Category: Press Releases

• Press Release | August 15, 2024

  New survey reveals widespread financial distress among Sonoma’s 6,000 home care providers, worsening county’s care crisis

  Almost half access CalFresh and/or food banks, alarming survey shows Sonoma County, CA—Sonoma In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers—members of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union, and California’s largest labor union representing more than 470,000 nursing home workers...

  IHSSSonomaEIS
• Press Release | August 13, 2024

  Santa Cruz County long-term care workers—primarily women of color—shared public comments and rallied at Board of Supervisors office for livable wages and healthcare

  

  Santa Cruz County, CA – Today, Santa Cruz In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers and members of SEIU Local 2015 — the nation’s largest long-term care union and California’s largest labor union representing more than 470,000 nursing home workers and home...

  Santa Cruz CountyLivable WageHealthcare BenefitsRegion 3
• Press Release | August 7, 2024

  Nursing home workers at Fresno Post-Acute hold press event to protest skyrocketing turnover and unsafe staffing levels.

  Fresno, CA – Members of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union and California’s largest labor union representing more than 470,000 nursing home workers and home care providers, held a public press event to speak against management at...

  Unsafe Staffing LevelsRegion 3Fresno Post-Acute
• Media Advisory | August 7, 2024

  Nursing home workers at Fresno Post-Acute will hold a press event to protest skyrocketing turnover and unsafe staffing levels.

  WHEN: Thursday August 8th, 20242:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT WHERE: Fresno Post-Acute1233 A st, Fresno, CA 93706 WHO: Assemblymember Joaquín Arámbula (D-31)Nursing Home Workers (members of SEIU 2015); Supporters and Allies WHAT: SEIU Local 2015 is the nation’s largest...

  Unsafe Staffing LevelsRegion 3Fresno Post-Acute
• Victory | Press Release | August 7, 2024

  Yuba County home care workers—mostly women—reach tentative agreement with Board of Supervisors

  If ratified, caregivers are expected to earn $19.86 by 2027 Yuba County, CA—In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than 470,000 workers across California, recently reached a tentative agreement for...

  Livable WageRegion 4Yuba County
• Press Statement | August 6, 2024

  SEIU’s Verrett: “Harris-Walz is the working people’s ticket—We’re energized like never before”

  

  Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President April Verrett issued the following statement today in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’s choice of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate: WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Vice President Kamala Harris has made a...

  April VerrettElection 2024Kamala HarrisHarris-Walz
• Press Release | August 6, 2024

  Nursing home workers at Rockport-Brius facilities call for an end to skyrocketing turnover and unsafe staffing levels with plans to picket across nursing homes in Los Angeles. 

  Los Angeles, CA – Today, members of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union and California’s largest labor union representing more than 470,000 nursing home workers and home care providers, held a press conference at Paramount Plaza Rockport...

  Unsafe Staffing LevelsRockport-Brius
• Media Advisory | August 5, 2024

  Nursing home workers at Rockport-Brius facilities call for an end to skyrocketing turnover and unsafe staffing levels with plans to picket across nursing homes in Los Angeles.

  WHEN:Tuesday, August 6th, 2024Time: 9 AM to 11 AM  WHERE: Paramount Plaza, Rockport Healthcare Services Headquarters, 3580 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90010 WHO: Nursing home workers—members of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union and California’s largest labor...

  Unsafe Staffing LevelsRockport-Brius
• Press Statement | July 24, 2024

  Statement from SEIU 2015 President Arnulfo De La Cruz on the murder of Sonya Massey

  

  “We condemn the heinous murder of Sonya Massey, a Black woman whose life was brutally taken by police violence in her own home as she sought their protection. This devastating event underscores the urgent need for systemic change and accountability...

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• Press Release | July 23, 2024

  Ventura County home care workers—mostly women of color—shared public comments and gathered at Board of Supervisors office for livable wages and healthcare

  Ventura County, CA – Today, Ventura County In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union and California’s largest labor union, representing over 470,000 nursing home workers and home care providers—gathered at the Ventura...

  Region 2Healthcare BenefitsLivable WageBoard of SupervisorsVentura County
• Press Statement | July 23, 2024

  Statement from SEIU 2015 President Arnulfo De La Cruz on Biden endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for President

  

  The day after President Biden’s announcement that he’s withdrawn from the race and endorsed Vice President Harris, you could already feel the excitement at our union—a union made up primarily of women of color who are energized by the prospect...

  Arnulfo De La CruzAll RegionsElection 2024Kamala Harris