Re:Work by the UCLA Labor Center

Re:Work by the UCLA Labor Center

A women-led podcast that spotlights stories of work and activism to humanize and break down economic and racial justice issues. Produced by Veena Hampapur and Saba Waheed.

  1. Healing Together

    11/19/2025

    Healing Together

    Healing Together features Domenique Harmon, a passionate advocate for mental health awareness and workers’ rights. Domenique shares how her experiences in the cannabis industry, mental health spaces, and UFCW have shaped her professional journey and personal path to healing. *Please note, this episode contains references to child abuse, suicide, and war.* To read the UCLA Labor Center’s report on cannabis workers, please visit bit.ly/uclacannabisreport. To learn more about The Amazing Movement, please visit www.theamazingmovement.com or @theamazingmovement on Instagram.

    29 min
  2. Re:Work presents ”The Shifting Immigrant Hustle” (from Feet in 2 Worlds)

    08/14/2025

    Re:Work presents ”The Shifting Immigrant Hustle” (from Feet in 2 Worlds)

    Today we are sharing an episode from our friends at Feet in 2 Worlds, an independent media outlet and journalism training program that empowers the voices of immigrant journalists. We hear from women who work at the intersection of labor and immigration, including our own Labor Center director Saba Waheed. These women discuss the most pressing threats to immigrant workers, as well as the ways immigrants can resist and also support one another. This episode is a part of a Feet in 2 Worlds series called The Hustle, which focuses on the ways immigrants navigate a changing economy — today and throughout history. To learn more about Feet in 2 Worlds, please visit fi2w.org.

    28 min
  3. Re:Work and the IRLE present ”The Reality of Workers and Learners – A Personal Story”

    06/26/2025

    Re:Work and the IRLE present ”The Reality of Workers and Learners – A Personal Story”

    Today we are bringing you a piece produced by Ritika Sarma and Jimmy Mancilla, students in UCLA’s Labor Summer Research Program (LSRP). The piece is part of a larger 3-part series, “The Reality of Workers and Learners,” which examines the challenges faced by student workers, many of whom work over 20 hours a week. The episode opens with brief remarks by Lucero Herrera, a senior research analyst at the UCLA Labor Center and LSRP instructor. To listen to the rest of the series, please visit youtube.com/uclalabor. To visit the website LSRP students created, visit bit.ly/4k9G9ui

    29 min
  4. Re:Work and the IRLE present ”May Day”

    05/15/2025

    Re:Work and the IRLE present ”May Day”

    In honor of May Day 2025, Victor Narro, project director at the UCLA Labor Center and career organizer, joined Tobias Higbie, UCLA IRLE Director and professor of labor and history, for a conversation on the significance of May Day in Los Angeles. They discuss how May Day unites diverse coalitions to engage in a powerful act of collective resistance, share an inside look at the process of planning major direct action campaigns, and provide expert tips on how to maintain a sustainable career in social justice work. You can also watch their conversation on the IRLE's YouTube channel @UCLA-IRLE

    45 min
  5. Re:Work presents Código Doméstico, Part Two

    03/31/2025

    Re:Work presents Código Doméstico, Part Two

    In this episode, we bring you two more stories from Código Doméstico that have been translated into English. Código Doméstico is a podcast produced by Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero. It aims to expose working conditions for women hired as cleaners through apps in Central and South America as well as the US.  At the heart of this show is deep listening and fostering collaborations to fight for the dignity of workers in the digital platform economy. Today’s episode features stories from Paola and Giselle. To listen to the original Código Doméstico podcast episodes, and to learn more about the broader project, please visit codigodomestico.com. You can also listen on Spotify: bit.ly/codigodomestico To read the related research by Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero, please visit bit.ly/codigodomesticoreport Episode Art: Jessi (top left) by Priscila Barbosa, instagram.com/priii_barbosa Roxy (top right) by Marisol Rivera, instagram.com/mar___rivera Paola (bottom left) by Saro Agustina, instagram.com/saroagustina Giselle (bottom right) by Day Cuervo, instagram.com/daycuervo

    20 min
  6. Re:Work presents Código Doméstico, Part One

    03/24/2025

    Re:Work presents Código Doméstico, Part One

    We bring you two stories from Código Doméstico that have been translated into English. Código Doméstico is a podcast produced by Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero. It aims to expose working conditions for women hired as cleaners through apps in Central and South America, as well as the US. At the heart of this show is deep listening and fostering collaborations to fight for the dignity of workers in the digital platform economy. This episode features stories from Roxy and Jessi. To listen to the original Código Doméstico podcast episodes, and to learn more about the broader project, please visit codigodomestico.com. You can also listen on Spotify.  To read the related research by Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero, please visit bit.ly/codigodomesticoreport Episode Art: Jessi (left) by Priscila Barbosa Roxy (right) by Marisol Rivera

    22 min
  7. Beyond the Glass Wall

    02/10/2025

    Beyond the Glass Wall

    These days, we hear more and more about burnout, as well as rising anxiety levels, particularly in light of the recent presidential transition. How do we want to think about burnout, anxiety, and the emotional and mental load we carry when working in the social justice sector — especially when you have a personal connection to what you’re fighting for? In this episode, Ainee Athar shares her immigration challenges and journey into advocating for immigrant rights, as well as her experiences with burnout and her pivot to climate justice.

    28 min

  8. 12/05/2024

    Re:Work presents "Disclose! Divest!: Behind the Fight Over College Endowments" (from Making Contact)

    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’ demands as naive and immature. But, it turns out that there’s a lot we should be asking about college endowments.  We take a look at what an endowment is and how they’re invested. Then we learn why transparency around the endowment (and divestment!) might actually benefit the entire college community.  We talk to Kelly Grotke, a financial researcher from Pattern Recognition, a research collective focused on financialized higher education. And, with Andrea Pritchett, we look at the links between the encampments today, and those from the 80s, when students protested South African Apartheid. Episode Credits: Host: Salima Hamirani Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang Executive Director: Jina Chung Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Engineer: Jeff Emtman  Digital Media Marketing: Anubhuti Kumar Learn more about Making Contact

    30 min
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A women-led podcast that spotlights stories of work and activism to humanize and break down economic and racial justice issues. Produced by Veena Hampapur and Saba Waheed.

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    Re:Work by the UCLA Labor Center
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    53
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