December 03, 2024
History Professor and faculty associate of the Bridges Center, Bianca Dang, has published a new article: " I Dont Know what will be my Lot': Transnational Migration and Unfree Labor in Early America," in The Journal of the Civil War Era vol. 16, no. 2 (December, 2024): 441-462....Read more
December 03, 2024
Srikanth (center) with fellow members of the DEOHS transit study team including (from left) Clinical Assistant Professor Christopher Zuidema, Assistant Professor Marissa Baker, DEOHS alum Bridget Ury and Lily Monsey, former DEOHS research coordinator. Photo: Courtesy of...Read more
December 03, 2024
The Labor Archives of Washington is honored to announce the donation and processing of the Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office (LELO) Records from 1972 to 2005. This collection, donated by Cindy Domingo and Michael Woo, documents the groundbreaking work of LELO, an organization...Read more
October 29, 2024
The Bridges Center is excited to offer LABOR 480 Labor Studies Research: Applied Research for the Labor Movement again this winter quarter.
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October 17, 2024
Each year, the Harry Bridges Center awards thousands of dollars in scholarships and grants to support inspiring scholars and activists who are pursuing the study and practice of labor. This year, we will award $70,000 in scholarships and fellowships to University of Washington graduate and...Read more
October 16, 2024
Brief written by research assistant Kait Johnson
Kait Johnson is a third-year student at UW studying Law, Societies, and Justice. They are a research assistant at the Bridges Center, where they have consulted with leaders in workforce development in Washington and beyond to...Read more
October 09, 2024
James Gregory held the role of Harry Bridges Chair in 2008, and is an award-winning author of books on migration and labor politics. The American Historical Association is now recognizing him as this year's recipient of the John Lewis Award for History and Social Justice. The award letter stated...Read more
October 01, 2024
“The days of the Boeing Bust and how similar that is to the way things are today," Hedden said. "You have a company in crisis,...Read more
October 01, 2024
U.S. workers are routinely exposed to multiple psychosocial hazards in the workplace that negatively impact their health. Occupational psychosocial hazards are cultural or environmental elements...Read more
September 15, 2024
Andrew Hedden, the associate director of UW’s Center for Labor Studies, said the Machinists union’s impact on Washington’s economy has been largely underappreciated. The union,...Read more