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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

Landscapes of Uncaring: Latina Caregivers’ Experiences in the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 02, 2023

Olivia Orosco is a PhD student in the Department of Geography at UW Seattle. For this work, Orosco received funding from the Harry Bridges Center...

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Elizabeth Lu Gao Connects Migrant and Worker Justice

April 26, 2023

LSJ and sociology major and human rights and labor studies minor, Elizabeth Lu Gao, completed their thesis last term, with Harry Bridges...

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Announcing 2023-2024 Graduate Labor Research Grant Recipients

April 04, 2023

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...

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Bridges Center Associate Director Andrew Hedden speaks to KUOW about 'Boeing bust' misconceptions

March 07, 2023

Andrew Hedden , Associate Director at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, recently had a conversation with KUOW's Libby Denkmann ...

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Bridges Center Research Coordinator Rachel Erstad quoted in Crosscut feature on Starbucks workers

March 01, 2023

Rachel Erstad , Labor Research Coordinator at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, was recently quoted in a feature by Crosscut...

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New report by UW Labor Studies associates examines wage equity among social services workers

March 01, 2023

A new study by a team of UW researchers, including Harry Bridges Center Faculty Associate Jennifer Romich and former Bridges Center Director Kim England, finds that nonprofit social services workers in Seattle are grossly underpaid compared to other sectors.

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New Bridges Center Report Examines Working Conditions and Public Health

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....

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Farm Workers, Public Health, and Community Research in Washington State: A conversation with Érica Chavez Santos

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),...

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Research Profile: Baker and Monsey Discuss COVID-19 Occupational Risk for App-Based Drivers

August 29, 2022

Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Faculty Associate , Marissa Baker and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) Research Coordinator...

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Policy Research Brief: Measuring the American Families Plan's Impact

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.

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