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Each year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards thousands of dollars in research funding to University of Washington graduate students and faculty. Since 1992, the Center has awarded over one hundred grants, producing dozens of reports, books, articles, and more. We are pleased to...Read more
![Union Summer interns](https://labor.washington.edu/sites/labor/files/styles/230_2/public/images/unionsummer2023-600x280.jpg?itok=j632w07N)
Union Summer is a paid ($20/hour) summer internship program for people interested in getting involved in the labor movement.Read more
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Each year, the Bridges Center awards over $50,000 in scholarships at the University of Washington. Applications are now open for the 2023-2024 academic year.Read more
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In January 2024, join us in honoring the life and work of Jack O’Dell (1923-2019), who worked creatively and tirelessly to advance the Black Radical Tradition through labor activism, piercing analysis, and political mobilization.Read more
March 23rd, 2023 is the third anniversary of "Stay Home, Stay Healthy" in Washington State, and is also the third anniversary of the Custodian Project. Last month, the Custodian Project founder, Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano talked with Bridges Center Research Coordinator, Rachel Erstad about...Read more
Robert Cherny’s new monumental biography of Harry Bridges tells the life story of the person who built the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) into a labor powerhouseRead more
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This March, April and May, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is proud to participate in Labor Spring 2023 , a nationwide series of teach-ins, events and actions.
Over ten events, hosted on-line and in-person, are being organized or sponsored by the Harry Bridges Center. In line...Read more
Jake Grumbach, Associate Professor of Political Science and Bridges Center Standing Committee member, recently spoke with David Leonhardt of the New York Times about unions' role in politics - specifically, how Michigan passing a bill to repeal right-to-work out of the state House of...Read more
Andrew Hedden , Associate Director at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, recently had a conversation with KUOW's Libby Denkmann about how current tech layoffs, including those at Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google are being compared to layoffs of the past, specifically the 'Boeing...Read more
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On February 13th, the Bridges Center was proud to host a panel of eight labor leaders representing a variety of positions, experiences, and paths to working in labor for a discussion with students, faculty, and community. There are many ways to work in and be involved in the labor movement - and...Read more