FM Labor Review, September 2, 2012
- On Labor Day, trying times for organized labor, Los Angeles Daily News, September 2, 2012
- Construction trades turn to BLING to recruit more Black workers, OurWeekly.com, August 30, 2012
- It's Anti-American to Be Anti-Union, The Huffington Post, August 30, 2012
- Vietnamese workers' stories a compelling read, National Catholic Reporter, August 30, 2012
- Connecting the dots with popular education: New LMP course brings business, economic issues to life, Labor Management Partnership, August 29, 2012
- Heat illness still a problem despite progress, HealthyCal.org, August 28, 2012
- California's incentive extension clears Assembly, Variety, August 16, 2012
- The Workers's Rug: Fine Art from Day Labor, KCET, August 14, 2012
- Dream University a step toward equalizing access to education for undocumented students, The Daily Bruin, August 13, 2012
- Undocumented Immigrants Line Up for New Chance, ABC World News, August 15, 2012
- Domestic workers demand Bill of Rights in California, Global Post, August 14, 2012
- National Dream University offers low-cost online courses for undocumented students,
The Daily Bruin, August 13, 2012
- Pols push CA incentive program forward, Variety, August 8, 2012
- Beating the System: Undocumented Students Get Their Own College, Take Part, August 8, 2012
- The Power of Dreamers, AAPIP, August 8, 2012
- Dream Act College: UCLA Professors Create National Dream University, Online School For
Undocumented Immigrants, The Huffington Post, August 8, 2012
Media Matters, August 7, 2012
- UCLA helps create new online program for undocumented immigrants, The Daily Californian,
August 7, 2012
- NDU makes college classes affordable for Pinoy DREAMers, Asian Journal, August 3, 2012
- National Dream University to Open for Undocumented Students, Immigration Direct, August 3, 2012
- California to Launch College for Undocumented Students, US News, August 2, 2012
- College Just for Illegals? National Dream University Launches with Help of UCLA, LA Weekly,
August 1, 2012
- Immigrants offered college courses, status aside, Associated Press, July 30, 2012
- Walmart accused of firing union organizers in bid to intimidate workers, The Guardian, July 26, 2012
- Balancing Act, Los Angeles Magazine, July 25, 2012
- Save Mart's resolution of contract could force Raley's Safeway to do same, Modesto Bee,
July 11, 2012
- Massive anti-Walmart march and rally planned today at Chinatown site, Los Angeles Daily News,
June 30, 2012
- Calif. incentive program clears committee, Variety, June 28, 2012
- Mexico: The Drug War and Sunday's Presidential Election, KCRW To the Point, June 27, 2012
- Film Credit Study Author Responds to LAO, Fox & Hounds, June 27, 2012
- Legislative Analyst: Film tax credit a net loss in tax dollars, Sacramento Bee, June 22, 2012
- State legislative analyst questions prod'n incentives, Variety, June 22, 2012
- For 'Undocuqueer' Youth, Obama Inspires Cautious Optimism, New American Media, June 20, 2012
- Is Deportation Freeze A 'Big Relief" Or 'Cynical Ploy', NPR News, June 16, 2012
- Obama opens new door, Los Angeles Times, June 16, 2012
- Obama's Immigration Plan Cheered in LA: 'Dreamers' Are Cautiously Optimistic, The Huffington Post, June 15, 2012
- Illegal immigrants at labor center cheer Obama's speech, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2012
- Northern California supermarket workers call in strategist for contract talks, The Sacramento Bee, June 12, 2012
- A future undocumented: Students face legal hurdles and low job prospects following graduation, The Daily Bruin, June 10, 2012
- Undocumented and Unafraid: UCLA Honors The Lives of Two Leaders in The Immigrant Rights Movement, The Huffington Post, June 8, 2012
- Public employees under scrutiny after recent elections, McClatchy Newspapers, June 7, 2012
- The Undocumented Attorney, an Oxymoron for Our DREAMless Days, Colorlines, June 7, 2012
- Oxnard Group Trying to make 'Oaxaquita' Epithet Illegal, PRI's The World, May 31, 2012
- Ephithet that divides Mexicans is banned by Oxnard school district, Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2012
