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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Lake County News | August 20, 2025

IHSS workers ask supervisors to increase pay, address long-term care crisis in midst of contract negotiations

LAKEPORT, Calif. — On Tuesday, Lake County’s In-Home Supportive Services workers, now in contract negotiations with the county of Lake, returned to the Board of Supervisors meeting to urge elected officials to invest in long-term care. In-Home Supportive Services, or...
August 19, 2025

Home care providers urge Supervisors to address the long-term care crisis in Lake County

Low wages are driving caregivers out of the profession, contributing to care shortage Lake County, CA – Today, Lake 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...

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The Trinity Journal | August 18, 2025

Bomb robot, other county funding questioned

The Trinity County Board of Supervisors met Aug. 6 for a regular meeting where most business was done through the consent agenda.

Region 6 Trinity County
August 18, 2025

Labor Day 2025 – Families First, Not Billionaires

Labor Day isn’t just a long weekend. It’s a day to celebrate the dignity and power of working people, and a call for each of us to keep imagining and building better futures for our families: Not just minimum wages,...
August 15, 2025

SEIU California Members Stand with California Leaders in Defending Democracy

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California stood alongside Governor Newsom as he announced the next steps in California’s fight back against Trump’s efforts to rig the next election. David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-United...

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