Category: Press Releases

• Press Statement | May 13, 2025

  SEIU California Pushes Back on Department of Homeland Security’s Bullying “Investigation” of California’s Safety Net

  LOS ANGELES, CA – David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW (United Service Workers West), made the following statement on the announcement of the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation into California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI):  “Donald Trump’s...

  ICEImmigrant CommunitiesDavid HuertaDept. Homeland Security
• Press Release | May 6, 2025

  Santa Clara County home care workers rally, urging Supervisors to address the care crisis by raising wages 

  New survey reveals impact of low wages among county IHSS workforce amid provider shortage Santa Clara County, CA – Today, nearly 150 In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than...

  Santa Clara CountyRegion 5Santa Clara IHSS
• Media Advisory | May 5, 2025

  Home care workers rally for livable wages to address Santa Clara County’s growing long-term care crisis

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  WHEN: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 8:30 AM: Over 150 home care workers and allies rally outside of the Santa Clara County Government Center. SEIU 2015 home care workers are available for media interviews. 9:30 AM: Home care workers provide public comment at...

  Santa Clara CountyRegion 5Santa Clara
• Media Advisory | April 29, 2025

  Join us in Santa Cruz County to celebrate International Workers’ Day!

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  WHEN:Thursday, May 1st, 4:30 PM WHERE:358 Main Street, Watsonville 95076 WHO:Long-term care workers (members of SEIU 2015); Supporters and allies of the SEIU Local 2015 community. WHAT:Santa Cruz In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home care providers and nursing home...

  Santa CruzRegion 3
• Media Advisory | April 29, 2025

  Join us in Monterey to celebrate International Workers’ Day!

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  WHEN:Thursday, May 1st, 12:00 PM WHERE:334 Monterey Street, Salinas 93901 WHO:Long-term care workers (members of SEIU 2015); Supporters and allies of the SEIU Local 2015 community. WHAT:Monterey In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home care providers and nursing home workers—members...

  MontereyRegion 3
• Media Advisory | April 29, 2025

  Join us in Fresno to celebrate International Workers’ Day!

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  WHEN:Thursday, May 1st, 4:00 PM WHERE:Blackstone & Alluvial, Fresno 93650 WHO:Long-term care workers (members of SEIU 2015); Supporters and allies of the SEIU Local 2015 community. WHAT:Fresno In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home care providers and nursing home workers—members...

  FresnoRegion 3
• Victory | Press Release | April 24, 2025

  San Joaquin County home care workers—mostly women of color—reach tentative agreement with Board of Supervisors on new union contract

  If ratified, IHSS workers will be on a path to $20/hour by 2028 San Joaquin County, CA – In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half a million workers...

  Region 4San JoaquinIHSS
• Media | Press Release | April 22, 2025

  Alameda County home care workers urge Supervisors to address the long-term care crisis 

  Low wages are causing a care shortage by driving caregivers out of the profession  Alameda County, CA – Today, Alameda County’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half...

  IHSSAlameda CountyRegion 5Alameda IHSS
• Press Statement | April 18, 2025

  Statement from Arnulfo De La Cruz, President of SEIU 2015, on RFK Jr.’s harmful autism comments

  “As the president of a union representing more than half a million long-term care workers — many of whom love and care for people with disabilities, including autism — I know that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent remarks...

  Arnulfo De La CruzRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Autism
• Press Release | April 16, 2025

  Los Angeles Home Care Providers–mostly women of color and the county’s largest low-wage workforce–left behind in the county’s budget presentation

  IHSS caregivers note that the county is responsible for lifting their wages and insist that paying for the county’s sex abuse lawsuits should not fall on their backs. LOS ANGELES, CA—Yesterday, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home care providers—members of SEIU...

  Women of ColorRegion 1Livable WageLos Angeles
• Victory | Press Release | April 15, 2025

  Fresno County home care providers—mostly women and women of color— reach a tentative agreement with Board of Supervisors

  If ratified, caregivers are expected to earn $18.35 by September 2025 This milestone comes after caregivers used their collective power last November to elect care champions to the Board  Fresno County, CA – The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers of...

  Region 3Fresno CountyMarcus Mc Rae