Category: Press Releases

• Press Release | September 21, 2022

  Fresno Nursing Home Workers Hold ULP Strike at Sunnyside Convalescent Hospital

  Nursing home workers of SEIU Local 2015 walk out to bring attention to poor working conditions contributing to high turnover rates, unsafe staffing levels, and bounced paychecks  During attempts to continue negotiations over the weekend, the employer presented an ultimatum...

  Nursing HomesFresnoUnsafe Staffing LevelsSunnyside Convalescent HospitalRegion 3
• Media Advisory | September 19, 2022

  Fresno Nursing Home Workers Strike In Day-Long Facility Walkout 

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  Nursing home workers of SEIU 2015  speak out against the high turnover, low staffing, and bounced paychecks they’ve endured as employees of Sunnyside Convalescent Hospital. During attempts to continue negotiations over the weekend, the employer presented an ultimatum...

  Nursing HomesFresnoUnsafe Staffing LevelsSunnyside Convalescent HospitalRegion 3
• Press Release | September 9, 2022

  Fresno Nursing Home Workers Ready to Strike

  Workers report high turnover, low staffing, and bounced paychecks among reasons for walkout Fresno, CA—Today nursing home workers at Sunnyside Convalescent Hospital announce their plan to strike for one day on September 21st. The workers at this facility organized a...

  Nursing HomesFresnoSunnyside Convalescent HospitalRegion 3
• Press Release | September 5, 2022

  Home Care Providers Close Down Temple Street for Labor Day Rally at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ Office in Escalation of Their “Time for $20” Campaign

  Joined by elected officials Senator Maria Elena Durazo, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago and others, street theater performers, IHSS consumers and local Korean Drummers, members of SEIU 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than 400,000 long-term care workers in...

  Los AngelesTimeFor$20Region 1
• Press Release | August 31, 2022

  CA Legislature Extends Essential COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave to Workers

  Sacramento, CA – Today, the California Labor Federation, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western States Council came together to applaud the California Legislature’s passage of AB 152/SB 136 to extend COVID-19...

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• Media Advisory | August 16, 2022

  District Attorney Gascón to Speak at Justice Reform Press Conference Tomorrow

  Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón will join local advocates at a justice reform rally and press conference tomorrow morning. WHEN:     Wednesday, August 17, 2022 TIME:        10 a.m. WHERE:  SEIU 2015, 2910 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles WHO:   ...

  Criminal Justice ReformRegion 1George Gascon
• Press Release | August 10, 2022

  Nursing Home Workers Unite Across California in Coordinated Protest of the State’s Largest Nursing Home Operator

  As workers continue to flee the nursing home industry, employees of Providence Home and Community Care unite in coordinated protests across California to secure improvements in workplace conditions and better pay and benefits Los Angeles, CA – Today, nursing home...

  April VerrettNursing HomesProvidence
• Media Advisory | August 9, 2022

  Nursing Home Workers Unite Across California in Coordinated Protest of the State’s Largest Nursing Home Operator

  **MEDIA ADVISORY** Alarmed at the snail’s pace in contract negotiations during this “care crisis,” employees of Providence Home and Community Care will unite in coordinated protests to underscore the urgent need to immediately address skyrocketing turnover at Providence nursing home...

  Nursing HomesCalifornia
• Press Statement | August 2, 2022

  Care Providers encouraged by health investments; determined to bring back the “better” in nation’s strategies to build the care economy.

  Los Angeles—SEIU Local 2015 Executive Vice President Arnulfo De La Cruz made the following statement today outlining the triumphs and failures of the Senate budget agreement… “The spending package passed this week in the Senate—the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022—will...

  Arnulfo De La CruzLos Angeles
• Press Statement | July 28, 2022

  SEIU’s Henry: Budget breakthrough in Senate is an important step towards lowering costs for working people and families and addressing our climate crisis

  WASHINGTON, DC — SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry made the following statement today reacting to the news that Congressional Democrats have reached a budget agreement:  “Congress must advance the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 as quickly as possible. The package will reduce the...

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• Media Advisory | July 25, 2022

  ADVISORY: Reps. Garamendi, Gomez, and SEIU 2015 to Host Press Conference Calling for Wage Increase for Caretakers

  

  Members of Congress and Representatives from SEIU lift up urgent need for critical investment in the care economy. WHERE:IN PERSON – House Triangle, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 20016VIRTUAL – Live stream is available here. WHAT: Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez...

  Wage IncreaseVirtual Event