UC Merced Community and Labor Center
@UCMercedCLC
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The UC Merced Community and Labor Center conducts research and education on issues of community, labor and the environment.
Central Valley
Joined August 2020
NEW MAJOR REPORT: Farmworker Health in California: Health in a Time of Contagion, Drought, and Climate Change. One of the largest academic studies ever conducted on the health and well-being of farmworkers in the country. Conducted in 6 languages. Report: https://t.co/8EgRrE8vE6
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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. Read the full story: https://t.co/wkTqmznjAt
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Today, we released the South Central Valley Community Needs Assessment—the largest study of its kind on one of the most disinvested regions in the nation. Its findings on labor, community, and the environment call for urgent policy action to address long-standing neglect.
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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 of gardens, farms, and worker cooperatives. 🚜🌱 #SustainableFarming
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Big thanks to all who joined the first UC screening of #AmericanAgitators — honoring Fred Ross Sr. and the fight for workers' rights! Appreciate our panel: Director Raymond Telles, UFW’s Armando Elenes & #Fightfor15’s Guadalupe Palma.
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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 #LaborDay, show your support for the rights of immigrants, workers & unions everywhere.
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California's richest agricultural family is shuttering a farm the UFW sought to unionize
latimes.com
Wonderful says the nursery in Wasco, Calif., was losing money. Some question whether the company is laying off hundreds of workers to send a message to others.
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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.
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🚨 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.
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New UC Merced study reveals: Private-sector employment in California dropped 3.1% between May & June 2025. This marks the largest one-month decline outside of the COVID-19 pandemic and Great Recession, following unprecedented ICE raid surge. @latimes
https://t.co/ekksebLqak
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The number of people reporting to work in the private sector in California has decreased by 3.1% — a downturn only recently matched by the COVID-19 lockdown.
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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
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“Layoffs, store closures and offloading organized worksites are all part of the anti-unionism playbook,” said Ana Padilla, Executive Director of @UCMercedCLC An important read by @MelissaGomez004 with the LA Times
Resnicks' Wonderful shutters farm the UFW sought to unionize - Los Angeles Times
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Yesterday, we hosted a training “Central Valley Justice & the Law” with the @UCMercedCLC and @LegalAidAtWork . #legalaidatwork #cvandthelaw #workersrights
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The Central Valley needs change-makers. 🌟 Will you be one of them? No matter your background, now is the time to step up and lead! Join us tomorrow for Represent! https://t.co/MSw6qUsmOV
#fresno #represent #runforoffice #community #centralvalley #centralvalleyca
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THREAD: California’s workforce dropped 3.1% in just one month after immigration raids – only two events compare: the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Recession. This labor loss is disrupting farms, factories, and supply chains statewide. Data Harvest: https://t.co/rUhnEsABes
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A new report from UC Merced shows that across California, nearly half a million fewer people reported working in the private sector in June, as compared to May. Those numbers, reported during the week widespread raids began in Los Angeles, show a 3% drop.
nbcsandiego.com
A new report from UC Merced shows that across California, nearly half a million fewer people reported working in the private sector in June, as compared to May. Those numbers, reported during the...
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"State economy hit by ICE raids," the Los Angeles Times says on Thursday's front page. Read more of today's newspapers here.
theweek.com
A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
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“If we thought about these payments as we’re using our tax money to help somebody who’s in need, because their family is poor, that’s not the case.” https://t.co/kiKTgQA3xc
latimes.com
Dairies say the USDA relief money helped them sustain operations as bird flu decimated milk production, but critics say the aid perpetuates industrial farming practices that make herds vulnerable to...
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California — world's fourth-largest economy — hit hard by fed immigration raids https://t.co/Hn5bGFxexC via @IMidwest
investigatemidwest.org
A new study finds federal immigration raids caused a 3.1% drop in California’s workforce, as noncitizens statewide stayed home.
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Economists and researchers @UCMercedCLC agree that continued ice raids are having a significant impact on the states economy and private-sector employment @suhaunah
California's economy is already getting hit by immigration raids
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