May 14, 2024
Terri Mast, secretary of the Inlandboatmen's Union and Bridges Center Visiting Committee member, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Labor Oscars hosted by MLK Labor on Friday, May 10.
The Labor Oscars celebrates the people who have done outstanding work to improve the lives...Read more
May 14, 2024
Dr. M. Aziz, (they/them), Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Bridges Center Faculty Associate, has received the Distinguished Teaching Award in the 54th annual University of Washington Awards of Excellence! The awards honor outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students, and...Read more
May 13, 2024
The Harry Bridges Center stands in full support of the right of UAW 4121 members, and all workers, to strike. We call on the UW administration to bargain in good faith and to reach a fair and equitable contract with the union.Read more
May 06, 2024
Sofia Torres, Student Worker at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, was recently quoted in the Seattle Times.
Boeing has donated over $100 million to the UW since 1917, when William E.Boeing gifted the school a wind tunnel to establish an aeronautics curriculum. Students are...Read more
May 02, 2024
Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in research funding to University of Washington graduate students and faculty. Since 1992, the Center has awarded over one hundred grants, producing dozens of reports, books, articles, and more. We are pleased to...Read more
May 02, 2024
Kim England, Harry Bridges Chair Emeritus, Bridges Center Faculty Associate, and Professor in the Department of Geography, has recently conducted a demographic and labor market analysis. This report supports the Seattle Domestic Workers Coalition's ongoing efforts to establish portable benefits...Read more
May 02, 2024
Union Summer is a paid ($21/hour) summer internship program for people interested in getting involved in the labor movement.Read more
April 30, 2024
Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students from the UW Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the University of Washington. The selection process this year was highly competitive. The students selected...Read more
April 18, 2024
On April 4, Palestinian author Sumaya Awad delivered a lecture at the University of Washington titled “Colonizing Palestine: Excavating the Political Economic Roots of Genocidal Warfare.” The talk provided historical insights into the labor conditions and political economy of Palestine, offering...Read more
April 18, 2024
SEATTLE (April 18, 2024) — More than 700 Academic Student Employees (ASEs) at the University of Washington took to the streets Wednesday during a practice...Read more