We’re closing out the year with an episode from our friends at Making Contact:As graduation approached this year, students around the country began protests after calls for divestment from Israel were initially ignored by university leadership. The campus encampments were met with physical violence and the mainstream press dismissed the students’ d…

We are approaching the 60th anniversary of the UCLA Labor Center, and we are celebrating - both how far we’ve come and where we’re going next! In honor of our anniversary, in this episode we’re sharing insights and memories from our colleagues about their work and evolving connections to the UCLA Labor Center, which they were all introduced to as s…

It’s back-to-school season, and we’re sharing a recording of "Labor Studies 101" from our archives at the IRLE, the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. In this episode, our IRLE director, Toby Higbie, interviews Kent Wong, our previous long time director of the UCLA Labor Center. Toby and Kent talk about the history of the Los Angeles l…

In a fast-paced society that often privileges work, wealth, and individual success, where there isn’t always time or space to process, how can we do social justice oriented work while taking care of ourselves?In Radical Therapy, we speak with Claudia Morales, an LA-based therapist whose work exists at the intersection of social justice and mental h…

Rev. James Lawson Jr. passed away on June 9, 2024. Rev. Lawson was one of the civil rights movement’s most prominent leaders and a lifelong advocate of nonviolence, soul force. He co-taught a UCLA labor studies class on nonviolence for over 20 years with our previous labor center director Kent Wong, and our building, the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worke…

It’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we’re sharing an episode about gentrification in Little Toyko from State of the Human, a podcast of the Stanford Storytelling Project.Little Tokyo is a small neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles. Since 1905, it has been home to generations of Japanese Americans. Today, g…

In partnership with the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE), Re:Work presents “Changing Lives, Changing L.A.,” a play created from transcripts from the UNITE HERE Local 11 Oral History Project and originally performed before a live audience at Loyola Marymount University and UCLA.Portrayed by professional actors, four members…

Civil rights icon, Reverend James Lawson Jr., shares his recollections of the 1960s and working closely with Martin Luther King Jr.Reverend Lawson presents the nonviolent movement in America as the "nuclear engine" of the mid-20th century civil rights movement, and as a strategic series of organizing campaigns for racial and economic justice.This i…

We’re closing out the year with an episode from our friends at the Pulso Podcast:Latinos work hard. But is our "work hard" attitude too closely connected to our sense of self-worth? The Pulso Podcast brings you the untold stories & unheard voices that make up our history, our culture, nuestra gente. For Latinos, by LatinosThis episode was produced …

This fall, California’s fast food workers won a historic victory when Governor Newsom signed AB 1228, which ensures the creation of a fast-food industry council with the ability to determine wages and industry standards, and which, importantly, includes worker voices. The bill also means that by next spring, the minimum wage for California’s fast-f…

We've partnered with Feet in 2 Worlds: A Better Life? and are excited to share an episode from their show!A Better Life? Producer Oscar Durand tells the story of Cesar, a delivery worker from Mexico who found a cause and a community while organizing his fellow delivery workers in New York. We also speak with Hildalyn Colón Hernández from Los Delive…

We've partnered with Immigrantly and are excited to share an episode from their show!Immigrantly is a weekly podcast hosted by rights activist and social entrepreneur Saadia Khan that bears witness to the extraordinariness of the immigrant experienceToday we have a fellow podcaster in our midst. Ramtin Arablouei is the co-host and co-producer of NP…

When we think about college, there’s a certain whimsical image, a time of self discovery and carefree fun before you step out into the “real” world. But now, with the rising costs of education and living expenses, most students work, and work a lot.In this episode of Re:Work, Adolfo González shares his decades long journey to provide for his family…

We often refer to birth as miraculous, and it can also seem mysterious. Many times there is a veiling around birth and labor, and the types of work mothers and birthworkers do to bring new life into this world. In this episode, Allegra Hill shares birth stories from her family and how her personal journey led her into the world of birthwork.It is p…

Despite a long tradition of midwifery in the Black community, which predates the founding of the United States, less than 2% of midwives today are Black. In this episode we share the story of Kim Durdin, who found her calling in reclaiming midwifery and birthwork.It is part one of two episodes where we bring you the stories of Black midwives in Los…

In 2020, India suddenly went into a national lockdown without advance planning or adequate government support, which led to a humanitarian crisis in addition to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Millions of jobs disappeared and hunger was a serious issue. Tens of millions of migrant workers struggled to get home — often on foot — and many died …

Civil rights icon, Reverend James Lawson Jr., shares his recollections of the 1960s and working closely with Martin Luther King Jr.Reverend Lawson presents the nonviolent movement in America as the "nuclear engine" of the mid-20th century civil rights movement, and as a strategic series of organizing campaigns for racial and economic justice.This i…

“The Tractor Princess” draws on excerpts from an oral history interview that is a part of a community archive and research initiative called Watsonville is in the Heart, which highlights the stories of Filipino families from the greater Pajaro Valley region in California. In this episode of Re:Work, Antoinette Yvonne DeOcampo-Lechtenberg paints a p…

