March 11, 2025
Come join us at the Washington State History Museum on April 16th from 7pm-8:30pm for an insightful event exploring the fascinating journey of Harry Bridges from wharf rat to influential dockworker leader. Discover the trials and triumphs of this legendary figure in labor history.Read more
March 04, 2025
This insightful report, authored by Annika Tuohey, an undergraduate senior majoring in History, delves into the 1936 Pacific Coast Maritime Workers' Strike. Less recognized than its 1934 predecessor, the 1936 strike had a profound impact on the labor movement in the U.S. It was pivotal in...Read more
February 28, 2025
Brett Halperin, a PhD student and one of last year’s recipients of the Graduate Labor Research Grant, spoke with Libby Denkmann on KUOW’s public radio...Read more
February 20, 2025
By April Rubio, Communications Coordinator for the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.
Research is a vital foundation for many universities, including the University of Washington. However, recent federal funding freezes ordered by the Trump administration pose significant...Read more
February 20, 2025
This report was written by Érica Chavez Santos, a Bridges Center alumnus who received the WSLRG in 2022 and the LERA-Bassett scholarship in 2019.Read more
February 07, 2025
By Conor Casey, Head of the Labor Archives of Washington
The Labor Archives of Washington, part of the University of Washington Libraries, is proud to announce the digitization, description, and preservation of over...Read more
February 04, 2025
Marissa Baker, an Associate Professor in Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and a Bridges Center Faculty Affiliate, is highlighted in the Daily UW. She stated,...Read more
January 31, 2025
Bridges Center researcher Maya Cruz writes a letter to the editor of The Daily. "I am a researcher at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor...Read more
January 29, 2025
The Bridges Center’s Research Team is proud to release the new report “The State of the Student Worker at the University of Washington.”Read more
January 03, 2025
On Sunday, November 10, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the University of Washington hosted its annual awards banquet in Seattle.Read more