- Illegal immigrants find paths to college, careers, USA Today, May 27, 2012
- Union still faces difficult odds against Target, Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 26, 2012
- Latino Workers Sue California Car Washes, Latin American Herald Tribune, May 23, 2012
- California Brinker Decision Casts Uncertainty Over Employer Rest and Meal Break Policies, Bloomberg BNA, May 12, 2012
- Latino Street Artist Sparks Conversation About Labor in Beverly Hills, Colorlines, May 9, 2012
- Splitting the Bill: Scholarships to middle-income students do not cover California's insufficient funding to higher education, UCLA Daily Bruin, May 2, 2012
- Walmart's Arrogance, Other Words - Institute for Policy Studies, April 30, 2012
- Blacks in South LA have a bleaker jobs picture than in 1992, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2012
- Lessons from the riots have continued relevance today, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2012
- Does organized labor have a future?, Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2012
- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis observers Workers' Memorial Day at Action Summit for Worker Safety and Heatlh, annouces fall prevention campaign, PR Newswire, April 26, 2012
- UCLA Library acquires papers of Justice for Janitors, historic L.A. labor organization, UCLA Newsroom, April 19, 2012
- Businesses, Workers at Odds over US-South Korea Trade Agreement, Voice of America, April 12, 2012
- Cal/OSHA Launches 2012 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign at New Bakersfield Office, PR Newswire, April 12, 2012
- Immigration: Now and in the Future, UCLA Magazine, April 1, 2012
- Project Labor Agreement Debate Is As Complex As It Is Conflicted, Public CEO, March 27, 2012
- Critical studies necessary for long-term academic and social change, Daily Bruin, February 27, 2012
- Walmart faces fight as it plans first store in downtown LA, Southern California Public Radio KPCC, February 27, 2012
- Car Wash Workers Unionize in Los Angeles, Huffington Post, February 23, 2012
- Union forges a new alliance with carwash workers, Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2012
- Time to drive a stake through heart of this tax break, Tacoma New Tribune, February 22, 2012
- UCLA Study Validates CA Film and TV Tax Credit, Backstage, February 16, 2012
- Study: State needs to expand tax credits, Variety, February 6, 2012
- California tax incentive for filmmakers gets mixed review in study, LA Observed, February 6, 2012
- UCLA study gives qualified support to film tax credit program, Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2012
- "Self-Deportation" doesn't shrink the shadow economy, Salon, January 31, 2012
- Can the Triquis Go Home? New American Media, January 18, 2012
- Carwasheros in Los Angeles Win Over $1 Million in Settlement, Colorlines, January 12, 2012
- How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration, The Nation, January 4, 2012
2011
- 2011
- Underpayment Can Be a Norm at Small Business, New York Times, December 16, 2011
- Wal-Mart Takes on the World, Arkansas Business Journal, December 12, 2011
- The Occupy Movement: Important, Limited, Generative, Engaged, Social Sciences Blog: Occupy Movements, November 17, 2011
- Aumenta la desocupación entre Latinos, La Opinión, November 5, 2011
- Carwash workers celebrate union contract, Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2011
- Letter from Oaxaca, The Investigative Fund, October 24, 2011
- Migracion, proceso lamentable, pero influye dinamismo a Oaxaca, Diario de la Mixteca, October 20, 2011
- Inicia el FIOB su VII Asamblea Binacional para elegir dirigencia, Noticias Net, October 19, 2011
- Suprimir leyes antimigratorias, exige frente binacional a Obama y Calderón, La Jornada, October 18, 2011
- Realiza FIOB Séptima Asamblea General Binacional en Oaxaca, Foro Politico, October 15, 2011
- ¿Le ha robado su patrón parte de su salario?, Univision 34, October 14, 2011
