“For many, Labor Day means a day off work and one last summer BBQ. But without a strong labor movement, our country wouldn’t have weekends at all, let alone long ones…Over time, the labor movement secured many benefits we take for granted: the five-day workweek, paid overtime, employer-based healthcare coverage, a minimum wage, and more.” 

That’s what labor leader and Irvine board member, Eliseo Medina, and our CEO, Don Howard previously shared about Labor Day for Capitol Weekly. The holiday is a chance to celebrate the leaders continuing to build worker power, advance better working conditions, and ensure all Californians can dream and thrive in our state.

To mark this occasion, we featured some of the leaders and organizations that Irvine is honored to support. We want to highlight their perspectives on building worker power and the importance of working collectively to advance the conditions and protections workers rightfully deserve.

We encourage you to learn more about each organization’s valuable work by clicking the links below.