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Press Coverage | January 24, 2022

The Fight for $20 and a Union: Another California Minimum Wage Earthquake?

CA is Leader in Higher Wage Movement California is the epicenter for a nationwide grassroots movement to raise the wage floor for American workers. On January 1st, the state set $15 an hour as the floor for large employers and $14 an...

Nursing Homes IHSS California Pay Increase
Press Coverage | January 18, 2022

Black Work Talk, Episode 2: April Verrett

You can link directly to this episode using this URL: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a8072a28-0278-49f8-a0ed-6e970d3c3ec9

April Verrett Black Community
Issues | January 18, 2022

$500 IHSS Hazard Pay!

Who qualifies for the $500 hazard pay?Eligible recipients must have worked for a minimum of two months (total, not necessarily consecutive) between March 2020 and March 2021. When can we expect these payments?These payments are expected to be paid out...

IHSS Covid
Press Release | January 13, 2022

Essential Workers Urge CA Legislature to Provide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

Recording of the press conference is available here.Passcode: &8SzwY%4 Sacramento, CA - On Thursday, a coalition of essential workers, worker advocates and labor unions came together to urge the California Legislature to provide two weeks of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick...

California Paid Sick Leave Essential Workers
Press Coverage | January 10, 2022

In 2021, almost twice as many women joined the workforce than men

Last year saw women return from some of the employment depths caused by the pandemic, with the largest gains going to Latinas and Black women. But there are still more than a million jobs to recover before returning to pre-pandemic...

Women Labor
Press Release | January 10, 2022

Whiplash for Workers: In Out of Control Pandemic Surge, Healthcare Workers and Nursing Home Workers Push Back On Dangerous New Guidance from CDPH & Welcome Progress on Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

(SACRAMENTO) – In the midst of an unprecedented and out-of-control surge that has highlighted our continued lack of preparation nearly two years after the pandemic started, SEIU members reacted strongly to two pieces of news, one alarming and one encouraging....

Healthcare Workers Paid Sick Leave
Press Coverage | January 10, 2022

Healthcare Workers Push Back On Dangerous New Guidance From CDPH

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The California Department of Public Health’s decision to allow employers to force COVID-positive healthcare workers and caregivers to work, exposing sick patients, vulnerable elderly people, and the general public to COVID, outraged SEIU California leaders, who represent...

IHSS Nursing Homes Covid
Press Coverage | December 23, 2021

Alameda County In-Home Caretakers Seek $20 Wage, More Accessible Health Care

According to Lupe Martinez, who is SEIU 2015’s chief negotiator, many caretakers work well over 80 hours a month, but don’t receive healthcare, because much of those hours are off the books. As a result, many caretakers are effectively working...

Healthcare Region 5
Press Coverage | December 16, 2021

The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better

As negotiations drag on, the economic security of millions of Americans is at stake. For these four families, the bill would make an enormous difference. As 2021 races to a close, President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party’s entire domestic...
Press Coverage | November 30, 2021

SEIU Local 2015 President, April Verrett, Joins the Washington Informer for a conversation on the importance of the Build Back Better plan

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Press Release | November 19, 2021

SEIU Members rally behind Jessica Martinez for appointment as next CAL/OSHA Chief

Contact: Mike Roth, 916.813.1554Maria Elena Jauregui, 818.355.5291 (Spanish-language) Sacramento, CA -- The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement from Bob Schoonover, Executive Director of SEIU Local 721 and President of SEIU California: “SEIU locals in California and...

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