What is Labor Summer?

The UC Labor Summer Fellowship is an annual program that brings together young leaders and community organizations who share a vision for worker justice and labor rights. It is hosted by UCR’s Inland Empire Labor & Community Center (IELCC). UCR undergraduate student participants are matched with a host organization in the IE region for an 8-week, full-time fellowship to complete projects at the intersection of social justice and labor issues. Throughout the summer, fellows engage with efforts to align labor rights issues with parallel fights for equity, including but not limited to struggles for racial and gender justice, immigrant rights, health equity, and environmental justice.

UCR undergraduate students are awarded $6,400 in recognition of their participation in the program. Additionally, students receive leadership and professional development training, a certificate of completion, and access to a UC statewide labor summer network.

Labor Summer 2024 Fellows

	Cal Lee with the Warehouse Workers Resource Center
	Ketsia Mbuyamba Mukenge with the Inland Empire Labor Institute
	Eric Guerra with the Inland Empire Labor Council
	Paolina Ochoa with People's Collective for Environmental Justice
	Jessie Parks with SEIU 721
	Max Ohshima-Li with SEIU 721
	Jaylin Alvayero with SEIU 2015
	Yadira Alvarado Santillan with United Domestic Workers
	Arlene Reyes with Pomona Economic Opportunity Center
	Ricardo Gonzalez with IE-AWU
	Josue Silva Garcia with Just San Bernardino

Labor Summer 2023 Fellows