IRLE Research and Policy Briefs
No. 1 “California Crisis: Unemployment outpaces the US”
Our first brief looks at California’s disturbingly high unemployment rate in the context of the broad U.S. economic recession.
No. 2 "Good, Green, Safe Jobs: The Los Angeles Green Retrofit and Workforce Program"
Our second brief discusses the new Los Angeles Ordinance creating the Green Retrofit and Workforce Program. This Ordinance is unique in that it works to improve both the environment and the economy by promoting good, green, safe jobs.
No. 3 "Unions and Education Justice: The Case of SEIU Local 1877 Janitors and the “Parent University”
The third brief in our series of Research and Policy Briefs highlights the work of the Service Employees International Union Local 1877, the ULCA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access, and the UCLA Labor Center in understanding and addressing the educational issues facing union members’ children. SEIU Local 1877 has sponsored “Parent University” workshops which teach members about topics that will help them to support their own children’s academic success and advocate for school improvements. SEIU Local 1877 is also working with a collaborative of unions and community groups to expand upon the Parent University work and stay involved in children’s education.
