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• Press Statement | April 18, 2023

  SEIU 2015 Statement in Support of Biden-Harris Executive Action on Care Work

  

  Los Angeles, CA - Today, President Biden announced and signed an Executive Order outlining the most comprehensive actions yet to support care workers. As the nation's largest long-term care union, SEIU 2015 embraces this effort with open arms. The long-term...

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• Media Advisory | April 18, 2023

  California’s Long-Term Care Workers Host Town Hall With Local Elected Leaders In Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  Assembly members Liz Ortega, Mia Bonta, and bill author Matt Haney will join SEIU Local 2015 to discuss the transformation of an industry in crisis WHEN: Thursday, April 20, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: The Arc San...

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• Press Release | April 12, 2023

  Assembly Public Employment Committee Passes AB 1672, Bringing Caregivers One Step Closer to Transforming Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities

  Sacramento, CA –  California’s caregivers for seniors and people with disabilities celebrated the passage of AB 1672 (Haney) from the Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee today. The bill, championed by California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) caregivers, empowers these critical...

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• Victory | Press Coverage | April 11, 2023

  Supes promise $25 minimum wage for SF caregivers

  

  More than 100 caregivers and nonprofit workers rallied outside City Hall today to call for a raise in the minimum wage for city contractors to $25 an hour, a proposal that has won unanimous support from the Board of Supervisors....

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• Press Release | April 11, 2023

  Vicious Cycle of Low-Wages, Worker Burnout and Short-Staffing are Hobbling San Francisco’s Fight Against Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Crime

  Nonprofit and Home Care Workers Call on the City to “Drive to $25” by Revising the Minimum Compensation Ordinance to Fully Staff Frontline Care Positions to Address City’s Most Difficult Problems (San Francisco, CA) – On April 11, a coalition...

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• Press Coverage | April 9, 2023

  Modesto caregiver fights for better system in California

  

  My son, Manny, is the reason I get up every morning determined to fight for people with disabilities. At age 24, Manny lives with autism and is nonverbal. I’m his voice. There are thousands of Mannys in California who count...

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• Press Coverage | April 8, 2023

  Column: They take care of aging adults, live in cramped quarters and make less than minimum wage

  

  Hard work. Long hours. Paltry wages. Isolation from relatives. Barracks-style housing. That’s a snapshot of life for thousands of California workers who toil in the elder-care industry, which doesn’t always function well for the clients, either. The range of experiences...

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• Press Coverage | April 7, 2023

  Op-Ed from our own Executive Vice President Carmen Roberts: California must commit to making caregiving a career for the future

  

  OPINION – Caregiving became my second career the way it does for many women my age; my aging father needed my help. I had recently retired from the corporate world and my family had been relying on my care since we...

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• Medium | April 4, 2023

  “I love being a caregiver — but living in Oakland means living paycheck to paycheck.”

  

  For Oakland home care provider Juliann Coulter, caregiving is a labor of love. She’s done it for decades. She first got her start as a caregiver in the early 1990s, caring for her mother-in-law, who suffered from osteoporosis. The experience of...

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• Press Coverage | April 3, 2023

  Steve Lopez Column: A looming crisis: the crushing cost of elder care and the crippling effects of low wages

  

  Caregiver Maria Diaz leaves her South Los Angeles home well before the sun rises and returns long after it sets. Days off, even on weekends, are rare. At 46, having recovered from a series of strokes, she is her family’s...

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• Press Statement | April 3, 2023

  SEIU 2015 statement in support of the first-ever Care Workers Recognition Month

  Los Angeles, CA – As the nation's largest long-term care union, SEIU Local 2015 is proud to stand with care workers across the country today—the first day of the first-ever Care Workers Recognition Month. Care Workers Recognition Month highlights the...

  Care Worker Recognition Month