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AFL-CIO highlights Ligaya Domingo for AAPI Heritage Month
Posted 05/27/2024
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO is featuring various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are
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Bridges Center Research Team Presents at the Undergraduate Research Symp
Posted 05/20/2024
The 27th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium was held at the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering on Friday, May 17th. Over 1
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Marissa Baker appointed to City of Seattle Labor Standards Advisory Comm
Posted 05/15/2024
At the end of April, the City of Seattle Labor Standards Advisory Commission appointed Dr. Marissa Baker, affiliate faculty of the Bridges Center and
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Terri Mast receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Labor Oscars
Posted 05/13/2024
Terri Mast, secretary of the Inlandboatmen's Union and Bridges Center Visiting Committee member, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Labor
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Posted 05/13/2024
Dr. M. Aziz, (they/them), Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Bridges Center Faculty Associate, has received the Distinguished
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Bridges Center Statement On Strike By UAW 4121
Posted 05/12/2024
Issued May 13, 2014 To the Harry Bridges Center and University of Washington Community, UAW Local 4121, representing 6,000 academic student employees
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Bridges Center Student Worker, Sofia Torres, quoted in the Seattle Times
Posted 05/05/2024
Sofia Torres, Student Worker at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, was recently quoted in the Seattle Times. Boeing has donated over $100
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Announcing 2024-2025 Graduate Labor Research Grant Recipients
Posted 05/01/2024
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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Domestic Workers in King County - a New Research Report by Breon Haskett
Posted 05/01/2024
Breon Haskett, UW Sociology Graduate Research Assistant, and Kim England, Harry Bridges Chair Emeritus, Bridges Center Faculty Associate, and
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Union Summer 2024 - Apply Now!
Posted 05/01/2024
Are you or anyone you know interested in working for social change? Union Summer is a paid ($21/hour) summer internship program for people interested
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Frances O'Shaughnessy named one of the 2024 Husky 100
Posted 04/29/2024
Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students from the UW Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study
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Colonizing Palestine – A Talk by Sumaya Awad
Posted 04/17/2024
On April 4, Palestinian author Sumaya Awad delivered a lecture at the University of Washington titled “Colonizing Palestine: Excavating the Political
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UW Academic Student Employees rally for a fair contract
Posted 04/17/2024
SEATTLE (April 18, 2024) — More than 700 Academic Student Employees (ASEs) at the University of Washington took to the streets Wednesday during a
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The hero tax: Why 'selfless' workers are professionally exploi
Posted 04/15/2024
The "heroisation" of certain professions has ironic effects on their workers' earning potential. Sapna Cheryan, a Psychology professor at the
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'Report: Pre-Apprenticeships Create Equitable Career Pathways'
Posted 04/02/2024
SEATTLE (April 3, 2024) — Pre-apprenticeship programs help people gain the knowledge, physical fitness, and technical skills needed to apply and be
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