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Labor Research and Action Network New Scholars Research Grants Call for Proposals (2024-25)

August 5, 2024

LRAN is pleased to announce a competition for seed grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 for labor folks who are engaged in research as activists, policy-makers, and academics.

Labor Research and Action Network New Scholars Research Grants Call for Proposals (2024-25)

2023 New Scholars Research Grant Winners

April 16, 2024

We are happy to announce the winners of the 2023 New Scholars Research Grants.

2023 New Scholars Research Grant Winners

2024 Labor Research & Action Network (LRAN) Conference Registration

March 22, 2024

The 2024 Labor Research and Action Network (LRAN) National Conference will be held June 20th-21st at Portland State in Portland, Oregon.

2024 Labor Research & Action Network (LRAN) Conference Registration

Call for Proposals: LRAN 2024 Conference

January 22, 2024

Labor Research and Action Network 2024 National Conference, “Everything is fine: How labor can confront a rapidly changing landscape," June 20th-21st, Portland, OR.

Call for Proposals: LRAN 2024 Conference

Labor Research and Action Network, New Scholars Research Grants Call for Proposals (2023-24)

September 29, 2023

Call for proposals for the New Scholars Research Grants

Labor Research and Action Network, New Scholars Research Grants Call for Proposals (2023-24)

The Labor Research & Action Network Holds Successful 2023 Conference

August 7, 2023

The Labor Research & Action Network (LRAN) held its 12th annual conference recently at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, with over 250 in attendance. By Eric Dirnbach.

The Labor Research & Action Network Holds Successful 2023 Conference

LRAN Announces the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

April 24, 2023

The LRAN 3MT Competition will be held at the 2023 LRAN Conference

LRAN Announces the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

2023 LRAN Conference is Now Sold Out

April 11, 2023

The 2023 LRAN conference will be held June 7th-8th at Georgetown University in Washington DC.

2023 LRAN Conference is Now Sold Out

2022 New Scholars Research Grant Winners

January 26, 2023

We are happy to announce the winners of the 2022 New Scholars Research Grants.

2022 New Scholars Research Grant Winners

Call for Proposals: 2023 LRAN Conference

December 8, 2022

The 2023 National Labor Research and Action Network conference will be held June 7th and 8th at Georgetown University. Proposals are due by Friday, March 10th.

Call for Proposals: 2023 LRAN Conference

LRAN New Scholars Research Grants - Call for Proposals (2022-23)

September 19, 2022

LRAN New Scholar Research Grants Call for Proposals

LRAN New Scholars Research Grants - Call for Proposals (2022-23)

LRAN Holds its 11th Annual Conference

June 29, 2022

LRAN held its 11th annual conference in Atlanta

LRAN Holds its 11th Annual Conference

REGISTER NOW: June LRAN Conference

April 28, 2022

REGISTER NOW: Workers’ Critical Voices: Fighting for Economic Democracy and Social Justice. Labor Research and Action Network National Conference. June 21-22nd 2022. Virtual and on site at the Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia

REGISTER NOW: June LRAN Conference

2021 LRAN New Scholar Research Grant Competition

August 30, 2021

LRAN is pleased to announce a competition for seed grants ranging from $1000-$3,000 for graduate students and untenured faculty for research on U.S. labor-focused projects, broadly defined.

2021 LRAN New Scholar Research Grant Competition

10 Years of Reflections on LRAN

August 24, 2021

On June 8th 2011, we held our first LRAN conference at Georgetown University. 10 years later, LRAN members reflect on the impact the network has had on their careers and work in the labor movement.

10 Years of Reflections on LRAN

The LRAN Conference Discusses the Future of Work and Organizing

June 20, 2019

Eric Dirnbach - Labor researchers and campaigners gathered in Cleveland to share strategies for organizing in a changing economy

The LRAN Conference Discusses the Future of Work and Organizing

Labor Research & Action Network Members Help Build Power for Working People

June 27, 2018

Eric Dirnbach - The Labor Research & Action Network conference gathered again in Nashville, TN to discuss worker organizing.

Labor Research & Action Network Members Help Build Power for Working People

Rutgers Hosts Two-Day LRAN Logistics Conference

October 20, 2016

The LRAN Logistics Conference brought together scholars and practitioners to exchange relevant current research on logistics, identify overlapping interests and ideas for policy and organizing campaigns, and to identify research gaps and needs.

Rutgers Hosts Two-Day LRAN Logistics Conference

Labor Research and Action Network Aims To Connect Researchers and Scholars with the Labor Movement

June 27, 2016

Jeff Schuhrke - About 150 representatives from unions, worker centers, academia, and nonprofits from around the country gathered in Chicago for the sixth annual LRAN conference.

Labor Research and Action Network Aims To Connect Researchers and Scholars with the Labor Movement