On Dec. 11, 2021, the UCLA Labor Center’s historic MacArthur Park building was officially named the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center, in honor of a civil and worker rights icon who has been teaching at UCLA for the last 2 decades.In this episode of Re:Work, 93-year-old Rev. Lawson shares stories from his youth, and how he came to discove…

There’s a tendency to associate fast-food with American nostalgia, which can shield issues in the franchise structure ranging from wage theft to violence and safety concerns. Most recently, fast-food workers have been at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 in their public facing jobs, in addition to confronting difficult work conditions that became…

We’ve partnered with Self Evident, and are excited to share an episode from their show! Self Evident is a podcast focused on the full range of Asian American perspectives, which are too often erased from the national discourse. This episode is a collaboration between Self Evident and AZI Media, and is part of a project called “Advancing Democracy” …

Civil rights icon, Reverend James Lawson Jr., shares his recollections of the 1960s and working closely with Martin Luther King Jr. Reverend Lawson presents the nonviolent movement in America as the "nuclear engine" of the mid-20th century civil rights movement, and as a strategic series of organizing campaigns for racial and economic justice. This…

On Dec. 11, 2021, the UCLA Labor Center’s historic MacArthur Park building was officially named the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center, in honor of a civil and worker rights icon who has been teaching at UCLA for the last 2 decades.In this episode of Re:Work, 93-year-old Rev. Lawson shares stories from his youth, and how he came to discove…

We’ve partnered with Self Evident, and are excited to share an episode from their show! Self Evident is a podcast focused on the full range of Asian American perspectives, which are too often erased from the national discourse. In this episode, a daughter of Vietnamese refugees seeks out Southeast Asian Americans with criminal convictions who are a…

We often refer to birth as miraculous, and it can also seem mysterious. Many times there is a veiling around birth and labor, and the types of work mothers and birthworkers do to bring new life into this world. In this episode, Allegra Hill shares birth stories from her family and how her personal journey led her into the world of birthwork. It is …

Despite a long tradition of midwifery in the Black community, which predates the founding of the United States, less than 2% of midwives today are Black. In this episode we share the story of Kim Durdin, who found her calling in reclaiming midwifery and birthwork.It is part one of two episodes where we bring you the stories of Black midwives in Los…

When we think about college, there’s a certain whimsical image, a time of self discovery and carefree fun before you step out into the “real” world. But now, with the rising costs of education and living expenses, most students work, and work a lot. In this episode of Re:Work, Adolfo González shares his decades long journey to provide for his famil…

We often see children as innocents who need love, support, and stability. But not all young people are nurtured this way. Too often youth from marginalized communities of color are not seen as needing protection -- they are treated as the ones we need protection from.We see this in this episode with Phal Sok, who was once a kid in Long Beach forced…

In today’s political climate, there’s a prominent narrative of "bad" immigrants who don’t deserve to be here. This isn’t new -- it’s a part of a much longer history of criminalizing immigrants and refugees in the United States.This episode is the first of two that explore the experiences of Cambodian refugees who get caught up in the criminal justi…

What happens when you go to work and no one else in the room looks like you? Being the “only one” often means more scrutiny, less support, having to work harder, or to justify why you’re even there. In this episode, Zayana Ross-Torrence shares her experience as a Black woman studying STEM and then working in emergency services, an industry dominate…

Uber. Lyft. Their arrival has transformed daily life and raised important questions about job quality, employment law, and creating an economy that works for everybody. What’s it like to be a woman driving for these rideshare companies? In this episode, Alexandra Carbone shares her story.Por Re:Work by the UCLA Labor Center

Young people spend a good chunk of their waking hours in school, but their world extends far beyond the classroom. During the recent teachers' strikes, educators reminded us to think about students in a holistic way.In this episode of Re:Work, Los Angeles teacher Rudy Dueñas takes us through his own history at LA Unified School District — as a stud…

The International Labor Organization estimates 20.1 million people are trapped in forced labor globally, in industries including agriculture, construction, domestic work and manufacturing. Who does this happen to? And how does it happen? In this episode, we bring you the story of Lester Ramos and his journey from the Philippines.…

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Arbeit wandelt sich ständig, aber wer erinnert sich noch an den Allesschlucker, die Kattundrucker oder die Theriakkrämer? Jährlich sterben Berufe und damit wandert wertvolles Wissen auf den Friedhof verschwundener Arbeit. Was wir von diesen alten Berufen lernen können, welche ihre modernen Pendants im 21. Jahrhundert sind und warum es seit 1817 Men…

#GAMEüse #gesundeErnährung #GemeinwohlÖkonomie #TransparenteLebensmittelproduktion Zum Beginn gibt der Vortrag einen Einblick in die Startphase unseres Unternehmens. Der Frontalvortrag soll aber nur einen Einstieg geben, den größeren Part ist für folgende Diskussion geplant: - Aufbau eines sozialverträglichen Unternehmens mit Hilfe der GWÖ - Höhen …

