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Nov 5

Careers in Labor and Social Justice

Join us for an engaging panel and small group networking conversations with labor movement professionals across a variety of fields and experiences.

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Dec 2
Apply by November 6

Power Analysis

This three-session online training teaches Power Analysis, to strengthen participants' understanding of how power is exercised, by who, and to what end—to develop stronger campaigns and organizations.

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Kassandra Hernandez andEnrique Lopezlira

Low-Wage Work in California Data Explorer 2026

The interactive data explorer provides comprehensive data on the state’s low-wage workforce, including demographics, job characteristics, industries, occupations, use of public assistance programs, and geography. It also provides users with graphics, tables, research summaries, interactive visualizations, and downloadable data.

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Annette Bernhardt,Kung Feng,Beth Gutelius,Lisa Kresge,Brian Justie,Minsu LongiaruandCJ Valasak

Bossware Comes to California: The Impact of New Management Technologies on Workers and the Case for Policy Regulation

The evidence presented in this report makes clear that the risks of unchecked bossware are not merely speculative, but already reshaping working conditions, undercutting established labor protections, and shifting power toward employers—often without workers’ knowledge or consent.

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Savannah Hunter,Enrique Lopezlira,Jenifer MacGillvary,Patrick Wade,Justin McBride,Chris Zepeda-Millán,Marissa Brookes,Ellen Reese,Jason Whisler,Iza Camarillo,Elda Solomon UgochukwuandRalph Armbruster-Sandoval

State of the Unions: California Labor in 2025

A report from the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, including research from the UC Berkeley Labor Center. This edition of the “State of the Unions” report offers readers insight into how California unions are faring in the face of an unfriendly federal administration, a militarized deportation campaign, and a continuing cost-of-living crisis.

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Nov 19

Webinar: Supporting High Road Practices in California Community Clinics

Please join us for a webinar to discuss a forthcoming UC Berkeley Labor Center report that explores these challenges and provides recommendations for the adoption of high-road practices that benefit workers, patients, and organizations across California’s broader health care system.