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

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

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

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

UW Medicine in Seattle employs 35,000 people and relies on about $560 million from the National Institutes of Health, writes Frogner. With NIH funding

This research was funded by the Washington State Labor Research Grant of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. Report written by grant recipient

We are absolutely delighted to share that the Labor Archives of Washington has been honored with the 2025 RUSA John Sessions Memorial Award from the

700 Research Coordinators & Consultants at the University of Washington have won their union, joining UAW 4121, the union of Academic Student

An article written by Bridges Center Researcher Maya Cruz, featured in the Higher Ed Labor United newsletter, a national organization uniting workers

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

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