- California Babysitter Bill: Understanding AB 889, Huffington Post, October 14, 2011
- #OWS and the US Labor Movement, MR Zine, October 11, 2011
- Governor Jerry Brown Signs Immigration Bills that Help, Not Hurt, California's Economy, Immigration Impact, October 11, 2011
- Hoy and UCLA to Present First Public Screening of Renowned "La Bestia"Documentary in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2011
- California Governor Signs Dream Act, Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2011
- Hot Button Decisions in California, Inside Higher Ed, October 10, 2011
- Women Hit Hard by Budget Cuts, NBC San Diego, October 5, 2011
- MTA OKs project labor agreement, Our Weekly, September 29, 2011
- Inside the Shadow Economy - A Growing Underworld Bazaar, New American Media, September 29, 2011
- "Jobless Discrimination" and its Effect on People of Color, Maynard Media Center on Structural Inequity, September 29, 2011
- Educan en Cultura Oaxaqueña, La Raza, September 24, 2011
- Newsmaker: Obama Jobs & Budget Plan, The Fairness Doctrine, September 22, 2011
- The Psychology of Black Unemployment, Black Voice News, September 19, 2011
- California desperate for jobs, impact of proposed federal plan remains to be seen, Pasadena Star News, September 17, 2011
- "I am Undocumented"- The Incredible True Story of Maria Luna, El Nuevo Sol, September 13, 2011
- Labor Day offers little for unions to celebrate, Fresno Bee, September 5, 2011
- Dan Walters: A Labor Day that drips with irony, The Sacramento Bee, September 5, 2011
- The Jobs of the Future, Southern California Public Radio AirTalk, September 5, 2011
- California unionization rate falls: UCLA report, North County Times, September 5, 2011
- In tough economy, labor unions lose ground on hard-won benefits, The Desert Sun, September 5, 2011
- Unions find little to celebrate, Los Angeles Daily News, September 4, 2011
- Es nulo el aumento de empleos, La Opinión, September 3, 2011
- One in 50 British Children Have Never Seen Their Parents Work, AOL News, September 2, 2011
- Violations of Wage Laws Targeted in Crackdown, Solis Says, Bloomberg, August 31, 2011
- California Dreaming: Will the State Give Scholarships to Its Undocumented Youth?, Time, August 31, 2011
- California Senate panel OKs part of Dream Act, Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2011
- Grocery workers head to the bargaining table again, this time with strike authorized, Southern California Public Radio, August 22, 2011
- Southern California Grocery Workers Inch Closer to A Strike, KPBS Los Angeles, August 18, 2011
- Southern California grocery union begins key vote today, Riverside Press Enterprise, August 18, 2011
- Latino-indigenous Mexican divide stirs California town, San Francisco Chronicle, August 13, 2011
- Another side of the jobs picture: employers who can't find good candidates, Southern California Public Radio, August 12, 2011
- New Report Provides Insight into AAPI Workforce, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University, August 10, 2011
- Markets Evoke Memories of Mexico, New York Times, August 2, 2011
- No one wants a supermarket strike, but does anyone want a deal? Southern California Public Radio, July 29, 2011
- Group claims workers at risk, San Bernardino Sun, July 25, 2011
- Diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander Workforce Faces Many Challenges, AsianWeek, July 25, 2011
- Sindicatos se unen en lucha binancional, La Opinión, July 25, 2011
- NASFAA Advocates for DREAM Act and Need-Based Student Aid Spending, NASFAA, July 19, 2011
- Does Your Boss Steal Your Pay? The Valley Advocate, July 14, 2011
- California showcase for safe workplaces include employers with spotty records, Southern California Public Radio, July 8, 2011
- Brown's break with UFW a sign of the times, The Sacramento Bee, June 30, 2011
- At struggling firms, workers holding on, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 26, 2011
- Hard lesson: Unions will find retail no easy target, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 20, 2011
- Target store's workers weigh joining union, St. Louis Post-Dispatch , June 18, 2011
