The Latest from Our Union

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...

IHSS Fresno County Region 3 Livable Wage
April 16, 2025

Los Angeles Home Care Providers–mostly women of color and the county’s largest low-wage workforce–left behind in the county’s budget presentation

IHSS caregivers note that the county is responsible for lifting their wages and insist that paying for the county’s sex abuse lawsuits should not fall on their backs. LOS ANGELES, CA—Yesterday, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home care providers—members of SEIU...

Los Angeles Livable Wage Women of Color Region 1
Fresnoland | 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...

IHSS Fresno Healthcare Benefits Region 3 Victory
The Fresno Bee | 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...

Wage Increase Region 3 Fresno County Victory
April 15, 2025

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

If ratified, caregivers are expected to earn $18.35 by September 2025 This milestone comes after caregivers used their collective power last November to elect care champions to the Board Fresno County, CA – The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers of...

Fresno County Marcus Mc Rae Region 3
Yahoo News | 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...

IHSS Pay Increase Region 3 Fresno County
NPR | April 14, 2025

How cutting Medicaid would affect long-term care and family caregivers

As Congress looks for ways to reduce the federal deficit, Medicaid is in the spotlight. Last week, the GOP-led House passed a budget framework that allows both chambers of Congress to work on a major budget plan they expect to pass without...

Medicaid Medicare Trump Cuts
April 11, 2025

Kings County IHSS Campaign Update

Latest update 4/11/2025 Kings IHSS care providers launch joint community briefing for strong contract that features better wages and increased healthcare coverage! Executive Vice President Marcus Mc Rae-Alexander at the community briefing On April 11, we held an exciting joint...

Livable Wage Kings County Region 3
Capital & Main | April 11, 2025

California Showdown Over Medicaid as GOP Approves Massive Cuts

Health care advocates and labor unions mobilize against proposed cuts, pressuring swing-district Republicans with protests, ads and town halls. House Republicans passed a budget plan this week that could slash up to $880 billion over 10 years from Medicaid, a program...

Medicaid Medicaid Cuts
Anewscafe.com | April 11, 2025

Working and Middle Class Revolt at Shasta County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Board Writes More Letters

Local In-Home Support Services workers and attorneys from the Public Defender and District Attorney’s offices urgently pleaded for higher wages at Tuesday night’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting. The IHSS workers, under the purple banner of Service Employees International Union...

Region 6 Shasta County
April 10, 2025

SEIU Members Will Hold Republican House Members Accountable for Rushed and Reckless Vote to Terminate Healthcare for Millions of Californians

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California slammed today’s vote in Congress to rush through a budget plan that recklessly slashes $880 billion from Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal in California): Carmen Roberts, SEIU Local 2015 Executive Vice...

Carmen Roberts Medicaid Medicare Social Security