Year: 2025

• Press Coverage | January 16, 2025

  Labor Activism on the Rise in Fresno

  

  As new labor laws come into effect this year and a new president takes office, labor organizations are bracing for change. Amid a rise of labor union activism, local unions in the San Joaquin Valley are joining forces around an...

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• Victory | Press Coverage | January 16, 2025

  New union contract hikes wages for home care workers in Santa Cruz County

  

  The union representing long-term care workers in California has ratified an agreement with Santa Cruz County to boost pay to $20.50 an hour.  Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 represents 3,171 workers in the county who provide in-home and...

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• Press Coverage | January 14, 2025

  Home care workers help California’s aging population. Should they be covered by state unions?

  

  Home care workers who provide assistance to elderly and disabled Californians could see more wage equality, according to a recent labor report, by shifting contract negotiations to the state level instead of bargaining individually with California’s 56 individual counties. Currently,...

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• Victory | Press Release | January 13, 2025

  Addus HomeCare workers win new union contract, raising wages by more than 16% 

  Modesto, Walnut Creek, CA – Home care workers of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half a million caregivers across California, have ratified a new union contract after bargaining with Addus HomeCare, a private...

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• Press Coverage | January 9, 2025

  Trump’s immigration plans could imperil long-term care workforce

  

  Demand for direct care workers will grow by 35 percent to 41 percent between 2022 and 2037, according to some projections. President-elect Donald Trump’s vowed crackdown on immigration could strain an already struggling elder care workforce that relies on foreign-born...

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• Issues | January 9, 2025

  Resources from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor

  

  Links below provided by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Below are resources available through Labor Community Services (LCS), a partner of the LA County Federation of Labor. Housing Assistance:LCS can assist with first and last-month rental assistance and...

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• Issues | January 8, 2025

  Los Angeles Fires 2025

  

  Please know that your union is here for you during the devastating fires in Southern California. We urge all of our members to follow all evacuation warnings and safety orders from your local authorities. For the most up-to-date information, including...

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