- Target union vote a test for industry, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 15, 2011
- Wal-Mart Workers Try the Nonunion Route, New York Times, June 14, 2011
- Wal-Mart works with unions abroad, but not at home, Washington Post, June 7, 2011
- Obama to promote economic policies on Wednesday, KCBS Radio San Francisco, June 8, 2011
- Your Year (or More) of Living Joblessly, Slate, June 6, 2011
- Labor thinks big-box with Target union effort, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 4, 2011
- Immigration Reform Would Help Economy, Says Labor Secretary, Eastern Group Publications, June 2, 2011
- Secretary Solis Participates in a Conversation on Immigration Reform for the 21st Century, US Department of Labor, May 27, 2011
- U.S. Supreme Court may hear lawsuit challenging AB540, which lets undocumented students pay in-state tuition in California, The Daily Bruin, May 27, 2011
- Project preserves union history, The Daily Bruin, May 20, 2011
- Grocery talks continue, survivial at stake, The Orange County Register, May 17, 2011
- UCLA alumnae Tam Tran, Cinthya Felix Perez deserve memorial recognizing pioneer work for undocumented students, The Daily Bruin, May 15, 2011
- Justice for Janitors campaigners record their stories, Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2011
- The rise of the permanently temporary worker, Fortune, May 5, 2011
- Panel lobbies for better labor safety, The Daily Bruin, April 29, 2011
- Campaña para prevenir las muertas por calor, La Opinión, April 27, 2011
- Grocery union marshals its support in negotiations, The Press-Enterprise, April 21, 2011
- Retail sector adding jobs, but not always careers, Associated Press, April 5, 2011
- Festival de la Familia addresses relationship between Latinos, indigenous people, Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2011
- Students should grab job opportunities as soon as possible to avoid unemployment discrimination in work force, The Daily Bruin, April 4, 2011
- Job sharing lessens pain of unemployment on workers, state, UCLA Today, April 3, 2011
- KNX Business Hour (at 17:17), CBS Los Angeles, April 1, 2011
- Save jobs by sharing work, Los Angeles Daily News, April 1, 2011
- Poverty often a temporary state, U.S. census study finds, Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2011
- Black Workers Center educates workers about job losses, Our Weekly, March 24, 2011
- Unemployment's psychological scars, UCLA Today, March 22, 2011
- No work in sight: An exclusive report on SLO County unemployment, San Louis Obispo Tribune, March 20, 2011
- No Labor Protests in San Diego, San Diego Reader, March 16, 2011
- Nation's poverty rate climbs, but many able to escape, U.S. census report shows, Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2011
- Wisconsin labor issue could affect the UC, Daily Bruin, March 3, 2011
- The wrong message on unions, Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2011
- Undocumented students talk about their struggles, Daily Trojan, February 28, 2011
- Wisconsin: "Taking Away Public Employee's Bargaining Rights Is Crazy", Neon Tommy: USC Annenberg Digital News, February 18, 2011
- Gender discrimination in the workforce should be fixed with more comprehensive policy action, The Daily Bruin, February 7, 2011
- Mixed Bag for Family Leave, The Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2011
- Viewpoints: Family leave program has proved its value, but it could do more, The Sacramento Bee, January 26, 2011
- Black Workers Detail Frustrations in L.A.'s Struggling Job Market, Los Angeles Wave, January 19, 2011
- After Long Fight, Farmworkers in Florida Win an Increase in Pay, New York Times, January 18, 2011
- Family leave law not a 'job killer', Sacramento Bee, January 12, 2011
- California family leave program gets high marks in study, Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2011
- Unemployment numbers down while the economy continues to lag, Free Speech Radio News, January 7, 2011
2010
- American farmers move to Mexico, PRI's The World, December 23, 2010
