Good Morning America | February 4, 2021

How the pandemic has affected front-line caregivers

April Verrett, president of California’s largest long-term care union, discusses the vaccine rollout and how communities of color and nursing home workers have been hit hardest by the pandemic.

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The Washington Post | January 11, 2021

Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong?

Two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates were speeding through trials in September when the country’s top public health agency invited states to submit plans describing how they would get the shots to millions of people. It was an opportunity, eight months after the...

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The Washington Post | January 11, 2021

Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong?

Two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates were speeding through trials in September when the country’s top public health agency invited states to submit plans describing how they would get the shots to millions of people. It was an opportunity, eight months after the...

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KABC7 | January 8, 2021

After fight to gain access to vaccines, local leaders say they need to fight distrust in communities of color

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The COVID-19 vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel for this pandemic. But there are many people who don't trust the vaccine. In a show of unity, local community leaders are committing to building...

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Los Angeles Times | December 27, 2020

Surrounded by death, nursing home workers battle management and fear to protect patients

BAKERSFIELD — Their faces flickered with hope when she entered their rooms. “Did my daughter forget about me?” asked one woman, over 80 years old. “Does she know I’m here?” “Where is my son?” begged a man down the hall. Her answers...

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LAtimes.com | December 27, 2020

Surrounded by death, nursing home workers battle management and fear to protect patients

BAKERSFIELD — Their faces flickered with hope when she entered their rooms. “Did my daughter forget about me?” asked one woman, over 80 years old. “Does she know I’m here?” “Where is my son?” begged a man down the hall. Her...

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Los Angeles Times | December 1, 2020

How race impacts California nursing facilities amid COVID-19

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Univision | November 4, 2020

California rejects proposal 25 that seeks to eliminate the surety system

SACRAMENTO, California. — Con el 55.4% en contra y el 44.6% a favor, la propuesta 25 fue rechazada en California en las elecciones de noviembre de 2020, de acuerdo con la Prensa Asociada. La iniciativa buscaba convertir a California en el primer estado...

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KTLA | November 4, 2020 |

SEIU Local 2015 Hosts Election Phone Bank for Members

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SacTowntalks.simplecast.com | October 23, 2020

Interview with April Verrett

Today’s guest is April Verrett, the President of SEIU Local 2015. SEIU Local 2015 represents 400,000 long term care workers across CA, the largest local union in CA, the largest long term care union in the US, and 2nd largest...

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Time.com | August 24, 2020

Home Care Workers Are Now Called Essential. But the History of the Profession Shows That the U.S. Has Never Treated Them as Such

Since the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, one of the groups that has been repeatedly identified as “essential” is home care workers, those who provide assistance with activities of daily living to the elderly, chronically ill and persons with disabilities....

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