June 13, 2024
On May 31, the Bridges Center concluded the fourth year of its Building a Movement (BAM) internship program with a closing reception. The event showcased the interns' many accomplishments and the host organizations they interned with this year.
BAM was launched in Fall 2021 by the...Read more
May 28, 2024
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO is featuring various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are contributing to the labor movement. Today's profile is Ligaya Domingo, Bridges Center Visiting Committee member and president of the Asian Pacific...Read more
May 21, 2024
The 27th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium was held at the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering on Friday, May 17th. Over 1,200 students from UW and partnering institutions presented research spanning more than 100 disciplines.
We're proud of the Bridges Center...Read more
May 16, 2024
At the end of April, the City of Seattle Labor Standards Advisory Commission appointed Dr. Marissa Baker, affiliate faculty of the Bridges Center and Assistant Professor in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). The Commission is comprised of 15 members...Read more
May 14, 2024
Terri Mast, secretary of the Inlandboatmen's Union and Bridges Center Visiting Committee member, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Labor Oscars hosted by MLK Labor on Friday, May 10.
The Labor Oscars celebrates the people who have done outstanding work to improve the lives...Read more
May 14, 2024
Dr. M. Aziz, (they/them), Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Bridges Center Faculty Associate, has received the Distinguished Teaching Award in the 54th annual University of Washington Awards of Excellence! The awards honor outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students, and...Read more
May 13, 2024
The Harry Bridges Center stands in full support of the right of UAW 4121 members, and all workers, to strike. We call on the UW administration to bargain in good faith and to reach a fair and equitable contract with the union.Read more
May 06, 2024
Sofia Torres, Student Worker at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, was recently quoted in the Seattle Times.
Boeing has donated over $100 million to the UW since 1917, when William E.Boeing gifted the school a wind tunnel to establish an aeronautics curriculum. Students are...Read more
May 02, 2024
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. We are pleased to...Read more
May 02, 2024
Breon Haskett, UW Sociology Graduate Research Assistant, and Kim England, Harry Bridges Chair Emeritus, Bridges Center Faculty Associate, and Professor in the Department of Geography, have recently conducted a demographic and labor market analysis. This report supports the Seattle Domestic...Read more