- L.A. Mayor annouces $2 billion project labor agreement, Los Angeles Wave, December 20, 2010
- UCLA activists pledge to fight on despite DREAM Act's demise in the Senate, UCLA Daily Bruin, December 18, 2010
- Ridley-Thomas' new project labor agreement and local hiring policy, Los Angeles Sentinel, December 9, 2010
- 'Live to die another day:' With Senate Dream Act vote tabled, students go back to the phones, Southern California Public Radio, December 9, 2010
- House passes Dream Act, Southern California Public Radio, December 9, 2010
- The Dream Act - a path to citizenship for some undocumented youth, Southern California Public Radio, December 8, 2010
- Undocumented students watch, wait as House debates legalization path, Pasadena Star-News, December 8, 2010
- Students wait as Sendate Dream Act vote delayed until tomorrow, but House still votes tonight, Southern California Public Radio, December 8, 2010
- Hundreds march in support of education for undocumented. Golden Gate [X]Press, December 7, 2010
- Building and Construction, Hear in the City- KPFK 90.7, December 6, 2010
- Congress: Where the DREAM goes to die?, Mother Jones, November, 23, 2010
- Protests outside City Hall over labor law violations, Examiner.com, November 21, 2010
- Activists Push City Council to Punish LA Wage Theft, CBS Los Angeles, November 18, 2010
- New legislation means a fair break for low-wage workers, The South Los Angeles Report, November 18, 2010
- Carwash campaign goes to LA city hall, Professional Carwashing & Detailing, November 18, 2010
- More Talk Radio: Supporting Immigrant Worker Rights, KBOO Portland, November, 15, 2010
- City Council moves toward a permit process for food trucks, Southern California Public Radio, November 10, 2010
- Labor Review with Henry Walton, KPFK Pacificia Radio Los Angeles, November 4, 2010
- The muddled debate over immigration and jobs, Public Radio International, November 1, 2010
- Immigration and jobs, PRI's The World, October 29, 2010
- "We Will Learn, We Will Serve, We Will Dream", The Mass Media, October 24, 2010
- Taxi firms say labor sitting in driver's seat, Los Angeles Daily News, October 14, 2010
- Entender más a los indígenas, La Opinión, Octobr 13, 2010
- On the Record, Daily Bruin, October 12, 2010
- Fare Fight? Los Angeles Business Journal, October 11, 2010
- Many Asian-Americans have hard time finding work, LA Observed, October 8, 2010
- Asians Out of Work Longest Among US Minorities, National Public Radio, October 8, 2010
- State Supreme Court visits Fresno with big case, Fresno Bee, September 30, 2010
- Q&A: UCLA's Kent Wong on Meg Whitman and the unavoidable underground economy, Southern California Public Radio, September 30, 2010
- The Jobs of the Future, Southern California Public Radio, September 29, 2010
- Schwarzenegger vetoes bills protecting hourly workers, Los Angeles Times, September 28,2010
- New facility highlights Black Worker Center's mission. Program seeks to reverse unemployment and loss of traditional employers by helping African Americans get contruction jobs, Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2010.
- A Gay Family Album (13 Love Stories, co-curated by Labor Center Project Director Janna Shadduck-Hernandez), Newsweek, September 24, 2010
- DREAM dies with a bang, Fort Myers News Press, September 22, 2010
- "This is Not Over" - What's Next for the DREAM Act, ColorLines, September 21, 2010
- Wage Theft Flaunts Minimum Wage Laws, Lawyers.com, September 21, 2010
- Local leaders urge US Senate to pass DREAM Act, Los Angeles Daily News, September 20, 2010
- State Bills Aim to Prevent Wage Theft, UCLA Newsroom, September 20, 2010
- US Department of Labor announces new members of Advsory Committee on Apprenticeship, Department of Labor News Releases, September 20, 2010
- Harsher penalties suggested for employers who shortchange workers in California, Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2010
- UCLA News Week videocast: The New North, UCLA Newsroom, September 15, 2010
- Like having a job? You'll love Proposition 23, San Francisco Chronicle, September 12, 2010
