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September 1, 2025

Tulare County Caregivers, Allies, and Community Members Rally in honor of Labor Day to Demand County Leaders Invest in Home Care

WHAT: Tulare County In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) caregivers, members of the state’s largest labor union, SEIU Local 2015, will rally at the Tulare County Board of Supervisors office to demand higher wages and healthcare. They will be joined by community...

Livable Wage Tulare County
September 1, 2025

Inyo County Caregivers, Allies, and Community Members Rally to Demand County Leaders Invest in Home Care

Home caregivers are demanding fair pay and health benefits in county’s largest rally to date to address Inyo’s growing care crisis WHAT: Inyo County IHSS caregivers, members of the state’s largest labor union, SEIU Local 2015, will rally at the...

Livable Wage Inyo County
Santa Cruz Sentinel | September 1, 2025

Monterey Bay Central Labor Council expands Labor Day celebration with rally, march

WATSONVILLE — For many, Monday was simply a day off. For the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, it was a call to action and a reminder of what the Labor Day holiday stands for. The organization, which represents 80 affiliated...

All Regions Region 3
AP News | September 1, 2025

1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager. ...

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September 1, 2025

Los Angeles County Home Care Providers to Rally – Calling on County Board of Supervisors to Vote YES on New Contract

“After months of negotiations, we have finally reached a tentative agreement with the County that would be a key step to placing caregivers on a pathway out of poverty. All we need now is a YES vote from the Supervisors...

Region 1 Livable Wage
LA Times | August 30, 2025

‘Moment of crisis’: Unions in somber mood this Labor Day

Thousands of workers and union organizers from across California will gather for picnics and marches this weekend to honor the contributions of the nation’s working people. But the Labor Day celebrations will be tempered by a sobering reality: Unions face...

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The Mendocino Voice | August 29, 2025

Protesters in Ukiah challenge healthcare cuts in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

UKIAH, CA., 8/29/25 — During Tuesday’s evening rush hour, about 60 protesters lined East Perkins Street near Hospital Drive waving signs and chanting. Cars often honked, people waved, and the protesters bobbed their signs and cheered. The protest was intended...

Region 6 Budget Cuts
August 28, 2025

Del Norte County In-Home Supportive Services (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 Del Norte County, approximately 420 IHSS workers provide long-term care services—including household...

IHSS Del Norte
The Reporter | August 26, 2025

SEIU members ask supes for fair wages

A group of Solano County In Home Supportive Services providers and SEIU members spoke during public comment at the Tuesday Solano County Board of Supervisors meetings, asking elected officials to pay them a fair and living wage. About ten members...

Solano County IHSS Livable Wage Region 4
August 26, 2025

As union contract negotiations near a possible impasse, home care workers demand fiscal responsibility from County Supervisors

More than $6 million in state and federal funding are available for wage increases to help address Shasta’s healthcare crisis Shasta County, CA – Today, Shasta’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers—members of SEIU 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union...

IHSS Shasta Region 6
NPR | August 22, 2025

She’s cared for America’s elderly for decades. Trump wants her gone by Sept. 8

LOS ANGELES — Aurora was working as a nurse at a hospital in her home country of Honduras when she decided to leave for good. A mother of two, she yearned for a better future for herself and her young...

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