Category: Press Release

• Press Release | February 21, 2023

  Home Care Workers from SEIU 2015 and UDW, Saying “Our Care Counts,” Launch Legislation to Transform Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities

  Fragmented system and poverty wages have created a crisis-level shortage of home care workers; tens of thousands of seniors and people with disabilities are going without necessary care    Caregivers are leading the way to fix the system with AB...

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• Press Release | February 15, 2023

  Community Groups and Labor Join Legal Fight to Defend Measure ULA

  Ballot measure to address homelessness passed with significant support from Angelenos in November but is being challenged in court by special-interest groups  LOS ANGELES, February 15, 2023 – Community groups, affordable housing providers, and organized labor have joined the legal fight...
• Press Release | February 15, 2023

  Sen. Durazo and Health Workers Announce Legislation to Fix Patient Care Crisis, Healthcare Worker Shortage

  SB 525 to raise wages for lowest paid healthcare workers to $25/hr at hospitals, nursing homes, community clinics, and other medical facilities to recruit and retain healthcare workers CALIFORNIA– Today, healthcare workers - from maintenance workers, security officers, medical assistants, nursing home...

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• Victory | Press Release | December 29, 2022

  Private Agency Home Care Providers reach tentative agreement on their first union contract since joining SEIU 2015

  San Luis Obispo/Thousand Oaks/Tustin, CA— Nearly 200 home care providers at BrightSpring/All Ways Caring, a private community health services provider offering a range of long-term care services, have reached a tentative agreement on their first union contract as members of...

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• Victory | Press Release | December 28, 2022

  Lancaster nursing home workers form their union with SEIU 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care local

  Lancaster, CA—Nursing Home workers employed at Desert Canyon Post-Acute in Lancaster, owned Pursue Health, opted last week to form their union with SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s  largest long-term care workers Union. Nearly 100 full-time, regular part-time, and on-call service and...

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• Victory | Press Release | December 16, 2022

  Nursing Home Workers Across California Celebrate Historic Contract Agreement with the State’s Largest Nursing Home Operator

  

  More than 1,300 skilled nursing home workers across 18 Providence Home and Community Care facilities win better pay/benefits and improved workplace conditions through the new agreement Los Angeles, CA— Nursing home workers and members of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s...

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• Press Release | November 17, 2022

  SEIU Local 2015 Celebrates the Victories of Four Pro-Worker Women of Color—Liz Ortega, Aisha Wahab, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, and Karen Bass

  California’s largest labor union, representing nearly 450,000 long term care workers, applauds the election of these trailblazing women as they step into office. Los Angeles, CA—SEIU Local 2015 is proud to celebrate the victories of four pro-worker women of color—Liz...

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• Press Release | November 16, 2022

  SEIU Local 2015 Celebrates the Victory Of Karen Bass, First Woman Elected as Los Angeles Mayor

  

  California’s largest labor union, representing nearly 450,000 nursing home and home care workers, applauds the election of Karen Bass as she steps into office SEIU Local 2015 is thrilled that the City of Los Angeles has elected Karen Bass to...

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• Press Release | November 15, 2022

  SEIU Local 2015 Celebrates The Passage Of United To House Los Angeles Ballot Measure

  California’s largest labor union, representing nearly 450,000 nursing home and home care workers, applauds the passage of the United to House Los Angeles ballot measure. Los Angeles, CA—SEIU Local 2015 is excited about the passage of the United to House...

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• Press Release | November 10, 2022

  SEIU Local 2015 Celebrates the Victory Of Pro-Worker Woman Of Color Liz Ortega

  California’s largest labor union, representing nearly 450,000 nursing home and home care workers, applauds the election of Liz Ortega as she steps into office. Liz OrtegaThe long-term care workers of SEIU Local 2015 are honored to be represented by Liz...

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• Press Release | November 7, 2022

  Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Reaches Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract; Will Make“ Time for $20” a Reality for In-Home Care Providers

  Another Milestone in SEIU 2015’s Statewide “Time for $20” Campaign, the Union Calls on Other California Jurisdictions to Join Contra Costa County in Providing Essential Caregivers with Living Wages Contra Costa County, CA – On October 28, the Contra Costa County...

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