Category: Press Releases

• Victory | Press Release | May 30, 2023

  In a Move to Help More Families to Receive Respite Care, Assembly Unanimously Passes AB 1006 (McKinnor)

  SACRAMENTO - SEIU California members applauded the State Assembly’s unanimous passage of AB 1006 (McKinnor), a bill to make respite care more accessible to Californians who care for family members with developmental disabilities by creating a respite care registry and...

  AB 1006
• Press Release | May 30, 2023

  Assembly Agrees: Health Care Heroes Must Have the Right to Use Their Sick Pay

  SACRAMENTO, CA -- The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in California today applauded members of the State Assembly who stood with nurses and healthcare workers fighting for time off to recover from illness or care for loved ones. The bill,...

  AB 1359Pilar SchiavoLeo Perez
• Victory | Press Release | May 26, 2023

  Newman nursing home workers form their union with SEIU 2015, the nation’s largest Long-Term Care local

  Newman, CA—Nursing Home workers employed at San Luis Care Center in Newman, California, voted today in an overwhelming majority to form their union with SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care workers Union. Employees at San Luis Care Center...

  Arnulfo De La CruzLaborSan Luis Care Center
• Press Release | May 11, 2023

  Home Care Providers Demand Opportunity to Transform Home Care for Aging Population & People With Disabilities

  Hundreds of caregivers converge on State Capitol as 13-City “Care-A-Van” intensifies pressure for “Our Care Counts” bill Sacramento, CA – Hundreds of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program caregivers from across California rallied at the State Capitol today, escalating the pressure on...

  AB 1672Our Care Counts Bill
• Press Statement | May 10, 2023

  SEIU Makes Strides Toward Lifting Up Lowest-Paid Frontline Workers in San Francisco

  SAN FRANCISCO – May 8, 2023: Joint statement released by SEIU Local 1021 and SEIU Local 2015 regarding its progress in lifting up the wages of San Francisco frontline care workers in order to bring dignity and respect to essential...

  Livable WageRegion 5San FranciscoCare Crisis
• Media Advisory | May 9, 2023

  Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, Assemblymember Haney Join Hundreds of Home Care Providers from Across CA as they Converge on State Capitol, Demand Opportunity to Transform Home Care for Aging Population

  Statewide Care-a-Van Arrives on Capitol Steps After 13-City Swing in Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill Caregivers are leading the way to fix In-Home Supportive Services program that will only become more essential as California’s aging population explodes...

  Assembly Bill 1672Our Care Counts Bill
• Press Statement | May 9, 2023

  SEIU’s Henry: Governor DeSantis won’t get away with bullying Florida’s working people

  WASHINGTON, DC - Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement today after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 256, a bill targeting labor unions representing the state’s public sector workers. “By signing the harmful, anti-worker legislation...
• Media Advisory | May 5, 2023

  Los Angeles: California’s Long-Term Care Workers Kick Off Statewide Care-a-Van from historic West Angeles Church in Los Angeles in Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  Caregivers are leading the way to fix California’s broken long-term care industry with a statewide bus tour in support of the “Our Care Counts” bill  WHEN: Sunday, May 7, 2023  10 AM - 12 PM Service (inside)12 - 12:15...

  Our Care Counts BillLos AngelesAssembly Bill 1672
• Media Advisory | May 5, 2023

  San Bernardino: California’s Long-Term Care Workers’ Kick Off Statewide Caravan in San Bernardino In Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  Caregivers are leading the way to fix California’s broken long-term care industry with a statewide bus tour in support of the “Our Care Counts” bill  WHEN: Sunday, May 7, 2023, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT  WHERE: New...

  San BernardinoAssembly Bill 1672Our Care Counts Bill
• Media Advisory | May 5, 2023

  Bakersfield: California’s Long-Term Care Workers’ Statewide Caravan Campaigns in Bakersfield In Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  Caregivers are leading the way to fix California’s broken long-term care industry with a statewide bus tour in support of the “Our Care Counts” bill  WHEN: Monday, May 8, 2023, 10 AM - 11 AM PT  WHERE: Dr....

  Assembly Bill 1672Our Care Counts BillBakersfield
• Media Advisory | May 5, 2023

  Fresno: California’s Long-Term Care Workers’ Statewide Caravan Campaigns in Fresno In Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  Caregivers are leading the way to fix California’s broken long-term care industry with a statewide bus tour in support of the “Our Care Counts” bill  WHEN: Monday, May 8, 2023, 2 PM - 3 PM PT  WHERE: Fresno...

  FresnoAssembly Bill 1672Our Care Counts Bill