Author: alston

• Press Coverage | March 26, 2020

  Home Care, Senior Facilities Don’t Want to Pay Covid-19 Leave

  

  Home care providers and senior living community operators have asked the Labor Department to exempt millions of workers in those industries from new paid sick and family leave requirements during the Covid-19 emergency.

  Nursing HomesCovid
• Press Coverage | Politics | March 12, 2020

  Caregiver rally temporarily blocks traffic outside San Bernardino County Supervisors meeting

  

  Caregiver rally temporarily blocks traffic outside San Bernardino County Supervisors meeting. SEIU Local 2015 caregivers and supporters for IHSS workers, rallied at the San Bernardino County government building on Tuesday for increased pay and benefits for caregivers.

  Region 2San Bernardino CountyKim EvonIHSS
• Medium | April 7, 2018

  Democracy Schools: Where the Power of our Movement Meets the Challenges of our Democracy

  This weekend, we kicked off round two of the Democracy Schools — our innovative program to empower and strengthen our membership in advance of the 2018 elections. We are doing these trainings all over the state — from rural Humboldt...

  PoliticsElectionsUnionsDemocracyTraining
• Medium | March 8, 2018

  This International Women’s History Day We Celebrate Our Founding Sisters

  For far too long women were unjustly treated as second class citizens. Until the turn of the 20th century, women were not allowed to vote, work, or to get an education. And occupations which are traditionally considered female or domestic...

  Minimum WageWomenSocial JusticeProgressLabor
• Medium | January 26, 2018

  Congress is failing our country… yet again #IncompetentCongress

  Congress is failing us yet again. Working families are sick and tired of the self-imposed crises Congressional leaders have repeatedly created over the past year. It’s unfair and inhumane to the people of this country.

  PoliticsElectionsTrumpCongressGOP
• Medium | January 22, 2018

  SEIU Local 2015 In Action: Women’s March

  Over the last 100 days we’ve protested, tweeted, and made phone calls to Members of Congress who thought it would be a good idea to repeal our health care, rip families apart even though they’ve made this country their home,...

  Womens RightsHealthcarePoliticsTrumpWomens March
• Medium | January 14, 2018

  Honoring Martin Luther King’s Legacy

  Dr. Martin Luther King taught us that to makes strides toward a world that is socially just, you must dream that the impossible is possible. When faced with adversity, as he was many times, your will to make a change...

  PoliticsMartin Luther KingCivil RightsJusticeTrump
• Medium | December 5, 2017

  Caregivers Take Action at College Vista Nursing Home

  Staffers of College Vista nursing facility in Eagle Rock, CA staged a protest outside the facility today calling on management to bargain in good faith and to continue to provide the employees and residents a safe, healthy, and dignified life.

  Nursing HomesSeniorsUnionsHealthcareHealth
• Medium | October 5, 2017

  AB 1513: The Fight For All Homecare Workers

  Our state is aging — it’s no big secret. Our senior population is expected to increase from 5 million today to 12 million by 2060. California will face both challenges and opportunities due to this drastic shift in the population...

  WorkCaliforniaSeniorsHealthcareAging
• Medium | September 6, 2017

  Together We Rise: Harnessing the Power of our Generation

  An Open Letter To My Fellow Youth Activists: Throughout my life, my parents have always stressed the importance of helping others whenever possible. Having my mom be active in her union, SEIU 2015, has taught me invaluable life lessons that...

  PoliticsSocial JusticeTrumpDACAYouth
• Medium | August 22, 2017

  #ImagineJustice: Fixing our Broken Criminal Justice System

  Yesterday, I joined Common, J Cole, Andra Day, and others in raising our voices to bring about change to a clearly broken criminal justice system that long ago failed to accomplish its intended goal of rehabilitation. A few months ago, again joining Common,...

  PoliticsCaliforniaSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice Reform