LBR STD 184Strategic Research for Los Angeles Workers
Labor Studies · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Strategic corporate research is a key strategy used by the labor movement in supporting worker organizing efforts. Drawing from its history in the New Left, strategic corporate research involves mapping and understanding corporate structures to better contextualize workers and their place within their employer's overall organization. Study of the basics and best practices of strategic corporate research by exploring key corporations from the Los Angeles region to map out their role in shaping our workplaces and communities.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
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