The Latest from Our Union

Ms. Magazine | April 18, 2023

Recognizing Our Essential Workers: The Women of the Long-Term Care Industry

I lost my mom when I was only 8 years old. This life changing moment, while devastating, made me the woman I am today. As the oldest of my siblings, I became the de facto mom to my younger siblings....

Livable Wage Unsafe Staffing Levels
April 18, 2023

SEIU 2015 Statement in Support of Biden-Harris Executive Action on Care Work

Los Angeles, CA - Today, President Biden announced and signed an Executive Order outlining the most comprehensive actions yet to support care workers. As the nation's largest long-term care union, SEIU 2015 embraces this effort with open arms. The long-term...

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April 18, 2023

California’s Long-Term Care Workers Host Town Hall With Local Elected Leaders In Support of AB 1672—the “Our Care Counts” Bill

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Assembly members Liz Ortega, Mia Bonta, and bill author Matt Haney will join SEIU Local 2015 to discuss the transformation of an industry in crisis WHEN: Thursday, April 20, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: The Arc San...

Region 5 AB 1672
April 12, 2023

Assembly Public Employment Committee Passes AB 1672, Bringing Caregivers One Step Closer to Transforming Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities

Sacramento, CA – California’s caregivers for seniors and people with disabilities celebrated the passage of AB 1672 (Haney) from the Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee today. The bill, championed by California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) caregivers, empowers these critical...

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Mission Local San Francisco | April 11, 2023

Supes promise $25 minimum wage for SF caregivers

More than 100 caregivers and nonprofit workers rallied outside City Hall today to call for a raise in the minimum wage for city contractors to $25 an hour, a proposal that has won unanimous support from the Board of Supervisors....

Region 5 Time for $25 San Francisco
April 11, 2023

Vicious Cycle of Low-Wages, Worker Burnout and Short-Staffing are Hobbling San Francisco’s Fight Against Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Crime

Nonprofit and Home Care Workers Call on the City to “Drive to $25” by Revising the Minimum Compensation Ordinance to Fully Staff Frontline Care Positions to Address City’s Most Difficult Problems (San Francisco, CA) – On April 11, a coalition...

Region 5 Livable Wage Unsafe Staffing Levels
The Modesto Bee | April 9, 2023

Modesto caregiver fights for better system in California

My son, Manny, is the reason I get up every morning determined to fight for people with disabilities. At age 24, Manny lives with autism and is nonverbal. I’m his voice. There are thousands of Mannys in California who count...

IHSS California Caregiving Crisis Region 4
Los Angeles Times | April 8, 2023

Column: They take care of aging adults, live in cramped quarters and make less than minimum wage

Hard work. Long hours. Paltry wages. Isolation from relatives. Barracks-style housing. That’s a snapshot of life for thousands of California workers who toil in the elder-care industry, which doesn’t always function well for the clients, either. The range of experiences...

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Capital Weekly | April 7, 2023

Op-Ed from our own Executive Vice President Carmen Roberts: California must commit to making caregiving a career for the future

OPINION – Caregiving became my second career the way it does for many women my age; my aging father needed my help. I had recently retired from the corporate world and my family had been relying on my care since we...

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Medium.com | April 4, 2023

“I love being a caregiver — but living in Oakland means living paycheck to paycheck.”

For Oakland home care provider Juliann Coulter, caregiving is a labor of love. She’s done it for decades. She first got her start as a caregiver in the early 1990s, caring for her mother-in-law, who suffered from osteoporosis. The experience of...

Oakland Region 5 Time for $25
Los Angeles Times | April 3, 2023

Steve Lopez Column: A looming crisis: the crushing cost of elder care and the crippling effects of low wages

Caregiver Maria Diaz leaves her South Los Angeles home well before the sun rises and returns long after it sets. Days off, even on weekends, are rare. At 46, having recovered from a series of strokes, she is her family’s...

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