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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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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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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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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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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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The hero tax: Why 'selfless' workers are professionally exploited
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' featured on The Stand
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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Gender wage gap in healthcare has narrowed, but remains
Posted 04/01/2024
New research finds a persistent wage gap between men and women across all healthcare sectors, including entry-level jobs. This study is one of the
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Hundreds of UAW 4121 ASE's rallied for a fair contract
Posted 03/28/2024
SEATTLE (March 29, 2024) — Today, hundreds of Academic Student Employees (ASEs) at the University of Washington will rally on campus as they fight to
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New Report: Pre-Apprenticeship in Construction and Beyond
Posted 03/13/2024
The Bridges Center’s Research Team is proud to release “Building Futures: Pre-Apprenticeship in Construction and Beyond.” In this report, we explore
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Following the Footsteps of Jack O’Dell
Posted 02/26/2024
Soohyung Hur, Geography PhD Candidate and Graduate Staff Assistant at the Bridges Center, summarizes her experience at the Jack O'Dell conference for
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UW Student Activists Mobilize at the No2APEC Counter-Summit
Posted 02/21/2024
In November 2023, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies sponsored a group of UW student activists to attend the counter-summit for the Asia
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Meet Margaret Perez Brower!
Posted 02/19/2024
This academic year, Margaret Perez Brower joined the University of Washington faculty as Assistant Professor of Political Science and Gender, Women
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Michael McCann to Receive the 2024 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
Posted 01/15/2024
Some exciting news -- Professor Emeritus and former Bridges Center Director Michael McCann has been awarded the 2024 Outstanding Scholar of the Year
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