The Bridges Center is proud to have provided research support to the Center for Human Rights’ critically important report demonstrating how

Javier Silva, the recipient of the Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes Scholarship in 2022-2023, collaborated on a research project with the Department of

By Michael Honey, former Harry Bridges Chair and LAWCHA president, and UW Emeritus Professor of Labor and Civil Rights History On July 20, 2025, ILWU

To understand Seattle’s past and present — what makes this city special and why — you have to understand the story of the downtown waterfront. Jobs

This Op-Ed in The Seattle Times details the mobilization of Renton residents with a demonstration held on June 25, to protest the Renton School Board

Over 500 advising staff across the University of Washington system have voted to join SEIU Local 925, the union announced on Thursday. Advising staff

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies established the Charles Bergquist Labor Research Grant in 2020 to honor the memory of Bergquist, UW History

In 2024, University of Washington student, Labor Studies Minor, and activist Vanessa Alvarez participated in the Harry Bridges Center's Building a

Rachel Sun graduated from the University of Washington in 2021 with a double major in History and International Studies, and holds a Masters in Social

A Spring Celebration of Labor Studies Graduates and Building A Movement Interns By April Rubio, Communications Coordinator for the Harry Bridges

Seattle today is home to a variety of booming industries from technology, health services, construction, life sciences, and more. However, in the

Dr. Andrew Hedden, Associate Director of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, received the inaugural Charles Bergquist Labor Research Grant to

When the Washington State Legislature wrapped up its 2025 session April 27, the state’s labor movement could look back on a season of both wins and

Congratulations to Dianna Laguan for being named one of the 2025 Husky 100! The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who

Jafari, a departmental Honors student set to graduate a year early this June, will receive a full-cost scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in