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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Press Release | December 19, 2024

  Ventura County Home Care Providers–mostly women–ratify new union contract, bringing higher wages and much more!

  Ventura County, CA –Ventura County In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union and California’s largest labor union, representing half a million nursing home workers and home care providers—ratified a new union contract...

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• Victory | Press Release | December 19, 2024

  Santa Cruz County home care workers—mostly women of color—ratify new union contract, bringing wages to $20 by early 2025

  Santa Cruz caregivers are now on a path to $20/hr! Santa Cruz County, CA—In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half a million workers across California, ratified a new...

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• Press Coverage | December 13, 2024

  Sonoma County in-home care workers will receive 14.4% pay increase over two years

  The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has approved pay and benefit increases for 7,200 in-home care workers who assist seniors and people with disabilities. A contract with workers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 2015 will raise hourly wages...

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• Press Coverage | December 9, 2024

  Butler makes way for Schiff amid identity politics debate

  

  With Black LGBTQ+ senator’s exit, 2 men will represent state for first time in decades. WASHINGTON — Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first...

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• Union Updates | Issues | December 5, 2024

  Recent Disasters: Union Relief Fund

  

  Please know that your union is here for you after recent the devastating events, such as the earthquake in Northern California and the wildfires in Southern California. If you suffered damages or incur disaster related expenses, please learn more here...

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