August 08, 2019
Did you know that throughout campus you can find several Labor artworks? Together, these unique pieces (many crafted by workers) tell the history of labor and the labor movement in Washington state and beyond.
The Harry Bridges Center has put together this short guide for anyone...Read more
August 07, 2019
The Harry Bridges Center was delighted to learn that Michael Aguirre has been awarded the UW Graduate School’s Distinguished Dissertation in the Humanities and Fine Arts Award!
Aguirre received his PhD for his dissertation, “The Wages of Borders: Political Economy, Labor Activism, and...Read more
August 01, 2019
Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in research funding to University of Washington graduate students and faculty. Since 1992, the Center has awarded over one hundred grants, producing dozens of reports, books, articles, and more. The Washington...Read more
July 08, 2019
With great sadness we learned that Steve Marquardt passed away on Friday, July 5th. Steve was a distinguished labor researcher and activist who played a foundational role as the first graduate student assistant to the Harry Bridges Chair and the Center for Labor Studies. Charles Bergquist, a...Read more
July 05, 2019
This September the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies and the UW Department of History will welcome Dr. Michael Schulze-Oechtering. Oechtering joins us a Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow for the 2019-2020 academic year. During his postdoctoral tenure within the Department of History,...Read more
July 01, 2019
The Bridges Center is proud to announce the recipients of our Graduate Labor Research Grants for 2019-2020.Read more
May 02, 2019
Up to $13,000 available to UW faculty or graduate students for labor research relevant to policy makers in Washington State.Read more
April 04, 2019
Union Summer is the paid ($16/hour) summer internship program for people interested in getting involved in the labor movement.Read more
March 29, 2019
Each year, the Bridges Center awards over $50,000 in scholarships at the University of Washington. Applications are now open for the 2019-2020 academic year.Read more
March 28, 2019
This spring, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is proud to host a series of events at the University of Washington dedicated to the politics, processes, and ethics of care work.
The series consists of five interconnected events, including a lecture, film screening,...Read more