- Unemployment lasts longer for Asian Americans, Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2010
- Mixed bag on union membership: LA Observed, September 7, 2010
- Recession takes a toll on union jobs in U.S.: report, China Daily Online, September 7, 2010
- Sindicatos sufren en carne propia la crisis, La Opinión, September 6, 2010
- Union jobs in LA disappearing at a rapid rate, Southern California Public Radio, September 6, 2010
- Labor Day news grim, but gloom may lift soon, San Francisco Chronicle, September 6, 2010
- Study: SoCal union jobs are disappearing, KABC-TV Los Angeles, September 6, 2010
- LA losing union jobs faster than rest of U.S., Los Angeles Daily News, September 6, 2010
- LA losing union jobs faster than rest of U.S., Contra Costa Times, September 6, 2010
- California's union jobs take a hit from recession, Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2010
- Not the best of times for L.A.'s labor unions, Los Angeles Daily News, September 4, 2010
- Legislature toughens requirements for paying last wages, Central Valley Business Times, August 27, 2010
- Undocumented Students Speak about the DREAM Act, DreamActTV, August 25, 2010
- Dan nuevo alivio a desempleados, La Opinión, August 12, 2010
- Dreaming the dream: Immigrant higher-ed students hope to obtain legal status, Naples Daily News, July 29, 2010
- Americans Continue to Get Short-Changed on Overtime - Florida Overtime Wage Information, Law Firm of Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, LLP, July 21, 2010.
- Free Green Construction Workshop, Cuesta College, San Louis Obispo Tribune, July 9, 2010
- Public Employee Unions: On the Defensive?, KQED, June 18, 2010
- A Special Graduation Recognizes Gang Intervention, NBC Los Angeles, June 12, 2010
- 1st group of students graduate from L.A. gang intervention program, Xinhua News, June 12, 2010
- UCLA students, alumni team up with CLEAN Carwash Campaign to boycott car washes, fight for worker rights, The Daily Bruin, June 3, 2010
- An educated weapon will combat gangs, The Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2010
- UCLA student leader, daughter of immigrants, bridges gulf between two worlds, The Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2010
- UCLA mourns two graduates killed in Maine traffic accident, The Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2010
- Mock Funeral Procession in L.A. Seeks to Draw Attention to Worker Fatalities, The Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2010
- UCLA Labor Center Project Directors Co-Author Chapter on Black Los Angeles” , UCLA Newsroom, April 21, 2010
- Why Does 5 Days x 8 Hours = Full Time?, National Public Radio, April 7, 2010
- Vietnam in Transition, Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies - CUNY, April 15, 2010
- The Labor Department Wakes Up, The New York Times, April 6, 2010
- Kent Wong - UCLA's U.S./China Media Brief Program, March 12, 2010
- Federal Agency That Monitors Globalization to Be Eliminated, Free Speech Radio News, March 5, 2010
- L.A. Graduates Green Gardeners, The Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2010
- Unscrupulous Employers Skim $26.2 Million, LA Weekly, February 18, 2010
- Economic Recovery Act Forum: Three-Pronged Approach to Job Creation, The National Council for Research on Women, February 17, 2010
- January Labor Stats Show Lower Unemployment Along with Loss of Jobs, Free Speech Radio News, February 5, 2010
- Bin Laden's Legacy: Terrorists Hurt America Most by Making it Close its Borders , The Economist, January 14th, 2010
2009
- Target and Low-wage Employment, Press Democrat, December 24, 2009
- Uptick in Japan's Union Members Mirrors U.S. Trend, In These Times, December 23, 2009
- CHSWC Releases 2009 WOSHTEP Advisory Board Annual Report, LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center, December 11, 2009
- U.S. Nurses Unions Merge, Back Healthcare Overhaul, Reuters.com, December 7, 2009
- DOL, EEOC, and Your Employees' Attorneys Are Reading This Report, HR Daily Advisor, December 7, 2009
