November 01, 2022
On October 12th, the Bridges Center was proud to host "Can Workforce Development Address Income Inequality?" - a panel facilitated by Dr. Ligaya Domingo featuring Washington-State workforce leaders.
As the ongoing pandemic continues to exasperate existing disparities,...Read more
October 26, 2022
The Bridges Center is excited to announce a new course for the 2023 winter quarter - LABOR 480 Labor Studies Research: Applied Research for the Labor Movement!
Credits: 5
MyPlan link: https://myplan.uw.edu/course/# /courses...Read more
October 19, 2022
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 will award $70,000 in scholarships and fellowships to University of Washington graduate and undergraduate...Read more
October 17, 2022
UW Labor Studies alum Kasi Marita Perreira, Director of Racial and Gender Justice for the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, shares her story of education...Read more
September 26, 2022
Jake Grumbach , Associate Professor of Political Science and Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Standing Committee member will be presenting this Friday at the Future of our Labor Movement , a labor conference at Princeton University. Grumbach will be presenting in the “New Union Advantages...Read more
September 13, 2022
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is proud to welcome Moon-Ho Jung , Professor of History, as the latest holder of the Harry Bridges Endowed Chair in Labor Studies at the University of Washington. Created in 1992 by members of the International Longshore and Warehouse...Read more
September 02, 2022
While always an urgent issue, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought the impact of work on our physical and mental health into sharper focus. Inequities in workplaces and working conditions continue to be prevalent, with low-wage workers often needing more than one job to make ends...Read more
September 01, 2022
Érica Chavez Santos , a public health researcher and Ph.D. student in Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington (UW), recently spoke with the Bridges Center about her research interests, approach, and ongoing study on how labor and social determinant-related policies...Read more
August 29, 2022
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Faculty Associate , Marissa Baker and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) Research Coordinator Lily Monsey spoke with the Bridges Center about their research concerning the occupational risk of the COVID-19...Read more
August 11, 2022
Annie Kucklick and Lisa Manzer's research, profiled in a new Bridges Center policy brief, introduces important data regarding the need for intentional policy solutions for Washington's working families.Read more