Do you have to abandon your right to privacy every morning at the doors of your workplace? Can your employer monitor private chats with your family? Based on research projects at the Centre for Internet and Human Rights, we will unpack the issue of digital surveillance at work and discuss regulatory gaps and potential policy responses. Kilian Vieth…

Transformational Confidence - Designing the human role in the age of artificial intelligence. Cem Ergün-Müller Moritz Ettl During previous industrial revolutions, it often took decades to build the training systems and labor market institutions needed to develop major new skill sets on a large scale. Today digitization and technological trends are …

Arbeit 4.0 ist längst Realität: Algorithmen suchen für Unternehmen nach den besten Kandidaten. Künstliche Intelligenz hilft den Mitarbeitern, schneller und besser Entscheidungen zu treffen. Und der neue Kollege heißt Roboter. Zukunftsmusik? Nanne von Hahn Als größter Mobilfunkanbieter nutzt Telefónica Deutschland heute schon digitale Tools und küns…

Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) recently launched its second annual Corporate Accountability Index in March 2017, which evaluates 22 internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies on commitments, policies and practices affecting users’ freedom of expression and privacy. We will take this opportunity to present the findings to the Re:publica commun…

Technology and digital disruption impact on products, business and society. Moreover, business operations is changing: the way we work, collaborate, learn, lead and innovate in the business context. This keynote dives into digital trends, work 4.0 and selected examples of how Deutsche Telekom tackles the challenge to become a culture of innovation.…

Die Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt und die damit verbundene Flexibilisierung von Arbeitszeit und -ort verändert alles: Gehören Frauen zu den Profiteurinnen der Digitalisierung oder verstärkt die digitale Transformation bestehende Ungleichheiten zwischen den Geschlechtern? Das Panel nimmt die oft vernachlässigten geschlechterspezifischen Dimensione…

Die rasant zunehmende Digitalisierung wird massive Auswirkungen auf alles haben – die Wirtschaft, die Arbeitswelt, Gesellschaft und auf unsere privaten Lebenswelten. In Unternehmen erleben wir eine Zunahme an Komplexität, Unsicherheit und Dynamik gepaart mit einem konstanten Wandel. In seinem Vortrag zeigt Trost anschaulich, wie moderne Unternehmen…

Arbeitnehmer sind motiviert, wenn sie ihre individuellen Talente in gemeinsame Stärke verwandeln können, deswegen muss eine gute Unternehmenskultur vor allem sicherstellen, dass die Mitarbeitenden vielfältig bleiben dürfen. Hanna Drabon Arbeitnehmer sind motiviert, wenn sie ihre individuellen Talente in gemeinsame Stärke verwandeln können, deswegen…

Die aktuelle Entwicklungen im Bereich der Werbung ist eins der wichtigsten und netzpolitischen Themen -- der Krieg der Adlocker und der Adblock-Blocker geht uns alle an und schwächt die Institutionen des Internets. Doch kaum jemand nimmt das Thema wirklich ernst, fast jeder sieht darin ein Problem anderer Leute. Torsten Kleinz Ein Adblocker ist sch…

Wir möchten unsere Erfahrungen auf der Reise zu engagierten Mitarbeitern teilen und mit Ihnen diskutieren, wie HR Profis die digitale Transformation erfolgreich nutzen können, um jeden Tag eine noch bessere Mitarbeitererfahrung zu kreieren. Verena Amonat In dem wohl internationalsten Logistikunternehmen der Welt sind die Erfahrungen unserer Mitarbe…

Digitalisierung, Demokratisierung, hierarchiefreies Arbeiten in liquiden Strukturen… Eine Welle an Veränderung kommt auf uns zu – was bedeutet das für uns? Nie war es wichtiger den Einzelnen, Teams, bis hin zu ganzen Unternehmen zu entängstigen und die Energie in Lust auf die Gestaltung der digitalen (Arbeits-) Welt zu lenken. Ursula Schütze-Kreilk…

Die digitale Transformation hat nun alle Unternehmen in Deutschland erfasst. Viele Projekte wurden gestartet und es gibt erste Erfolge aber auch noch grosse Hürden zu überwinden. Mitarbeiter wollen eingebunden werden, Führungskräfte müssen loslassen lernen, Sozialpartner wie Betriebsräte und Gewerkschaften müssen als Unterstützer gewonnen werden un…

Smarte Tools unterstützen das Management dabei, Mitarbeiterführung neu zu gestalten. Frank Kübler Michael Bolk Smarte Tools unterstützen das Management dabei, Mitarbeiterführung neu zu gestalten. Klar definierte HR Feedbackprozesse in Echtzeit ermöglichen nicht nur evidenzbasierte Wertbeiträge sondern akzentuieren auch die Bedeutung des einzelnen M…