- "The Labor - Education Collaborative and the Parent University: Turning Parents Into Advocates for their Kids," KPFK, December 3, 2009 (about 18 minutes into the show)
- APALA Holds Hearing on Workers' Rights, AsianFortune.com, December 1, 2009
- UC Labor Centers Targeted for Cuts by Schwarzenegger, UC Riverside Highlander, November 11, 2009
- Protecting Day Laborers, The San Fernando Valley Sun, October 28, 2009 (subscribers only)
- Hit Forward: The Internet's Next 40 Years, UCLA Magazine, October 27, 2009
- Alarcon Backs Wage Guarantees for Day Workers, The Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2009
- Worker safety appeals board rulings raise question, The Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2009
- Good Jobs, Healthy Cities, The American Prospect, October 19, 2009
- UCSB Hosts Teach-In, Santa Barbara Independent, October 19, 2009
- Sweatshop Conditions in US Cities, Pravda, October 15, 2009
- AAUP Defends Colleges' Labor Centers Against Conservative Attacks, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 12, 2009
- Top Plaintiff Lawyers May Face Discipline In Banana Case, Daily Journal, October 10, 2009
- DOL getting tougher on labor violations, Business Brief, October 9, 2009
- Sweatshop Conditions in US Cities, Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel, October 9, 2009
- Landmark Threats to Academic Freedom: the Case of Labor Education, American Association of University Professors, October 8, 2009
- A Cause for Concern for Upper Cumberland Employers?, Cookeville Times, October 8, 2009
- Land Reform Under Lula, Share The World's Resources, October 7
- Working-conditions study presents compliance tune-up opportunity, Business Management Daily, October 5, 2009
- New Unemployment Figures Put Official Jobless Rate at 9.8 Percent; Broader Jobless Rate at 17 Percent., Free Speech Radio News, October 2, 2009
- DOL hires 250 cops to hunt labor violations, HRMorning.com, September 18, 2009
- Report: Restoring Balance to the'Gloves-off Economy', AFL-CIO Blog, September 10, 2009
- "Gloves-off Economy: Violations of Labor Laws," KPFK, September 9, 2009
- Unionization in LA, KPFA Evening News, September 8, 2009
- Down and Out, Washington Post, September 8, 2009
- Union Influence Growing, CNN, September 8, 2009
- Workers Deserve Fairness, Richmond County Daily Journal, September 7, 2009
- Recession? What Recession? Unionization up on State, Local Levels? Science Blog, September 7
- Union Membership Grows in Southern California Despite Recession, Study Finds, The Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2009
- Recession? What Recession? Unionization up on State, Local Levels, Study Finds, UCLA Newsroom, September 7, 2009
- Recession? What Recession? Unionization up on State, Local Levels, E! Science News, September 7, 2009
- Want to Love Your Neighbor? Pay Fair Wages, Religion Dispatcher, September 7, 2009
- Can Labor Unions Make a Comeback? Examiner.com, September 7, 2009
- More Workers Joining Unions, Contra Costa Times, September 7, 2009
- Union Membership Climbs in California, San Francisco Chronicle, September 7, 2009
- Labor Titans, Press Enterprise, September 6, 2009
- Economy Taking Bites out of Labor, Daily News Los Angeles, September 6, 2009
- Economy Taking Bites out of Labor, Contra Costa Times, September 6, 2009
- An Unpleasant Report on the Nation's Labor Force, Syracuse.com, September 6, 2009
- US Unemployment Reacher Record Highs in August, Free Speech Radio News, September 4, 2009
- Organized Labor Looks to Younger Workers for Renewal, USA Today, September 4, 2009
- This Labor Day, it's Time for a Little Wage Rage, New York Daily News, September 3, 2009
- Low-Wage Workers Are Often Cheated, Study Says, The New York Times, September 1, 2009
- Edward Kennedy worked on behalf of workers, Marketplace, August 25, 2009
- Department of Labor releases new unemployment figures, Free Radio Speech News, August 8, 2009
- Leve descenso en tasa de desempleo, La Raza, July 18, 2009
- US job losses increase in June; Free Speech Radio News, July 2, 2009
