It started as a project of the UP School of Business Administration, through its Dean Jose Valmonte in 1953 in response to the new era of collective bargaining and economic unionism with the passage of the Industrial Peace Act (RA No.
[1] The Directors and Deans of UP SOLAIR were: Graduate studies were subsequently offered on April 18, 1975, in addition to the center's extension and research activities.
"[1] It is the pioneering degree-granting unit in Labor and Industrial Relations, within a major University in the Philippines and Asia (Kaufman, 2004 as cited by Sibal, 2008).
The other officials of SOLAIR are: Among the university, national and international awards received by the school are: The students of the college are from diverse backgrounds.
This was previously held by the UP Industrial Relations Society (UP IRS), when the officials of the organization represented the student body in the School.