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Since 1992, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies (Bridges Center) has supported a variety of labor-focused research projects and programs. The Center has awarded hundreds of grants, convened special working groups, conferences, and more. This funding has resulted in dozens of reports, books, articles, and more.

The need for more focused research on workers’ issues on campus and beyond was prevalent, and in 2023, the Bridges Center implemented its own applied research team.  This team, led by the Center’s Research Director with a staff Researcher, Research Assistants, and interns, has allowed the Bridges Center to conduct research and provide policy recommendations to the labor movement in Seattle and the greater Washington area.  Please review the “Research Team” tab to learn more about our work and to reach out with research requests.

 

Latest News

Newly Published Report on the 1936 Pacific Coast Maritime Workers’ Strike

March 04, 2025

This insightful report, authored by Annika Tuohey, an undergraduate senior majoring in History, delves into the 1936 Pacific Coast Maritime Workers' Strike. Less recognized than...

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2024 Labor Research Grant Recipient Brett Halperin Speaks to KUOW's Soundside About AI

February 28, 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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Fund Don’t Freeze Rally: A National Day of Action

February 20, 2025

By April Rubio, Communications Coordinator for the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.

Research is a vital foundation for many universities, including...

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New Research Report: A qualitative study on work and health among agricultural workers in Washington State

February 20, 2025

This report was written by Érica Chavez Santos, a Bridges Center alumnus who received the WSLRG in 2022 and the LERA-Bassett scholarship in 2019.

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Resist! Combatting Fear Through Organizing - A letter to The Daily Editor by Maya Cruz

January 31, 2025
Bridges Center researcher Maya Cruz writes a letter to the editor of The Daily. "I am a researcher at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor...
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The State of the Student Worker at the University of Washington

January 29, 2025

The Bridges Center’s Research Team is proud to release the new report “The State of the Student Worker at the University of Washington.”

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New Research from DEOHS: Understanding Transit Operators’ Workplace Needs

December 03, 2024

Srikanth (center) with fellow members of the DEOHS transit study team including (from left) Clinical Assistant Professor Christopher Zuidema, Assistant Professor Marissa Baker,...

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High Road Training Partnership Research Brief

October 16, 2024

Brief written by research assistant Kait Johnson

Kait Johnson is a third-year student at UW studying Law, Societies, and Justice. They are a...

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New Study from Faculty Associate Marissa Baker on U.S. Workers' Exposure to Multiple Psychosocial Hazards

October 01, 2024
U.S. workers are routinely exposed to multiple psychosocial hazards in the workplace that negatively impact their health. Occupational psychosocial hazards are cultural or environmental elements...
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UW Research Coordinators and Consultants file to unionize with UAW 4121

September 10, 2024

Two research job classes at UW —Coordinators and Consultants—filed with the Washington Public Employees Relations Commission to form their union. They are filing to join...

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