Iris De Leon is a third-year Political Science major at the University of California, Berkeley, with a minor in Public Policy. Her academic and professional focus is on advancing labor justice and equitable access to education, specifically on their impacts on immigrant and working-class communities. She has gained experience in labor organizing and coalition building through her internships with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 3299. Through Local 3299, Iris helped build student solidarity, leading to the passage of an Associated Students of the University of California strike fund. Which provided over 200 grocery bags to campus workers during their strike. She also works with the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, assisting with asylum intakes, initial work permit applications, Spanish and English translation between attorneys and clients and audio court hearing transcription. She seeks opportunities at departments such as the Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education to contribute to equitable policies that advance labor and educational access.
Major(s): Political Science
Minor(s): Public Policy