TheNation.com | December 16, 2021

The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better

As negotiations drag on, the economic security of millions of Americans is at stake. For these four families, the bill would make an enormous difference. As 2021 races to a close, President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party’s entire domestic...
The Washington Informer | November 30, 2021

SEIU Local 2015 President, April Verrett, Joins the Washington Informer for a conversation on the importance of the Build Back Better plan

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KRCRTV.com | November 17, 2021

Shasta County IHSS contract expiring, workers ask for better wages

REDDING, Calif. — The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) In-Home Supportive Service (IHSS) contract expires in less than two months. Several members and union supporters showed up at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting. These are people who take...

Region 6
Redding.com | November 16, 2021

In-home care providers negotiating with Shasta County say they ‘deserve a living wage’

With contract talks in their second month between Shasta County and the union representing 2,700 in-home supportive services workers, some of those caregivers plan to address the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday...

Region 6
The Hill | November 16, 2021

Congress: Time is running out to prove your commitment to Black women

Coming off a month of historic worker walkouts, Congress is debating a set of budget packages that, depending on how cynical you are, could represent the last major federal investments in working people for another two years...

April Verrett
ShastaScout.org | November 15, 2021

Home Health Care Providers Push for Wage Increase

The union that represents Shasta County’s long-term care workers will continue negotiations with county supervisors on Tuesday. Union representatives say investing in IHSS workers financially will have a positive effect on Shasta County’s economy.
TheGrio.com | November 11, 2021

Rep. Rush calls for removal of McDonald’s CEO after comment about slain Chicago kids

Bobby Rush joins theGrio owner Byron Allen and others who expressed anger after Chris Kempczinski appeared to blame the deaths of two children on their parents.

Race Politics April Verrett
Lake County News | November 5, 2021

New contract gives IHSS workers raise, money for supplies and training

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — After several failed negotiating attempts over the past four years, the county of Lake has finalized a new contract with the In-Home Supportive Services workers’ union. Following a brief discussion on Tuesday morning, the Board of...

Arnulfo De La Cruz
bnc.tv | November 4, 2021

BNC Live interviews April Verrett, president of SEIU Local 2015, regarding no paid maternity leave in the USA

The United States of America is the only developed nation in the world without paid maternity leave for new mothers. https://youtu.be/vim4tZvI_fw

April Verrett
San Francisco Chronicle | November 3, 2021

Employers are gathering data on your work habits. California labor advocates want to change this, Chase DiFeliciantonio

Most people are used to whipping out their smartphones to track their latest online orders with airstrike-like accuracy. But the technology on some delivery vehicles also closely monitors the drivers, tracking everything from whether they are wearing seatbelts, to engine...

Labor
BloombergLaw.com | November 3, 2021

Democrats’ Slimmer Home Health Care Plan Hinges on State Uptake

Democrats’ proposed home health care program has shrank to $150 billion, sparking concern it may not be enough to meet its supporters’ lofty goals. The plan to expand Medicaid’s home and community-base care services, which help people with disabilities and...