Community Impact
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Bridges Center featured in Northwest Labor Press article: Washington labor scores wins in Olympia despite budget cuts
When the Washington State Legislature wrapped up its 2025 session April 27, the state’s labor movement could look back on a season of both… Read More -
Cutting research funding cuts WA jobs, too: Op-ed by Bridges Center Faculty Associate Bianca Frogner
UW Medicine in Seattle employs 35,000 people and relies on about $560 million from the National Institutes of Health, writes Frogner. With NIH… Read More -
Research Report: Changing Tack: Equity, Maritime Labor, and Offshore Wind in the Pacific Northwest
This research was funded by the Washington State Labor Research Grant of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. Report written by grant… Read More -
Featured on The Stand: What the Bridges Center means for workers
The state university system’s only labor program is urging no cuts to funding for in-demand courses, research, and programs. Since 2019,… Read More -
Restoring the Bridges Center Funding
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is facing budget cuts in the recent House budget proposal in the Washington state legislature. This… Read More -
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks: The Life and Times of Harry Bridges
Come join us at the Washington State History Museum on Wednesday, April 16th from 7pm-8:30pm for an insightful event exploring the… Read More -
New Research Report: A qualitative study on work and health among agricultural workers in Washington State
Study citation: Chavez Santos, Santos, E., Moreno, M. F., Hernandez, A., Garcia, R. M., Spector, J. T., Ornelas, I. J., & Baquero, B. (2025)… Read More -
Inspiring Night as the Bridges Center Celebrates 2024 Award Recipients
By April Rubio, Communications Coordinator for the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. A shortened version of this article was… Read More -
Legacy Preserved: The Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office (LELO) Records Now Available
The Labor Archives of Washington is honored to announce the donation and processing of the Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office (LELO)… Read More -
Research Update: Examining the App-Based Workers Minimum Pay Ordinance
Report written by research assistant Anita Zeng The Harry Bridges Center Research Team would like to thank the Seattle Office of Labor… Read More