Current Students & Alumni
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Courses Currently Offered for the Labor Studies Minor in Spring 2026
Labor Studies Minor - Courses Currently Offered, Academic Year 2025-2026The following courses will be offered during the current academic… Read More -
2025 Kennedy-Drayton Scholarship recipient Rowan Minino reports on recent farmwork legislation in WA
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State of the Student Worker 2026 Survey
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… Read More -
In dark times, Labor Studies is looking bright
Published in The Dispatcher in December 2025. By April Rubio, Communications Coordinator for the Harry Bridges Center for Labor StudiesOn… Read More -
UW Labor Studies Research Clothing Consumption Survey
How does fast fashion brand transparency regarding labor practices affect consumer purchasing decisions? This study explores which factors … Read More -
Ave Starbucks baristas continue picketing, Rachel Erstad, Bridges Center Research Director, weighs in on union activity
Rachel Erstad, the research director at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, explained that the nationwide action represents an exciting… Read More -
Community philanthropy allows WSLRG recipient and PhD student Ally Clonch to continue impactful research despite uncertain funding
A gift from the Seattle branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will support graduate student research within the… Read More -
2025 Distinguished Labor Studies Alumni Award - Corina Yballa
Labor Studies at the University of Washington provides a unique place for students to learn about their rights and power as workers. After… Read More -
Announcing 2025-2026 Washington State Labor Research Grant Recipients
Awarded to University of Washington faculty and advanced graduate students, the Washington State Labor Grants are designed to support policy… Read More -
Announcing 2025-2026 Graduate Labor Research Grant Recipients
Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in research funding to University of Washington graduate… Read More