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Undergraduate Research Assistant Internship in Applied Labor Research
Posted 10/14/2026
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies (Bridges Center) will be hiring two undergraduate Research Assistant Interns to work with the Bridges
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Announcing 2026-2027 Graduate Labor Research Grant Recipients
Posted 10/13/2026
Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in research funding to University of Washington graduate students
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Announcing 2026-2027 Washington State Labor Research Grant Recipients
Posted 10/13/2026
Awarded to University of Washington faculty and advanced graduate students, the Washington State Labor Grants are designed to support policy-oriented
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Cadigan Publishes in Social Problems on Racialized Morality in Seattle’s
Posted 09/30/2026
UW Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology External Affiliate Michele Cadigan (Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State
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Distinguished Labor Studies Alumni: Lily Wilson-Codega
Posted 09/25/2026
Since its founding thirty-four years ago, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has educated countless University of Washington students about
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New Report Explores Women’s Representation and Retention in WA’s Skilled
Posted 09/15/2026
Research Director Rachel Erstad, a member of the Washington State Women’s Commission Economic Well-Being Committee, collaborated with other committee
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One of the First, Still Leading: The Story of Mary Fuller Fairbanks
Posted 08/20/2026
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
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On The Stand: Migrant fishers’ “Rights on the Line”
Posted 08/19/2026
A new report from the Harry Bridges Center examines the working conditions of migrant fishers coming through Washington state ports
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Spring 2027 Evening Union Skills Course: Labor History of the Pacific North
Posted 07/30/2026
A new course for Spring 2027 in collaboration with the Washington Labor Education and Research Center: Labor History of the Pacific Northwest In this
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In the Seattle Times: EPA to force the removal of leaking acids from deteriorating pulp mill
Posted 07/23/2026
Faculty Associate Marissa Baker featured in the Seattle Times. Federal regulators will force the removal of toxic, highly corrosive chemicals from a
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Standing in solidarity with striking workers and workers across supply chai
Posted 07/17/2026
July 17, 2026 The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies extends our solidarity with the ILWU Local 6 warehouse workers on strike at C&H Sugar in
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Keynote Speech by Labor Studies Alum Jonny Gonzalez at the 2026 Spring Cele
Posted 06/23/2026
Jonny Gonzalez graduated from the University of Washington in 2023 with a double major in Political Science and Latin American & Caribbean Studies
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In The News Tribune: Faculty Associate and DEOHS Professor Marissa Baker speaks on the oversight
Posted 06/18/2026
Baker co-directs the UW's program training graduate students to recognize, evaluate and mitigate workplace hazards. In a phone interview, Baker said
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In the Seattle Times: Eunice How, Bridges Center Alum and Lead Organizer for Unite Here Local 8
Posted 06/16/2026
The World Cup is bringing much to Seattle: visitors from near and far, a spotlight on the world stage, six games at Lumen Field — and federal
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2026 Labor Studies Spring Celebration
Posted 06/16/2026
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
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