Community Impact
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In Memory of Kent Wong, Labor Leader, Mentor, and Friend
Pictured: Kent Wong delivers a keynote address at the Re-Imagining Solidarity conference, organized by the Harry Bridges Center on March 10,… Read More -
Research Director Rachel Erstad Joins the Washington State Women's Commission Committee
Bridges Center Research Director Rachel Erstad has joined the Washington State Women's Commission Economic Well-Being (EWB) Committee. The… Read More -
Javier Silva, recipient of the 2022-2023 Domingo and Viernes Scholarship, collaborates on wildfire smoke research with DEOHS
Javier Silva, the recipient of the Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes Scholarship in 2022-2023, collaborated on a research project with the… Read More -
ILWU Honors Willie Adams in Retirement Celebration
By Michael Honey, former Harry Bridges Chair and LAWCHA president, and UW Emeritus Professor of Labor and Civil Rights History On… Read More -
Featured on The Seattle Times: Op-ed by Bridges Center Faculty Associate Margaret Perez Brower
This Op-Ed in The Seattle Times details the mobilization of Renton residents with a demonstration held on June 25, to protest the Renton School… Read More -
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 -
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