Labor Research

Quick Links

About

Since 1992, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has supported a variety of research programs. The Center has awarded over one hundred grants, convened special working groups and conferences, and more. This funding has resulted in dozens of reports, books, articles, and more.

This website makes available over fifty reports, more than a dozen video and audio recordings, up-to-date information on current projects, and more.

Latest News

New Report Co-authored by UW Student Shows the Positive Effects of Unions for Washington Workers

September 03, 2019

The Washington State Labor Education and Research Center has just released a report on the economic impact of unions on Washington workers: The...

Book Release: Life Histories of Labor and Resilience: 25 years of Casa Latina in Seattle

August 20, 2019

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is pleased to announce the release of Life Histories of Labor and Resilience: 25 years of Casa...

Labor Art at The University of Washington: A Guide

August 08, 2019

Did you know that throughout campus you can find several Labor artworks? Together, these unique pieces (many crafted by workers) tell the history of...

Former Bridges Center Fellow Wins Distinguished Dissertation Award

August 07, 2019

The Harry Bridges Center was delighted to learn that Michael Aguirre has been awarded the UW Graduate School’s Distinguished Dissertation in the Humanities and...

Announcing the 2019-20 Washington State Labor Grant Recipients

August 01, 2019

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

Bridges Center Welcomes Post-Doctoral Fellow Michael Schulze-Oechtering

July 05, 2019

This September the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies and the UW Department of History will welcome Dr. Michael Schulze-Oechtering. Oechtering joins us a...

2019-2020 Graduate Labor Research Grants

July 01, 2019

The Bridges Center is proud to announce the recipients of our Graduate Labor Research Grants for 2019-2020.

2019 Labor Studies Workshare Calendar

January 25, 2019

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is proud to announce the full calendar of Labor Studies Workshares for winter and spring 2019. Over...

Policy Brief: Lessons from the Movement to Enact and Implement a Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers in Seattle

January 01, 2019

Grace Reinke , a graduate student from the UW Department of Political Science, recently published a policy brief, calling attention to important takeaways...

REPORT: Agrarian questions of labor in urban India