Tag: Healthcare

• Press Release | July 13, 2021

  California’s Largest Union of Caregivers Host “Care is Essential” Events Demanding State and Federal Investment in Nation’s Most Essential Workforce

  Twin Events Held in Los Angeles and Oakland Call for Support of the American Jobs Plan’s $400B Investment in Homecare, Pathway to $20 Hourly Wages and more Los Angeles, CA -- July 13, 2021 -- Today, Service Employees International Union...

  CaliforniaPoliticsHealthcare
• Press Coverage | June 15, 2021

  COVID-19 Exposed the Faults in America’s Elder Care System. This Is Our Best Shot to Fix Them

  For the American public, one of the first signs of the COVID-19 pandemic to come was a tragedy at a nursing home near Seattle. On Feb. 29, 2020, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...

  HealthcareCovid
• Press Coverage | 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.

  IHSSHealthcareCovid
• Medium | September 25, 2020

  What Biden’s Care Plan means for Caregivers

  In previous election cycles, long term and senior caregivers have taken the back seat to other pressing issues. This year, with the Covid-19 pandemic disproportionately threatening seniors and individuals with pre-existing conditions, long term caregiving has been given a spotlight...

  Election 2020HealthcareCaregiving
• Press Coverage | March 27, 2020

  Some healthcare workers need stronger COVID-19 protections

  HealthcareCovid
• Medium | January 22, 2018

  SEIU Local 2015 In Action: Women’s March

  Over the last 100 days we’ve protested, tweeted, and made phone calls to Members of Congress who thought it would be a good idea to repeal our health care, rip families apart even though they’ve made this country their home,...

  PoliticsTrumpWomens MarchHealthcareWomens Rights
• Medium | December 5, 2017

  Caregivers Take Action at College Vista Nursing Home

  Staffers of College Vista nursing facility in Eagle Rock, CA staged a protest outside the facility today calling on management to bargain in good faith and to continue to provide the employees and residents a safe, healthy, and dignified life.

  Nursing HomesSeniorsUnionsHealthcareHealth
• Medium | October 5, 2017

  AB 1513: The Fight For All Homecare Workers

  Our state is aging — it’s no big secret. Our senior population is expected to increase from 5 million today to 12 million by 2060. California will face both challenges and opportunities due to this drastic shift in the population...

  SeniorsCaliforniaHealthcareAgingWork
• Medium | August 1, 2017

  An Open Letter To Fellow Homecare Workers

  Dear Brothers and Sisters, Homecare is just like any other industry and should be treated with the respect and dignity that it deserves. Our employers treat us the way we allow them to treat us, if we continue with this...

  LaborWorkHealthcareTrumpWomen
• Medium | July 7, 2017

  Trumpcare Defeated for Now

  With the apparent demise of Trumpcare, we have shown the power that ordinary people have to stop disastrous policy. However, let us not be mistaken. This victory is not final. The Republican leadership in Washington and their plutocratic backers do...

  ResistanceTrumpcareObamacareHealthcare
• Medium | June 20, 2017

  Without The ACA, My Husband Would Be Condemned To His Grave

  “…‘til death do us part.” That was part of the vows I made to my husband on our wedding day. And never did I think that Republicans would be the force that tried to come between my husband and me...

  TrumpHealthcareHealthObamacarePolitics