Category: Press Coverage

• News Coverage | May 8, 2023

  Statewide Coverage of California’s Long-Term Care Workers Care-a-Van Bus Tour in Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill

  

  California’s IHSS workers are kicking off a statewide caravan bus tour in Los Angeles demanding California elected officials to pass the “Our Care Counts” bill—Assembly Bill 1672—that would allow care providers to use their collective voice to advocate for improved pay...

  All RegionsAssembly Bill 1672Our Care Counts Bill
• La Opinion | May 2, 2023

  Inmigrantes marchan y piden una ¡amnistía para todos!

  

  Al menos tres mil marchistas desfilaron por las céntricas calles de Los Ángeles para renovar su lucha por la legalización, el derecho a la ciudadanía, a sindicalizarse y el derecho a una vivienda digna. En el marco del 1 de...

  Region 1May DayImmigrant Rights
• KTLA 5 | May 1, 2023

  L.A. workers rally for better pay and conditions on May Day

  Rallies are being held in Los Angeles Monday to commemorate International Workers’ Day, also known as “May Day.” The demonstrations are meant to honor the contributions of everyday, working class people, as well as the American labor movement dating back...

  Region 1May Day
• Capital and Main | April 28, 2023

  A Wildly Ambitious New Bill Would Raise the Minimum Wage for Hundreds of Thousands in California

  

  How to help health care workers live where they are employed. The latest legislative effort to give hundreds of thousands of health care workers a wage that enables them to afford living in California is facing predictable headwinds. Industry lobbyists quickly...

  Time for $25All RegionsSB 525
• The Fresno Bee | April 26, 2023

  Over 23,000 Fresno County residents rely on this workforce. Will the workers get a raise?

  

  As California faces a “silver tsunami,” care workers who help the elderly and disabled live independently in their homes are fighting for a better wage they say is necessary to sustain them. Over 23,000 Fresno County residents rely on the...

  IHSSLivable WageFresnoRegion 3Time for $25
• News Coverage | April 25, 2023

  Hecho en California Radio Interview with Patricia Santana

  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR5MwjjCxVw

  All RegionsPatricia SantanaOur Care CountsAB 1672IHSS
• News Coverage | April 21, 2023

  News Coverage of California’s Long-Term Care Workers Town Hall With Local Elected Leaders In Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill

  

  On Thursday, April 20, SEIU Local 2015, the country’s largest long-term care union and California’s largest labor union representing nearly 450,000 nursing home and home care workers, hosted a town hall event with local elected officials and its members to...

  AB 1672All Regions
• Ms. Magazine | April 18, 2023

  Recognizing Our Essential Workers: The Women of the Long-Term Care Industry

  

  I lost my mom when I was only 8 years old. This life changing moment, while devastating, made me the woman I am today. As the oldest of my siblings, I became the de facto mom to my younger siblings....

  Livable WageUnsafe Staffing Levels
• Mission Local San Francisco | April 11, 2023

  Supes promise $25 minimum wage for SF caregivers

  

  More than 100 caregivers and nonprofit workers rallied outside City Hall today to call for a raise in the minimum wage for city contractors to $25 an hour, a proposal that has won unanimous support from the Board of Supervisors....

  Time for $25Region 5San Francisco
• The Modesto Bee | April 9, 2023

  Modesto caregiver fights for better system in California

  

  My son, Manny, is the reason I get up every morning determined to fight for people with disabilities. At age 24, Manny lives with autism and is nonverbal. I’m his voice. There are thousands of Mannys in California who count...

  IHSSCaliforniaCaregiving CrisisRegion 4
• Los Angeles Times | April 8, 2023

  Column: They take care of aging adults, live in cramped quarters and make less than minimum wage

  

  Hard work. Long hours. Paltry wages. Isolation from relatives. Barracks-style housing. That’s a snapshot of life for thousands of California workers who toil in the elder-care industry, which doesn’t always function well for the clients, either. The range of experiences...

  Minimum WageLivable Wage