The UC Merced Community and Labor Center conducts research and education on issues of community, labor and the environment.https://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3muxgyczpsk26Workers rights—weekends, minimum wages, paid leave, social security, and so on—exist today because WORKERS organized, fought, and even died for them. This Labor Day, protect and honor those workers show your support for the rights of immigrants, workers & unions everywhere. #LaborDay07 Sep 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxgyczpsk26https://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mth7zajv4k27Congrats to our 2026 Labor Summer Internship Graduates! A special shout out to our 2026 Intern Host Sites for mentoring and guiding the next generation of labor leaders.19 Aug 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth7zajv4k27https://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mr6vyuppcc2xCongratulations to our Faculty Director, Dr. Edward Flores, for being honored by the Pacific Sociological Association’s Distinguished Contribution of Sociological Praxis Award! Read more: https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2026/uc-merceds-flores-honored-work-community-and-labor-center21 Jul 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6vyuppcc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mqkv7ffxlc2iWe’re officially halfway through Labor Summer! The UC Merced Community and Labor Center interns have been working alongside workers and leaders at their Central Valley host organizations, learning, organizing, and building worker power!13 Jul 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkv7ffxlc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3moylvfuwa22eLabor Summer 2026 has officially kicked off! ☀️✨ Now in its 9th year, this UC-wide program welcomed 14 UC Merced interns for a week-long intensive orientation, equipping them to partner with organizations across the Central Valley. #laborsummer26 #ucmclc23 Jun 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3moylvfuwa22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mmhjutz5sc2qNEW REPORT | The Merced High-Speed Rail Survey examines community preferences on one of the state's largest climate investment programs - High Speed Rail. This is the first representative survey of residents impacted by the High-Speed Rail. 🔗Full report: https://clc.ucmerced.edu/sites/g/files/ufvvjh626/f/documents/the_merced_high_speed_rail_survey_2.pdf22 May 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhjutz5sc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mk6xyzxn4c2pWorkplace Readiness Week - The Road to International Workers’ Day starts next week, April 27–May 1! End the week in solidarity by joining fellow Bobcats and community members at the May Day 2026 rally in Fresno - Bus transportation available!23 Apr 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6xyzxn4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mim4vxgwzk23Join some of the leading farmworker organizations for a training and presentations on the continuing challenges women in agriculture and farmwork face. Friday, April 3, 2026 10:00 am to 11:30 am Via-Zoom 🔗Register here: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1m9yy1AtQMKoqIw3VJIroQ03 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim4vxgwzk23https://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mhw2be4xz22cJoin us for the 2026 Central Valley Gubernatorial Forum! This educational, non-partisan candidate forum aims to provide Central Valley residents and workers with an opportunity to learn more about the gubernatorial candidates on issues important to the Central Valley.25 Mar 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw2be4xz22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mhdwab6a4s2l18 Mar 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdwab6a4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mfpuvuijy22yFull house today as we kick off the Central Valley Worker Rights Training Series-designed to assist CBOs support workers in asserting and accessing their rights. Today’s Wage Theft Training is led by our partners @legalaidatwork.bsky.social! Stay tuned for more opportunities… #WorkerRights25 Feb 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpuvuijy22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mcbfsrfj6224#ICYMI This past week, we hosted the Rural Prosperity Roundtable: Building a Healthy Future for California’s Rural Communities at University of California, Merced, alongside Senator Caballero and NORC. Thanks to all attendees for being part of this important conversation. #RuralHealth #Childcare13 Jan 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcbfsrfj6224https://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mbzjxvrsvk2b@latimes.com recently covered our new research brief showing a sharp decline in California private-sector jobs after federal immigration enforcement intensified in 2025—impacting both non-citizen and U.S. citizen workers. #CaliforniaEconomy #JobsData 🔗 Full Story: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-01/immigration-raids-california-job-losses-analysis09 Jan 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzjxvrsvk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mbzb3v6jfs2b@latimes recently covered our new research brief showing a sharp decline in California private-sector jobs after federal immigration enforcement intensified in 2025—impacting both non-citizen and U.S. citizen workers. #CaliforniaEconomy #JobsData 🔗 Full Story: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-01/immigration-raids-california-job-losses-analysis09 Jan 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzb3v6jfs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mbpwlsnypk2xAccording to new UCM CLC analysis: Escalations in federal immigration enforcement have impacted California’s private sector jobs. 🔗Read the full @fresnobee.com article: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article313990262.html #Immigration06 Jan 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbpwlsnypk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3mamslvghws2b📣 📣 Now accepting applications for the Futuros Campesinos Grant! For more information scan the QR code or visit clc.ucmerced.edu/grants-opportunities 📣 📣23 Dec 2025 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamslvghws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3m6xnl6jaok27That’s a wrap for 2025 Rural Organizing Academy (ROA)! Thanks to the organizers who came to learn and connect with other organizers building worker and community power across the Central Valley and state. See you back soon for ROA 2026! #WorkerPower #RuralOrganizers #RuralOrganizingAcademy02 Dec 2025 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xnl6jaok27https://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3m5cqtxcc722gNew 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. Read the full story: https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2025/11/10/opinion-padilla-howard-immigration-reform.html10 Nov 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cqtxcc722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3lzopspbq6k2wThank 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. 🚜🌱 #SustainableFarming25 Sep 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzopspbq6k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3lygm4qjv222yBig 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.09 Sep 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygm4qjv222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3lxsdldl4uk2tLeading 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. #LaborDay01 Sep 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsdldl4uk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3lwz4aajfnc2u🚨 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 law22 Aug 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwz4aajfnc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3lwi4v3skoc2lCongratulations 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 #UCMCLC16 Aug 2025 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwi4v3skoc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3lwcpmple4s26“Layoffs, store closures and offloading organized worksites are all part of the anti-unionism playbook,” said Ana Padilla, Executive Director of UC Merced Community and Labor Center. An important read by @melissagomez.bsky.social with the LA Times https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-13/ufw-wonderful-nurseries-uc-davis?fbclid=IwY2xjawMJ2yFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqp-RgNipbye3RXRaFnQ0um7EL2vD8p2f08esL98vWtEXt6A3X39TqE-1aAW_aem_0cDYOzS70wacWwtu4EyOjQ13 Aug 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcpmple4s26https://bsky.app/profile/ucmercedclc.bsky.social/post/3lu4rhwjvie2kWe found an alarming decline in private sector employment following recent escalations in federal immigration enforcement. CA noncitizens working in the private sector declined by 7.2%. CA citizens reporting private sector work declined by 2.2% over the same period. @levisu [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:22px2jguyo2znwl3w667fz32/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu4rhwjvie2k