Lead researcher Maya Cruz presenting at the Classroom Labor workshop at Seattle University this past Saturday! This workshop was a special training for educators seeking to incorporate labor education into their curriculum. #laborresearchatUW #seattlelabormovement #seattlelaborstudies

Rights on the Line: Policy and Regulatory Gaps Affecting Migrant Fishers in Washington State Ports is now available to read and download online at labor.uw.edu/rights-on-the-line-report. #migrantfishers #rightsontheline #washingtonstateports #uwresearch

Rights on the Line: Policy and Regulatory Gaps Affecting Migrant Fishers in Washington State Ports is now available to read and download online at labor.uw.edu/rights-on-the-line-report. #migrantfishers #rightsontheline #washingtonstateports #uwresearch

Our new research report “Rights on the Line” is out today: labor.washington.edu/rights-on-th... #migrantfishers #fishinginWA

One of our favorite things about the annual Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO Convention is the opportunity to catch up with UW Labor Studies alumni who have gone on to work in the labor movement!

@wslc.bsky.social WSLC convention in Wenatchee! Bridges Center staff with @seiu925.bsky.social President Tricia Schroeder and Rep. Mary Fosse #solidarity #wslc #hbcls #seiu925

Are you a woman in construction in the greater Seattle area? 👷‍♀️ We want to hear from you! Take our survey about worksite experiences and your job satisfaction at publicly owned and private job sites. Scan the QR code or go to tinyurl.com/priorityhire #womeninconstruction

We stand in solidarity with striking workers and workers across supply chains. #internationalsolidarity #ilwu #harrybridgescenterforlaborstudies

Solidarity with Seattle Embassy Suites @uhlocal8 workers who are on strike! The Bridges Center joined the strike line in demands for protection from ICE, fair pay, and healthcare. No ICE in our Cup! Workers are picketing every day, don’t cross the picket line!

@uaw.org Social Justice Award bestowed to labor and civil rights icon A. Philip Randolph at the union's constitutional convention. 1964. From the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

Congratulations to Dr. Soohyung Hur on defending her dissertation this week! Soohyung has worked as a graduate assistant at the Bridges Center for the past five years, and is currently leading the Building A Movement internship program.

Congratulations to Kait Johnson, our Undergraduate Research Assistant, on their upcoming graduation! ✨🎓 Kait has worked with the Bridges Center research team for three years, supporting several projects. We are so grateful for their contributions to our Center's research. 🥖🌹

Congratulations to all our 2026 BAM interns and labor studies minor graduates!! 🎓✊ #laborinternship #buildingamovement #laborcommunity #harrybridgescenterforlaborstudies #laborstudiesminor #youw #uwlaborstudies

Many thanks to everyone who attended the Applied Research panel in Labor 480 yesterday! We want to extend a special thank you to Rep. Brianna Thomas, Riddhi Mehta-Neugebauer, Evan Woods, Erica Chavez Santos, and Shuxuan Zhou, for speaking and sharing their knowledge with us.

The Bridges Center is happy to sponsor this teacher training that will take place on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Seattle University! There is a $150 stipend for participants and they can also receive clock hours. Deadline to apply is June 7. #classroomlabor #workplacerights #laborstudies

Only a couple of weeks until our Spring Celebration! We hope you’ll join us on June 4 in Kane Hall to honor the 2026 interns and grads. RSVP: forms.gle/FMCmD3puCkjf1jyR7 #uwgraduate #classof2026 #bridgescenter #laborstudiesminor #BAMinternship #laborgrad #laborstudies #springcelebration

Only a couple of weeks until our Spring Celebration! We hope you’ll join us on June 4 in Kane Hall to honor the 2026 interns and grads. RSVP: forms.gle/FMCmD3puCkjf1jyR7 #uwgraduate #classof2026 #bridgescenter #laborstudiesminor #BAMinternship #laborgrad #laborstudies #springcelebration

The Bridges Center is excited to be a community co-presenter for the 14th Annual Seattle Asian American Film Festival! We invite you to join us for the showing of the Occupational Hazards Shorts Program -- 5/30 at 4:05pm at Langston Hughes performing art institute #SAAFF

Join us on Sunday 5/24 to hear initial sharings from the ISA on the struggle of workers in the Philippines against extreme exploitation and semi-feudal conditions throughout the country. When: Sunday May 24; 5:00-7:00pm  Where: Labor Temple SODO RSVP: tinyurl.com/ISA-MAY24

When we FIGHT, we WIN! UW Libraries and Press members ratified their contract with a 91.2% yes vote. Congratulations to every member who made this happen! 💜 #UnionsForAll #UniteFightWin

You’re invited to our Spring Celebration! ✊🌹 Join us for the annual Labor Studies Spring Celebration on Thursday, June 4, in the Walker-Ames room in Kane Hall! Please RSVP: forms.gle/7hRm5bv6ZKkm... #uwgraduate #classof2026 #bridgescenter #laborstudiesminor #BAMinternship #laborgrad #laborstudies

UW Libraries & Press workers with SEIU Local 925 authorized a 1-day strike after months without a contract. Workers say UW’s low wage offers fail to reflect the soaring cost of living, leaving many struggling while working at one of the country’s top research universities. https://ow.ly/AgLM50YVKu7

Looking to start your labor studies minor? Take the Intro to Labor Studies course this summer! It’s worth 5 credits and is an asynchronous online course taught by Lawrence J. Cushnie. View this course on MyPlan under POL S 249, HSTCMP 249, and SOC 266. #summercourses #summeratUW #youw

Join a special community edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to a community knowledge platform: create new articles, edit, add images, and more. May 14 at 3:30pm in the Suzzallo Library computer lab. Please RSVP by May 8: Tinyurl.com/LAW-WIKI-RSVP

We are trying to build up a better understanding of whether or not workers experience the impacts of technology differently based on their identities and backgrounds. Take our survey and let us know how AI and technology show up in your workplace: tinyurl.com/mruwz9e4

Applications now open for Union Summer 2026 ✊🏽🔥 📍 Greater Puget Sound region
 💰 $23/hr (paid)
 📅 June 23 – Aug. 1 Get hands-on experience supporting strikes, organizing in communities, registering voters, and more. Apply by May 17 — tag someone who should be part of this ✊ https://ow.ly/ug0Z50YVgKM

Now accepting submissions for the 2026 Best Paper/Project in Labor Studies! 📑✨ The best papers and projects on labor-related topics by UW students will be awarded with $500 cash prizes. #bestpaperinlaborstudies #bestpaperprize #pnlha #laborstudies #laborstudiesatuw #labormovement

Meet Vanessa Alvarez, recipient of the LERA-Bassett Scholarship in Labor Relations in 2025. Interested in pursuing labor-focused studies? Apply now for the Labor Studies scholarship! The online application is currently open. Deadline to apply is May 4, 2026! labor.uw.edu/scholarships-and-prizes

5,070 workers were killed on the job in 2024. That’s completely unacceptable. On Workers’ Memorial Day and every day, the labor movement is committed to the fight to make sure every worker stays safe and healthy on the job. aflcio.org/dotj

Thank you to all those who joined our zine-making party last week! If you were unable to attend, but are still interested in submitting a page for the labor zine, we welcome external submissions up until April 30 at midnight: tinyurl.com/549dw3er #laborstudies #laborzine #youw