The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies (Bridges Center) will be hiring two undergraduate Research Assistant Interns to work with the Bridges

Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in research funding to University of Washington graduate students

Awarded to University of Washington faculty and advanced graduate students, the Washington State Labor Grants are designed to support policy-oriented

Women on the Waterfront Oral History Project by Alison Steichen Published on The Dispatcher July/August 2026. In 2025, I founded the Women on the

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies hosted its second annual Spring Celebration on Thursday, June 4, in the Walker-Ames Room at Kane Hall. This

Take Care, Repair, Rewear: Using Creative Methods to Evaluate the Practice of Upcycling in Managing Textile Waste Report written by Ellie Cleasby, PhD

Former Bridges Center Research Assistant Anita Zeng collaborated with the Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) in 2023 on a project related to the

Are you or anyone you know interested in working for social change? Union Summer is the paid ($23/hour) summer internship program for people

Zeke Cohn, Labor Studies scholarship recipient and a fourth-year student and member of Socialist Alternative, pointed to recent labor actions

This research was funded by the Washington State Labor Research Grant of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. Report written by grant recipient

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is proud to participate in this year’s Labor Spring 2026, a series of events, teach-ins, and actions on

Two months past their contract expiration date, workers are protesting the university’s lack of movement at the bargaining table. Staff of UW

Labor Studies Minor - Courses Currently Offered, Academic Year 2025-2026 The following courses will be offered during the current academic year. More

Farmworker union Familias Unidas Por La Justicia and farm owners packed the Legislature’s hearing rooms to testify. Here’s an Observer fact-check on some claims made during those hearings.

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is conducting a survey as a follow up to the State of the Student Worker study conducted in 2023-24. We’re