- Abel Valenzuela: down at the car wash (as a scholar), UCLA.edu, June 22, 2009
- One small step for a man, one giant leap for lunch trucks, LAeastside.com, June 12, 2009
- Without funds, UCLA Labor Center might close; Daily Bruin, June 8, 2009
- California unemployment rises to record 11.5% in May; The Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2009
- Se aleja el empleo de los jóvenes, La Opinión, May 31, 2009
- Fresno County vote key for 2 unions; Fresno Bee, May 30, 2009
- California’s unemployment worse than national average; Free Speech Radio News, May 22, 2009
- L.A. jobless rate dips; LABiz Observed, May 22, 2009
- New unemployment figures better than anticipated by Chris Tilly, Free Speech Radio News, May 8, 2009
- Broader unemployment measure stands at 15.6 percent by Chris Tilly, Free Speech Radio News, April 3, 2009
- California's Job Outlook by Chris Tilly, SoCal Connected - KCET, March 26, 2009
- UCLA Labor Center Director Kent Wong on the Employee Free Choice Act, apaforprogress.org, March 20, 2009
- UCLA Labor Center Director Kent Wong on the Employee Free Choice Act; APA for Progress, March 20,2009
- Labor Secretary Hilda Solis pumps up crowd at workers conference; The Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2009
- Making every stimulus dollar work; Salon.com, March 2, 2009
- Governor dismisses worker needs by slashing UC Labor Program; Daily Bruin, February 27, 2009
- As Talks Restart, SAG's Future Hangs in the Balance, The Wrap, February 17, 2009
- Is Wal-Mart's Takeover of Chile's D&S a Good Move? TheDialogue.org, February 3, 2009
- No One China in Africa, UCLA International Institute, January 23, 2009
2008
- The Labor Smackdown Begins, East Bay Express, December 10, 2008
- UC restores $4 million to rescue labor studies programs, UCLA Today, December 5, 2008
- Yudof Grants Funds to UC Labor Programs Following State Cuts, The Daily Californian, December 2, 2008
- UC restores labor program governor tried to cut, San Francisco Chronicle, November 29, 2008
- Labor Unions Now Recruiting Immigrant Workers, National Public Radio, November 4, 2008
- UC faculty criticize Schwarzenegger's veto of labor research funding, The California Aggie, October 24,2008
- Why Over 400 Distinguished California Professors Want Schwarzenegger’s Veto of University of California Labor Studies Reversed Next Year, The California Progress Report, October 17, 2008
- Advocates of Labor Program Decry Governor's Line-Item Veto of Funding, The Daily Californian, October 16, 2008
- 400 UC professors and staffers object to Schwarzenegger veto, The Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2008
- 400 CALIFORNIA PROFESSORS PROTEST GOVERNOR´S VETO OF UC LABOR PROGRAMS, California Chronicle, October 16, 2008
- Schwarzenegger, professors star in "Labor Wars 2", The Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2008
- Over 400 Professors Send Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger Protesting UC Labor Studies Cuts in Budget, The California Majority Report, October 15, 2008
- Schwarzenegger's veto of labor programs is said to threaten academic freedom, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 15, 2008
- UC labor programs saved from governor's budget ax, UCLA Today, October 9, 2008
- A Strike Against Labor, Inside Higher Ed October 7, 2008
- Arnie vetoes all funding for California's Labor Program, AFL-CIO, October 6, 2008
- Ads debated as tactics include 'real' folks, Rocky Mountain News, October 5, 2008
- Veto has UC program begging for survival, San Jose Mercury News, October 2, 2008
2004 - 2006
- Taxi Firms Lack Scrutiny, Report Finds,The Los Angeles Times, September 25, 2006
- Labor Movement Flexes Its Muscles, The Los Angeles Times, September 05, 2006
- The Political Clout of California's Nurses, All Things Considered, NPR, August 8, 2006
- Organized Labor and Immigrant Workers, All Things Considered, NPR, April 15, 2006
- A turning point in the organized labor movement, The Brian Lehrer Show, New York Public Radio,
July 21, 2005
- The California supermarket strike, All Things Considered, NPR, March 1, 2004
