Student Resources
2012-2013 Scholarships
& Prizes
Each year, the Bridges Center awards thousands of dollars to top students in Labor Studies.
Deadlines for this year's awards are approaching. Apply now!
Deadline: June 11, 2012
2012-2013
Silme Domingo
& Gene Viernes Scholarship
$5,500 scholarship for students entering the University of Washington.
Students must demonstrate financial need and an interest in social justice.
Deadline: Friday, May 18, 2012
Faculty Resources
Washington State Labor Research Grant
Up to $7,500 available
Currently seeking proposals from UW faculty for funding for research on labor issues relevant to Washington State.
Deadline: July 15, 2011
Labor Studies Minor - Updated for Summer/Autumn
A listing of nearly 30 courses in Labor Studies offered at the University of Washington
Now available: Full List of Summer & Autumn 2012 Course Offerings 
The Bridges Center is happy to announce a comprehensive updated list of qualifying courses for the Labor Studies Minor in 2012-2013.
The Labor Studies Minor brings together a series of courses on labor in core social-science departments, including American Ethnic Studies, Economics, Geography, History, International Studies, Law, Societies, and Justice, Political Science, and Sociology.
The Minor brings provides students an interdisciplinary program of study focusing on the importance of labor to the economic, social, political, and cultural evolution of modern societies.
Unemployed Nation Hearings
Hearings now on-line at UnemployedNation.Org
More than 23 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed. They are so numerous that they could populate a nation, a nation whose voice remains unheard.
On March 30-31, 2012, in partnership with local labor and Seattle city government, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies sponsored an important two-day event convened to amplify that voice: the Unemployed Nation Hearings.
Now, through UnemployedNation.Org, the Hearings live on. Visit the wesbite for full-length videos and press coverage of the Hearings; testimony of the unemployed; and more.
Featured Research
Our Featured Research section contains the latest Labor Studies policy analysis, international perspectives, popular education materials and more. The site features over fifty reports, multimedia, and updates on current projects.
Fall 2011 Update
In 2011-2012, the Bridges Center is proud to award over $60,000 in tuition, grants and prizes to student and faculty in Labor Studies. Click on a name below for summaries, updates and full reports on research grants and prizes.
Labor Studies Research:
Dena Aufseeser |
Evrim Gormus |
Shon Meckfessel
Brian Serafini
Washington State Labor Research: Amy Hagopian & Anna Maria Pletz | Kari Lerum
Best Paper Prize: Adam Farley | Elizabeth Poole
Working Groups: Creating Brand Responsibility | Labor, Knoweldge and the Economy | Race, Class and Work-Life Balance | Race, Radicalism, and Labor | Union Democracy Reexamined | Waterfront Workers History Project
Labor Archives of Washington State
Download a brochure!
For full-color copies to share with your community, organization, or union local, contact the Bridges Center.
LAWS exists thanks to the contributions of over 125 individuals and organizations.
Donors giving $500 or more join the Labor Archives Founder's Circle. Members will be memorialized on a plaque displayed with the Harry Bridges statue at the entrance to the UW's Suzzalo Library.
Please consider making a secure, tax-deductible contribution by credit card to the Labor Archive Fund.
Donations may also be made by check with our mail-in donation form.
A center for education, research and preservation - Now open!
Thanks to the help of unions throughout the state and the cooperation
of the University of Washington Library, the Bridges Center is proud to announce that as of October 2010 the Labor Archives of Washington State (LAWS)
is a reality.
Working people and their unions built this nation, and no state has a more dynamic labor history than Washington State. LAWS ensures our labor heritage is preserved and that current and future generations understand the struggles and accomplishments of organized labor.
LAWS serves as a center for historical research, helping new generations understand the importance of the labor movement in the past and its importance to the future of our state and nation. It is already one of the largest repositories for labor materials in the country, encompassing more than 200 labor related collections, including the records of unions and of labor leaders and activists.
LAWS is officially endorsed by the Washington State Labor Council, M.L. King County Labor Council, Pierce County Central Labor Council, Snohomish County Labor Council, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, and the ILWU Pacific Coast Pensioners Association.
For regular updates on Bridges Center news and events, e-mail hbcls@u.washington.edu with "join e-mail list" in the subject.
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Upcoming Events
- Tuesday, May 8
Brown-bag: Taming the Timberbeat: The IWW Timber Strike of 1917
w/Pete Richardson, UW Bothell
12:30-1:30pm
Smith Hall, Room 307
UW Seattle - Friday, May 18 - Sunday, May 20
Conference:
A Century of Bread & Roses -
Pacific NW Labor History Association
WA State History Museum
1911 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
Scholarship & Prize
Application Deadlines
For incoming UW Students
- Domingo Viernes Scholarship
$5,500 for Undergraduates or Graduates, due: May 18, 2012
For UW Students
- Research Grants
$1,500-$2,500 for Graduates,
due: June 11, 2012 - Bassett and Jugum Scholarships
$5,500 for Undergraduates,
due: June 11, 2012 - Martha H. Duggan Fellowship
$10,000 for Graduates,
due: June 11, 2012 - LERA Scholarship
$1,000 for Undergraduates and Graduates, due: June 11, 2012 - Best Paper Prizes
$250 for Undergraduates and Graduates, due: June 11, 2012
For UW Faculty
- Washington State Labor Research
Up to $7,500 for Faculty research,
deadline: July 13, 2012
Our Mission
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies supports a network of scholars in cutting-edge research, education, and outreach about work, workers and their organizations.
The Center engages students in labor studies through courses and field work. We promote connections between students, faculty, and labor communities locally and around the world, and inform policy makers about issues confronting workers.
Support Us
We depend on the continuing generosity of our supporters to maintain programs and assist students.
Donating on-line is safe and easy. Choose a fund below.
» Bridges Community Outreach and Events Fund
Supports all aspects of the Center, including special events, teaching, and scholarship.
» Labor Archives of Washington State Fund
» Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship
» Harry Bridges Chair Endowment
» Theodore L. and Doris M. Hansen Endowment
Donations can be made via check by downloading our donation form. For more information on donations and individual funds, please visit our Support website.
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Harry Bridges
Center for Labor Studies
University of Washington
UW Box 353530
Seattle, WA 98195-3530
Phone: 206-543-7946
Fax: 206-685-2146
Email: hbcls@u.washington.edu
Office: Smith Hall, Room 101