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• Victory | Press Release | November 15, 2024

  George Whitesides Wins CA’s 27th Congressional District Seat with Support from Long-Term Care Workers and the We Decide 2024 Initiative

  Lancaster, CA—SEIU Local 2015 and Mi Familia Vota came together today to celebrate the victory of George Whitesides in California’s 27th Congressional District, a win that underscores the power of mobilized long-term care workers and the importance of supporting immigrant...

  Region 1George Whiteside
• Victory | Press Release | November 13, 2024

  Santa Cruz County home care workers—mostly women of color—reach tentative contract agreement with Board of Supervisors

  If ratified, caregivers will be on a path to $20/hr by December 2024 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,...

  Livable WageRegion 3Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors
• Press Coverage | November 13, 2024

  Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Bring an Economic Toll

  

  Arnulfo De La Cruz is the president of SEIU 2015, a union that represents about 500,000 long-term caregivers in California’s program for low-income seniors. Nearly half of in-home care workers in the state are immigrants, he said, many with temporary...

  Arnulfo De La CruzTrumpImmigration
• Press Statement | November 6, 2024

  Statement from SEIU 2015 President Arnulfo De La Cruz on Trump/Vance Victory 

  

  "Though we were united in our massive effort to elect one of the most pro-union, pro-care champions in history, long-term caregivers are standing strong and remain determined to enact change at the local, state, and national level. In California, 80%...

  Arnulfo De La CruzElection 2024
• Victory | Politics | November 6, 2024

  We have a lot to celebrate coming out of the 2024 General Election…

  

  Click here to read the statement from SEIU 2015 President Arnulfo De La Cruz on the White House outcome; click here to read SEIU President April Verrett's statement. SEIU 2015 members worked hard up and down the state to elect...

  Election 2024Democracy For All
• Press Coverage | November 6, 2024

  Change coming to Fresno County Board of Supervisors as challengers oust incumbents | Opinion

  

  Times are a-changin’ on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. Not since 1996, and only two times since 1980, has an incumbent Fresno County supervisor lost a reelection bid. In Tuesday’s general election, the practically unheard of happened twice. In...

  Fresno County Board of SupervisorsElection 2024
• Press Statement | November 6, 2024

  SEIU’s Verrett: We Won’t Back Down

  “We are not defeated, we are determined. We won’t back down.” Washington, D.C. - Service Employee International Union (SEIU) President April Verrett released the following statement on the outcome of the presidential election: "We are not defeated, we are determined. And...

  April VerrettElection 2024
• Press Release | October 30, 2024

  Long-term care workers host voter education party in Lancaster: Empowering Members to Make Their Voices 

  SEIU Local 2015 mobilizes nearly 150 members to join training sessions on voter education for the upcoming election Lancaster, CA—On October 30th and 31st, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half a million...

  Region 1LancasterElection 2024
• Press Coverage | October 27, 2024

  Democrats Rubio, Grayson face off for local State Senate seat

  San Ramon councilmember competes against sitting assemblymember to represent most of Contra Costa County Voters in a majority of Contra Costa County, including the San Ramon Valley, are set to make their final decision in the upcoming election between the...

  Region 5Contra CostaElection 2024
• Press Release | October 24, 2024

  Long-Term care workers host voter outreach event to support George Whitesides for Congress

  SEIU 2015 members cite the need for federal care investment and humane immigration reform as key reasons for their endorsement. Lancaster, CA—On October 24th, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half a million...

  LancasterRegion 1
• Press Coverage | October 24, 2024

  How L.A.’s progressive ‘godfather’ wound up struggling to keep his job as D.A.

  

  George Gascón is trailing his challenger, former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, in recent polls, and much of the incumbent’s support from 2020 has vanished. Hochman has unleashed a media blitz blaming Gascón for high-profile crimes, but the county race reflects...

  Justice ReformRegion 1George GasconLos Angeles