March 27, 2025
March is Women’s History Month, and in recognition of the many hardships women face in the workforce, Alison Steichen, 2016 recipient of the Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes Scholarship and a longshore woman herself, began interviewing and documenting stories for a project titled Women on the Waterfront Oral History Project in collaboration with the Labor Archives of Washington.Read more
March 27, 2025
The state university system’s only labor program is urging no cuts to funding for in-demand courses, research, and programs. Since 2019, the Harry Bridges Center...Read more
March 25, 2025
Sign in now to show your support for labor studies at the University of Washington!Read more
March 18, 2025
2016 Jugum Scholarship recipient and former Bridges Center student employee Diana Betancourt Macias is this year's recipient of the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) Spark Award.Read more
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