UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center
The UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center is part of UCLAs Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and is housed in a building overlooking MacArthur Park in a vibrant working class neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles. Not only will the center continue the kind of incisive, impactful work for which it is known, for example shining a light on subjects such as Black unemployment, the gig economy, immigrant workers and wage theft, but it will also help new generations of leaders find the kind of conscience and moral courage demonstrated by Rev. Lawson himself.