Joins us for Thursday Theater (10/3 at 5:30) for Sister Stella L. A classic of Filipino and labor cinema filmed during (and boldly critical of) Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorial reign, the film is both a political & personal coming of age tale. Register here: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/thursd...
Details and registration link coming soon!
Sign up now for our Lead Organizer Training, Nov 18–21, 2024. Apply by October 4 for this 4-day, in-person workshop for lead organizers who want to strengthen their skills in effectively leading their teams. Learn more! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/workshop/lea...
Bill Lucy marched with striking sanitation workers in Memphis and helped devise a potent slogan: “I Am a Man.” Our condolences to his family. wapo.st/4dr098v
He marched with striking sanitation workers in Memphis and helped devise a potent slogan: “I Am a Man.” Later he became the No. 2 official at the public employee union AFSCME.
SF hotel workers are pushing for higher wages and protesting understaffing. Wages have been growing slower than inflation and pandemic-era staffing cuts now mean workloads are much greater. @kjacobs9.bsky.socialwww.kqed.org/news/1200593...
Workers at three hotels in Union Square walked off the job, citing demands like health care, reduced workloads, fair pay and more regular hours.
Read our new report on the consequences for California if #IRAlaborcenter.berkeley.edu/individual-m...
"Solidarity & Social Justice: Electrify Your Spring Break" Student event tomorrow at the Labor Center. Learn about exciting immersive spring break trips and DeCals. September 19, doors open at 4, program at 4:30. With UC Berkeley Public Service Center. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/solida...
Looking for a hands-on, community-centered spring break learning experience? Join the Labor and Public Service Centers on September 19 to learn about our exciting, hands-on spring break trips and DeCa...
Many events this fall at the Labor Center, including today's (9/12) screening of Mujeres de la Mina (Women of the Mine) at 5:30. Learn more! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/labor-...
Join us this Thursday, Sept 12 at 5:30 for a screening of Mujeres de la Mina (Women of the Mine), profiling three women who live and work in the infamous mines of El Cerro Rico in Bolivia. Learn more and register: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/thursd...
Join the Labor Center for the first of our monthly film screenings! This Latine/x Heritage Month, accompany us for a screening of Mujeres de la Mina (Women of the Mine) on September 5. This thought–pr...
"Why Labor Day? It was supposed to be May Day." Belated post of a Labor Day op-ed by Fred Glass. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Most people have a vague understanding of problems faced by the working class in the 19th century, but realities were often far worse than we imagine today
Super interesting! We have done a similar analysis for Germany, finding that full-time gig workers at app-based delivery platforms earn on average €800/month less than other low-skilled full-time workers. www.iab-forum.de/en/gig-work-...
Characeristics of working for app-based delivery services as an example of the rising new form of employment in the gig-economy.