“As the president of a union representing more than half a million long-term care workers — many of whom love and care for people with disabilities, including autism — I know that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent remarks...
Ruling overturns first-ever national safe staffing requirement, jeopardizing care for older adults, people with disabilities, and the workers who provide essential care. Press Contact: DKC News, SEIU@dkcnews.comApril 10, 2025 “Last year, we achieved the first ever national standard on ensuring...
People from across California gathered in Delano on March 31 to demonstrate their solidarity with immigrant communities and to celebrate former civil rights advocate Cesar Chavez, who once led a five-year strike challenging California farmers in Delano, demanding fair wages...
As the first baby boomers turn 80 this year, the demand for home healthcare workers is expected to surge. At the same time, the Trump administration is ramping up its campaign to deport immigrants, who make up about one-third of such...
America is racing towards a home healthcare disaster, according to a report. As the population in the US ages, the nation confronts an alarming task: employing sufficient personnel to take care of the elderly, as per Off The Front Page...
There will be 9.3 million job openings for direct-care workers in the home healthcare sector over the next decade, research says As the first baby boomers turn 80 this year, the demand for home healthcare workers is expected to surge....
Arnulfo De La Cruz is the president of SEIU 2015, a union that represents about 500,000 long-term caregivers in California’s program for low-income seniors. Nearly half of in-home care workers in the state are immigrants, he said, many with temporary...
"Though we were united in our massive effort to elect one of the most pro-union, pro-care champions in history, long-term caregivers are standing strong and remain determined to enact change at the local, state, and national level. In California, 80%...
Harris' proposed 'Medicare at Home' plan could cover in-home care for most seniors for the first time ever. Here's what you need to know. In early October, the Harris campaign revealed a new senior care proposal that, if implemented, could...
“¡Cuando votamos, ganamos!…” Más de 400 entusiasmados miembros del Sindicato de Trabajadores Culinarios, uno de los más grandes de Nevada, se preparan para salir a tocar puertas y motivar a que todos voten el 5 de noviembre. “Esta elección es una...
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have overlapped in their campaign themes to boost manufacturing jobs and make tips exempt from taxes, however their plans for the US Labor Department and legislative goals are at odds.
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Statement from Arnulfo De La Cruz, President of SEIU 2015, on RFK Jr.’s harmful autism comments
“As the president of a union representing more than half a million long-term care workers — many of whom love and care for people with disabilities, including autism — I know that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent remarks...
Statement from President of SEIU Local 2015 Arnulfo De La Cruz on Texas Ruling Striking Down Federal Nursing Home Staffing Standards
Ruling overturns first-ever national safe staffing requirement, jeopardizing care for older adults, people with disabilities, and the workers who provide essential care. Press Contact: DKC News, SEIU@dkcnews.comApril 10, 2025 “Last year, we achieved the first ever national standard on ensuring...
News Coverage of Rally in Delano to Honor Cesar Chavez and Support Immigrant Rights
People from across California gathered in Delano on March 31 to demonstrate their solidarity with immigrant communities and to celebrate former civil rights advocate Cesar Chavez, who once led a five-year strike challenging California farmers in Delano, demanding fair wages...
There’s already a caregiver crisis. So who will take care of Mom if immigrant workers get deported?
As the first baby boomers turn 80 this year, the demand for home healthcare workers is expected to surge. At the same time, the Trump administration is ramping up its campaign to deport immigrants, who make up about one-third of such...
Is Donald Trump watching? The U.S. is facing a massive healthcare crisis, without immigrants, there’s no one to care for the elderly
America is racing towards a home healthcare disaster, according to a report. As the population in the US ages, the nation confronts an alarming task: employing sufficient personnel to take care of the elderly, as per Off The Front Page...
There’s already a caregiver crisis. So who will take care of Mom if immigrant workers get deported?
There will be 9.3 million job openings for direct-care workers in the home healthcare sector over the next decade, research says As the first baby boomers turn 80 this year, the demand for home healthcare workers is expected to surge....
Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Bring an Economic Toll
Arnulfo De La Cruz is the president of SEIU 2015, a union that represents about 500,000 long-term caregivers in California’s program for low-income seniors. Nearly half of in-home care workers in the state are immigrants, he said, many with temporary...
Statement from SEIU 2015 President Arnulfo De La Cruz on Trump/Vance Victory
"Though we were united in our massive effort to elect one of the most pro-union, pro-care champions in history, long-term caregivers are standing strong and remain determined to enact change at the local, state, and national level. In California, 80%...
Experts react to Harris’ Medicare plan for affordable home care for seniors
Harris' proposed 'Medicare at Home' plan could cover in-home care for most seniors for the first time ever. Here's what you need to know. In early October, the Harris campaign revealed a new senior care proposal that, if implemented, could...
Sindicalistas de Nevada se vuelcan a movilizar el voto
“¡Cuando votamos, ganamos!…” Más de 400 entusiasmados miembros del Sindicato de Trabajadores Culinarios, uno de los más grandes de Nevada, se preparan para salir a tocar puertas y motivar a que todos voten el 5 de noviembre. “Esta elección es una...
Punching In: Harris Inherits a Labor Agenda Trump Aims to Reject
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have overlapped in their campaign themes to boost manufacturing jobs and make tips exempt from taxes, however their plans for the US Labor Department and legislative goals are at odds.
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