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• Victory | Press Release | February 12, 2024

  Tehama County In-Home Care Providers, going almost 12 years without a contract, reach a tentative agreement with the Board of Supervisors

  If ratified, would put caregiver pay above $18/hr for this majority women workforce Tehama County, CA – Tehama’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers have reached a tentative agreement for a new union contract with the Tehama County Board of Supervisors. The county’s IHSS...

  Region 6Tehama CountyLivable Wage
• Victory | Press Release | February 7, 2024

  Calaveras County In-Home Care Providers, going almost 14 years without a contract, reach a tentative agreement with the Board of Supervisors

  If ratified, would put caregiver pay near $18/hr for this majority women workforce Calaveras County, CA – Last week, the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing nearly 450,000 caregivers across California, reached...

  Calaveras CountyRegion 4Livable Wage
• Press Release | February 6, 2024

  Mary Kay Henry, Visionary SEIU Leader Who Championed Fight for $15 Movement, Challenged Status Quo, Will Not Seek Re-election

  In nearly 14-year tenure as president, Henry fought for Black, brown, immigrant workers who have been written out of nation’s labor laws Under Henry’s leadership, Fight for $15 movement won $150B in raises for 26 million workers, changed politics around...

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• Press Statement | January 22, 2024

  SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry Statement on War in Gaza

  WASHINGTON, DC – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement today: “SEIU’s almost two million members believe that wherever violence, fear and hatred thrive, working people cannot. We condemn antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism and hate...

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• Victory | Press Coverage | January 17, 2024

  $5 Million Grant to San Francisco Nonprofit Homebridge Aims to Remove Language Barriers for Home Care Workers

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco-based Homebridge - California's only nonprofit dedicated to providing both direct in-home supportive services and workforce training to home care providers - has received a two-year, $5 million grant to develop an immersive, on-the-job English language training program for...

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• Uncategorized | January 15, 2024

  MLK’s dream fulfilled: Why the labor movement is suddenly surging

  

  As we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King on what would have been his 95th birthday, I’m reflecting on how much further we have to go to achieve his vision of racial and economic justice. These...
• Victory | Press Coverage | January 7, 2024

  Napa County In-Home Care Providers Win $20 Wage by April 2024

  

  Featuring Napa IHSS Provider Joela Trujillo, January 7, 2024. https://youtu.be/3menCR9V__E?si=ezVhW4KFG3qMF7y9

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• Victory | Press Coverage | January 4, 2024

  New contract with Napa County home health workers includes pay boost, training

  

  Napa County appear to be close to a new contract for more than 1,550 local in-home care workers. The union representing caregivers for seniors and those with disabilities said on Wednesday that it reached a tentative agreement the last week...

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• Victory | Press Release | January 3, 2024

  Napa County In-Home Care Providers—mostly women—reach tentative agreement with Board of Supervisors on new union contract

  If ratified, would put caregiver pay at $20/hr Napa, CA – Last week, the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing nearly 450,000 caregivers across California, reached a tentative agreement for...

  Region 5Time for $20Napa
• Press Release | December 29, 2023

  ‘Time to get to work’ As Corporate Fast Food Interest Groups Drop Referendum Efforts, California Workers, SEIU Leaders Prepare for Implementation of Landmark Statewide Fast Food Council ‘Time to get to work’

  CALIFORNIA — As the new year approaches, California fast food cooks and cashiers, organizing with the Service Employees International Union, are preparing for the implementation of the nation’s first-ever Fast Food Council. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1228, a...

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• Press Coverage | December 22, 2023

  SEIU 1021 reaches tentative agreement; caregivers still waiting for deal with county

  The county and its largest employees union have made a tentative agreement for a three-year contract, after months of negotiations. But the caregivers union is still waiting for a deal.

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