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Bridges Center featured in Northwest Labor Press article: Washington lab
Posted 05/05/2025
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
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2019 Kennedy-Drayton scholarship recipient Dianna Laguan named one of th
Posted 04/24/2025
Congratulations to Dianna Laguan for being named one of the 2025 Husky 100! The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who
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2024 Jugum scholarship recipient Tristan Jafari receives prestigious Gat
Posted 04/23/2025
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
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Research Report: Changing Tack: Equity, Maritime Labor, and Offshore Win
Posted 04/14/2025
This research was funded by the Washington State Labor Research Grant of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. Report written by grant recipient
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Cutting research funding cuts WA jobs, too: Op-ed by Bridges Center Facu
Posted 04/14/2025
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
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Labor Archives of Washington honored with the 2025 RUSA John Sessions Me
Posted 04/03/2025
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
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Featured on The Stand: UW Research Coordinators & Consultants Win Un
Posted 04/01/2025
700 Research Coordinators & Consultants at the University of Washington have won their union, joining UAW 4121, the union of Academic Student
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Student Workers and Student Rights: The Argument for Workers’ Rights Edu
Posted 03/31/2025
An article written by Bridges Center Researcher Maya Cruz, featured in the Higher Ed Labor United newsletter, a national organization uniting workers
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Resistance by Existence: Kevin Castle, first woman crane operator in the
Posted 03/26/2025
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
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Featured on The Stand: What the Bridges Center means for workers
Posted 03/26/2025
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
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Restoring the Bridges Center Funding
Posted 03/24/2025
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is facing budget cuts in the recent House budget proposal in the Washington state legislature. This funding
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Diana Betancourt Macias to receive the OMA&D Spark Award
Posted 03/17/2025
The University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) is proud to announce Diana Betancourt Macias, ’17, ’20, as the recipient
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From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks: The Life and Times of Harry Bridg
Posted 03/10/2025
Come join us at the Washington State History Museum on Wednesday, April 16th from 7pm-8:30pm for an insightful event exploring the fascinating journey
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Newly Published Report on the 1936 Pacific Coast Maritime Workers’ Strik
Posted 03/03/2025
This insightful report, authored by Annika Tuohey, an undergraduate senior majoring in History, delves into the 1936 Pacific Coast Maritime Workers'
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2024 Labor Research Grant Recipient Brett Halperin Speaks to KUOW's
Posted 02/27/2025
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
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