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The UC Merced Community and Labor Center conducts research and education on issues of community, labor and the environment.
New op-ed identifies the economic harms of the mass deportation initiative and the lack of immigration reform, and makes the case for business leaders to advance broad-based coalitions with worker and immigrant rights groups.

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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Thank you to our Valley SEED partners who participated in the Central Valley Community Gardens and Farms Tour - which offered valuable insights into sustainable gardening, farming practices, and the development or expansion of gardens, farms, and worker cooperatives. 🚜🌱 #SustainableFarming
September 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Big thanks to everyone who joined us for the first-ever UC screening of #AmericanAgitators — honoring Fred Ross Sr. and the fight for workers' rights in the Central Valley and beyond!

Grateful to our panelists: Director Raymond Telles, UFW's Armando Elenes & #Fightfor15 Guadalupe Palma.
September 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Leading scholars warn that the US is on the path to authoritarianism--targeting immigrants, workers & unions in unprecedented ways, while aided by inexplicable Supreme Court rulings. This Labor Day, show your support for the rights of immigrants, workers & unions everywhere. #LaborDay
September 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🚨 Alerta de calor extremo en CA. 43% de los trabajadores agrícolas dicen que sus empleadores no les dan un plan de prevención contra enfermedades por calor, como exige la ley estatal. Protégete: mantente fresco, hidratado y seguro.
August 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🚨 CA is under an excessive heat warning. Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay safe. According to our Farmworker Health Study - Nearly half (43%) of farmworkers reported their employer never provided a heat illness prevention plan as mandated under CA state law
August 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Congratulations to our 2025 UC Merced Labor Summer Internship Cohort ! A special thank you to our Host Sites for mentoring and guiding the next generation of labor leaders.

Together, we will continue to build worker power in California’s Central Valley! #LABORSUMMER #UCMCLC
August 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM