Tag: Region 5

• Press Release | June 17, 2025

  Home care workers urge Santa Clara County Supervisors to invest in long-term care and support immigrant workers  

  IHSS workers, many of whom are immigrants, rally for fair pay to address care crisis Santa Clara County, CA – Today over 100 In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers rallied outside of the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors meeting to urge...

  Livable WageRegion 5Santa Clara
• Media Advisory | June 17, 2025

  Santa Clara County home care workers, many of whom are immigrants, rally to address Santa Clara County’s growing long-term care crisis in the wake of escalating raids in immigrant communities

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  WHEN: Tuesday, June 17, 20258:00 AM: Over 400 home care workers and allies rally outside of the Santa Clara County Government Center. SEIU 2015 home care workers are available for media interviews.9:30 AM: Home care workers provide public comment at the...

  Santa Clara CountyRegion 5Santa Clara
• Victory | Press Release | June 12, 2025

  Over 400 care workers at Homebridge win new union contract, raising the standards of care in San Francisco 

  San Francisco, CA – Home care workers of SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than half a million caregivers across California, have ratified a new union contract after bargaining with Homebridge Homecare, a private sector...

  Region 5San FranciscoHomebridge
• Union Updates | May 6, 2025

  Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County, over 36,000 IHSS workers provide long-term care services (including...

  IHSSRegion 5Santa Clara
• Press Release | May 6, 2025

  Santa Clara County home care workers rally, urging Supervisors to address the care crisis by raising wages 

  New survey reveals impact of low wages among county IHSS workforce amid provider shortage Santa Clara County, CA – Today, nearly 150 In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers, members of SEIU Local 2015—the nation’s largest long-term care union representing more than...

  Santa Clara IHSSSanta Clara CountyRegion 5
• Media Advisory | May 5, 2025

  Home care workers rally for livable wages to address Santa Clara County’s growing long-term care crisis

  **MEDIA ADVISORY**  WHEN: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 8:30 AM: Over 150 home care workers and allies rally outside of the Santa Clara County Government Center. SEIU 2015 home care workers are available for media interviews. 9:30 AM: Home care workers provide public comment at...

  Santa Clara CountyRegion 5Santa Clara
• 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...

  IHSSRegion 5Alameda IHSSAlameda County
• 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...

  Region 5IHSSAlameda
• 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...

  Santa Clara IHSSSanta ClaraRegion 5Santa Clara CountyIHSS
• Press Coverage | January 23, 2025

  San Jose: 600 march against Trump’s agenda

  

  San Jose, CA – On MLK Day, upwards of 600 San Jose residents came out to protest Trump's inauguration and fight back against his anti-immigrant agenda. The protest mobilized a broad array of progressive organizations in the South Bay, all...

  TrumpRegion 5San Jose
• Press Coverage | January 23, 2025

  Sonoma State Administrators Announce Layoffs, Department Closures and Mergers

  

  In a move that will devastate student recruitment, retention, learning, and success, Sonoma State management announced this week deep cuts to faculty, staff, and instructional and support programs. This decimation of a CSU Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) is unconscionable and immoral in...

  Region 5Sonoma