February 04, 2021
Throughout 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic taught us the importance of 3 W's: Wash your hands, wear a mask, and... work?
Harry Bridges Center for Labor StudiesIn the midst of a global crisis, millions of Americans showed no signs of surrendering their labor. Healthcare workers were...Read more
January 27, 2021
The Bridges Center offers resources to students in the form of funding, events, educational programs, opportunities to get involved, and much more! Our quarterly Resource Guide is intended to serve as a helpful summary of our programs for undergraduates that are interested in becoming more...Read more
January 09, 2021
At the start of 2021, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is excited to welcome Riddhi Mehta-Neugebauer , our first Research Director, to the Bridges Center staff.
As Research Director, Mehta-Neugebauer will be responsible for advancing the research mission of the...Read more
December 16, 2020
This summer, faculty at the University of Washington Tacoma published a wide range of statistics on labor market inequalities in Pierce County (Washington State). Titled "Pierce County Statistics on Labor Market Inequalities," this report focuses on labor market inequalities by gender and age...Read more
November 01, 2020
Each year the Harry Bridges Center awards thousands of dollars in scholarships and grants to support inspiring scholars and activists pursuing the study and practice of labor. This year we awarded $85,000 in scholarships and fellowships and another $85,000 in research and curriculum development...Read more
October 21, 2020
The Bridges Center is excited to announce two on-line labor seminars . Numbering twenty separate sessions with a wide range of labor scholars and activists, these sessions are open to the public.Read more
October 20, 2020
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is excited to welcome a new student to our staff this year!Read more
October 07, 2020
Funding, events, educational programs, opportunities to get involved, and much more!Read more
October 05, 2020
Building Bridges , the annual print newsletter of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, is available now for 2020-2021.Read more
August 18, 2020
Thanks to funding from the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, the 2019-2020 school year marked the beginning of the Labor Solidarity Project (LSP) on the University of Washington's Tacoma campus. The LSP sponsored faculty research projects, a seminar series, and more. Read below to learn...Read more