Category: Press Coverage

• Hoodline | August 30, 2026

  Santa Clara County Home Caregivers Win Raise, Still Fall Short of Living Wage

  

  Santa Clara County's roughly 36,000 In-Home Supportive Services workers are getting a raise. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a new two-year contract for IHSS workers that lifts hourly pay from $20.44 to $21.54 immediately, with wages climbing...

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• San Jose Spotlight | August 30, 2026

  Santa Clara County home aid workers see pay increase

  

  After years of meager wage increases, thousands of home aid workers in Santa Clara County will receive a bump in their hourly pay amid a tight budget cycle — a move advocates said is necessary but falls short to cover...

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• KCRA 3 News | August 27, 2026

  Solano County approves tentative pay raise for in-home caregivers

  

  The Solano County Board of Supervisors has approved a tentative agreement to raise wages for in-home caregivers, though the increase requires state approval before taking effect.  The agreement grants in-home supportive services providers a $1-per-hour raise, bringing their total hourly...

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• News Coverage | May 22, 2026

  SEIU 2015 Sacramento Day of Action

  

  On May 20th, members of SEIU 2015 gathered alongside state legislators to push back on proposed state budget cuts that could devastate the long-term care industry. https://youtu.be/j9AsZzRjDWE?si=PcbutNAW21Zvmwst

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• News Coverage | May 6, 2026

  May Day Rallies across California

  

  On May 1st, 2026, thousands took to the streets to rally against the injustice of the broken care system. WNEM 5: Thousands rally across the state for May Day https://youtu.be/QIiYSqnmiUo?si=5ZyNZcMREicv5AJl KSLA 12 News: Thousands rallied on International Workers’ Day https://youtu.be/V-LTn8A6z3M?si=tEMK8KuLC0NqfVVp...

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• News Coverage | April 23, 2026

  Caregivers say low wages, rising costs are driving worker shortage.

  Kings County home care providers of SEIU Local 2015 voiced their struggles at a Board of Supervisors meeting and to a reporter at The Hanford Sentinel. The providers in question are calling for livable wages and adequate healthcare to be...

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• News Coverage | February 5, 2026

  News Coverage of SEIU Local 2015 Nursing Home Workers Picket Over Stalled Employment Contracts

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• News Coverage | February 5, 2026

  News Coverage of Siskiyou home care workers demand accountability from Board of Supervisors as long-term care crisis worsens

  

  Yreka, CA — On February 2nd and 3rd, SEIU Local 2015 escalated their campaign for a first-ever union contract between Siskiyou’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers and the Board of Supervisors.  Because they’ve never had a union contract, Siskiyou is the...

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• Lake County Record Bee | December 26, 2025

  ‘All we want is a fair contract:’ Lake home care workers call for action

  

  As the new year approaches, Lake County’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015, spoke out against the County’s failure to reach a fair contract after nearly two years of negotiations, saying the delay is worsening financial...

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• Alameda Post | December 2, 2025

  Alameda Healthcare Nursing Home Workers Want to Join Union

  

  Employees picketed the Alameda Healthcare and Wellness Facility on Willow Street last week to press their demands for better working conditions, pay, and patient safety. The effort is being organized by Service Employees International Union, local 2015, which represents more than 500,000...

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• Spectrum News 1 | December 2, 2025

  Home caregivers receive training through local center to help fill in-home services gap

  

  LOS ANGELES — According to the California Department of Aging, by 2040 the number of Californians living with Alzheimer’s and dementia will increase by 127%, in Los Angeles, 135%. However, California will face a shortage of 3.2 million paid care workers in the coming...

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