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Press Coverage | August 13, 2020

In-home health workers plead for better pay

STOCKTON — Anjeneau Ward, an in-home health care worker, stood before the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors at their Tuesday morning meeting and made a heartfelt plea for a higher wage. “Between paying rent, utilities, back-to-school clothes, back-to-school supplies,...

Arnulfo De La Cruz
Press Release | July 24, 2020

SEIU Local 2015 Members Vote Overwhelmingly to Endorse George Gascon for District Attorney in Los Angeles County

California’s Largest Union Endorses Criminal Justice Reform Candidate in the Midst of the Black Lives Matter Movement Los Angeles, CA -- July 24 -- Today, SEIU Local 2015, California’s largest union representing over 400,000 long term care workers, members voted...

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Covid-19 News | July 21, 2020

UCSF study shows health workers grappling with pandemic anxiety: ‘It’s exhausting’

Dr. Robert Rodriguez’s anxiety rises and falls with the number of coronavirus cases and deaths. Fear that he could get infected at his San Francisco General Hospital job, or bring the virus home, affects his sleep...

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Press Coverage | Covid-19 News | July 17, 2020

Coronavirus updates: 366,000 Californians infected, shutdowns ravage local businesses

It was another troubling week in California, as growing infections and hospitalizations prompted state and local officials to announce new widespread closures of businesses and schools across the state to slow the coronavirus pandemic.

Arnulfo De La Cruz
Press Release | July 1, 2020

Home Care workers of SEIU Local 2015 – California’s Largest Union – Joined National Day of Action to Demand State and Local Support for Home Care Workers

SEIU Local 2015 Demand Actions That Protect Home Care Workers Throughout California Los Angeles, CA -- July 1 -- Today, SEIU Local 2015 members across the state united with SEIU members across the country to demand action in the fight...
Press Coverage | Covid-19 News | June 25, 2020

As COVID-19 devastates senior care homes, Fresno-area families struggle to help elders

In the final days of March, lunch with her 91-year-old mother turned into a nightmare for Emilia Martinez. Martinez’s mother tripped and broke her leg at a restaurant and needed surgery. Eventually, her rehabilitation treatment landed her at Redwood Springs...

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Covid-19 News | Issues | June 19, 2020

‘People over profits’: Visalia nursing home employees demand better working conditions

Westgate Gardens Care Center employees on Thursday carried signs and chanted calls for hazard pay and better treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 outbreaks in local nursing homes have been one of the main drivers of Tulare County COVID-19 infections. Westgate...

Covid Nursing Homes
Press Release | June 18, 2020

Nursing Home Workers and California’s Largest Union – SEIU Local 2015 – Hold Vigil to Honor the Lives of Residents and Caregivers Lost to COVID-19

Workers and Union Leaders Across the State Honor Lives Lost While Calling on State and Local Leaders for Long-Term Solutions to the Aging Crisis Los Angeles, CA -- June 18 -- Today, members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local...
Press Coverage | June 15, 2020

Death Trap: When COVID-19 Hit L.A. Nursing Homes, Where Was the County’s Department of Public Health?

John is one of the lucky ones. That is, if good fortune can be ascribed to someone living at a nursing home where 83 residents and 30 staff have contracted COVID-19 – and 19 have died from the disease. The 66-year-old...

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Medium | June 6, 2020

A Win for our Long Term Care Champ, Gavin Newsom!

Home care and nursing home workers throughout California rejoice the first place win of Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom for state Governor. At the start of his campaign, Gavin Newsom met with members of SEIU 2015, walked a day in our shoes, and expressed his...

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Press Coverage | June 6, 2020

Navigating Home Care During the Pandemic

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