Tag: IHSS

• Media | Press Release | April 22, 2025

  Alameda County home care workers urge Supervisors to address the long-term care crisis 

  Low wages are causing a care shortage by driving caregivers out of the profession  Alameda County, CA – Today, Alameda County’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half...

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• Union Updates | April 16, 2025

  Alameda County IHSS Campaign Updates

  In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) is a social service that allows people who need long-term care to receive it in the comfort and safety of their own homes. In Alameda County, over 30,000 IHSS workers provide long-term care services (including household...

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• Victory | Campaigns | April 16, 2025

  Fresno County home care providers—mostly women and women of color— reach a tentative agreement with the Board of Supervisors.

  

  Latest update 4/16/2025 Fresno IHSS care providers work to vote for a strong contract that features better wages and increased healthcare coverage! Fresno County care providers after recently reaching a tentative agreement victory (read more about it here) were mentioned...

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• Victory | Press Coverage | April 16, 2025

  Fresno County’s 25,000 care workers set to get raise under new deal

  

  SEIU Local 2015, which represents Fresno County’s over 25,000 IHSS workers, reached a tentative agreement with the county after over two years of bargaining. SEIU Local 2015 has reached a tentative agreement with Fresno County to boost thousands of home...

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• Victory | Press Coverage | April 15, 2025

  Fresno County in-home caregivers to receive pay increase, union says

  After two years of negotiations, thousands of Fresno County in-home care workers are poised to secure a pay bump and increased medical benefits. The union that represents more than 500,000 caregivers across California announced a tentative contract agreement with the...

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• Press Coverage | April 8, 2025

  Shasta County supervisors meet in temporary location and see high turnout

  

  SHASTA LAKE, Calif. — The Shasta County Board of Supervisors convened their first meeting in a temporary location at the Shasta Lake City Council Chambers on Tuesday, drawing a significant crowd despite a routine agenda.  The regular board chambers in downtown...

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• Press Coverage | April 7, 2025

  A Mother’s Battle to Protect Her Son’s Care

  

  Medicaid is a lifeline for people with disabilities like Josh Lockwood-Wewer. As GOP lawmakers push for cuts, his mother is taking a stand. There is not much Josh Lockwood-Wewer loves more than Disney. The affable 33-year-old speaks almost exclusively in the...

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• Press Coverage | March 27, 2025

  Shasta County’s IHSS Workers are Asking for a Livable Wage. Here’s What You Need to Know.

  

  Amidst a County-wide healthcare shortage, more than 4,000 IHSS workers are serving on the frontlines for $18.10 an hour. They’re negotiating for more. In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers rallied outside Shasta’s Administrative Building for the second time this year on...

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• Press Release | March 25, 2025

  New survey reveals widespread impact of low wages among Alameda County’s over 30,000 home care workers, worsening county’s care crisis

  Workers urge County Supervisors to address crisis by raising wages Alameda County, CA – Today, Alameda County’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half a million workers across...

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• Media | Press Release | March 25, 2025

  New survey reveals widespread impact of low wages among Santa Clara’s over 36,000 home care workers, worsening county’s care crisis

  Workers urge County Supervisors to address crisis by raising wages Santa Clara County, CA – Today, Santa Clara’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half a million workers...

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• Press Release | March 19, 2025

  Home Care Workers Advance Plan to Protect Life-Saving Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities: Fight Federal Cuts to Medi-Cal, Strengthen In-Home Supportive Services  

  SEIU CaliforniaFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 19, 2025 Watch press conference recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ7_iLEUJ64 Sacramento, CA – Home care workers were joined today by Assemblymember Matt Haney for a news conference celebrating a critical step forward for their plan to protect the life-saving care that...

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