**MEDIA ADVISORY** 

WHEN:
Thursday, May 1st, 12:00 PM

WHERE:
334 Monterey Street, Salinas 93901

WHO:
Long-term care workers (members of SEIU 2015); Supporters and allies of the SEIU Local 2015 community.

WHAT:
Monterey In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home care providers and nursing home workers—members of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union, and California’s largest labor union representing more than half a million care workers across California—are gathering on May Day also known as International Workers’ Day to march and celebrate the invaluable contributions of immigrant workers  who play a crucial role in our economy across industries and communities. 

Monterey County currently represents over 6,000 long-term care workers.

WHY:
Monterey caregivers —mostly women of color—are using their voice to speak up for the immigrant workers as part of peaceful actions happening across the country and to honor their essential contributions and sacrifices they have made to our nation in the fight for economic, racial, and immigrant justice.