About the Center

Established in 2023, the Inland Empire Labor & Community Center (IELCC) builds on decades of relationships and trusted partnerships between UCR faculty, staff, and students, and local policymakers, labor, and community leaders across the Inland Empire region and state of California. Housed within the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS), the IELCC addresses critical issues facing working people in the Inland Empire and California through public-facing educational and leadership-building activities, and applied policy-relevant research in partnership with regional unions and community-based organizations.

Mission

The IELCC at UCR brings together workers, students, faculty, labor and community organizations, and policymakers to address critical issues facing working people and their communities in the Inland Empire and California.Through our research and our engagement with local communities and UCR students, we seek to promote good jobs and to improve employment opportunities for all workers in the region and state and to do so in ways that are beneficial to our communities and are environmentally sustainable. Through our activities, we also strive to educate and empower the next generation of community and labor leaders, to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within our regional and state economy, and to expand and improve the rights of workers and immigrants.

Read the 2024-2025 IELCC Executive Report

Addressing critical issues facing working people and their communities in the Inland Empire and California.

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