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Yasmin Ahmed, Bridges Center Assistant Director, Honored With UW Staff A
Posted 03/22/2022
The Harry Bridges Center is thrilled to announce that Yasmin Ahmed, the Bridges Center's Assistant Director Student and Community Engagement, is a
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Labor Scholarships and Fellowships - Apply Now for 2022-2023
Posted 03/10/2022
Are you an undergrad passionate about social justice? A graduate student writing a dissertation on a labor-related topic? A busy activist building a
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UW Custodian Project featured in Yes! Magazine
Posted 01/13/2022
While often overlooked and underappreciated, custodians are the protectors of our shared spaces. -The UW Custodian Project What is the UW Custodian
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In Memory: Ross Rieder, 1940-2021
Posted 01/10/2022
On December 14, 2021, the Harry Bridges Center lost a longtime friend and Visiting Committee member, Ross Rieder. Rieder served as President of the
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We're Hiring! Bridges Center Seeks Research Coordinator
Posted 12/16/2021
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is hiring! We have an outstanding opportunity for a permanent, full-time (100%) Research Coordinator. Under
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Bridges Center Seeks Vietnamese-Speaking Student for Labor Internship
Posted 12/16/2021
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is currently seeking a Vietnamese-speaking undergraduate student at the University of Washington for a paid
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Bridges Center's "Power in a Pension" report featured in
Posted 12/02/2021
The Bridges Center's recent report on pension investments in fossil fuels was the subject of a recent feature in the newspaper.
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In Memory: Richard Trumka, 1949-2021
Posted 10/20/2021
By Michael Honey, UW Tacoma, Harry Bridges Chair Emeritus Labor Day is always a time to thank the people that brought us the benefits of unionization
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Out Now! 2021-2022 Building Bridges Newsletter
Posted 10/19/2021
Building Bridges, the annual print newsletter of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, is available now for 2021-2022. The full-color, large
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Announcing Labor Studies Award Recipients for 2021-2022
Posted 09/13/2021
Each year the Harry Bridges Center awards thousands of dollars in scholarships and grants to support inspiring scholars and activists pursuing the
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New Report: Private Equity, Labor's Retirement Capital, and the Cli
Posted 08/25/2021
Despite alarming findings by the United Nations and others that climate change signals "code red for humanity", private equity firms continue to
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Announcing 2021-2022 Washington State Labor Research Grant Recipients
Posted 08/03/2021
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards annual grant funding to UW graduate students and faculty for research on aspects of labor directly
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Announcing 2021-2022 Graduate Labor Research Grant Recipients
Posted 05/27/2021
Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in research funding to University of Washington graduate students
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Pension Forum Investigates the Role Private Equity Plays in Exacerbating
Posted 05/24/2021
The University of Washington’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies hosted a forum Wednesday, May 19, that explored the relationship between pension
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New Bridges Center Report Revisits Lessons of Puget Sound's $15 Min
Posted 05/24/2021
As the administration of President Joe Biden moves to establish a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors, and advocates call to raise the federal
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