The Latest from Our Union

May 16, 2025

San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County, approximately 8,250 IHSS workers provide long-term care services—including household...

IHSS Region 4 San Joaquin
May 15, 2025

Statement from Arnulfo De La Cruz, President of SEIU Local 2015, and Doug Moore, Executive Director of UDW, on Governor Newsom’s May Revise Budget Proposal

“As President of SEIU Local 2015 and Executive Director of UDW/AFSCME Local 3930 respectively, representing over 700,000 long-term care workers across California, we want to be crystal clear: proposed cuts to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and Medi-Cal are unacceptable, shortsighted,...

Arnulfo De La Cruz Livable Wage Budget Cuts
May 14, 2025

May Revise Protects the Wealthy And Fails to Address Working People’s Struggles in California

State Budget Proposal Echoes Federal Proposals SEIU Members Are Fighting Against SACRAMENTO, CA – SEIU California - 750,000 workers strong - today called out the hypocrisy in a state budget that takes money and services from the same working class Californians who ...

Republican Budget Cuts David Huerta
Times of San Diego | May 14, 2025

Medicaid cuts threaten California’s in-home caregivers

For Maria Paredez, the slashing of Medicaid funding is no political football, or some abstract argument emanating from Republicans in Congress about the size of government. It hits her where she lives: a small house in a small town in Tulare...

IHSS Medicaid Cuts Republican Budget Cuts
May 13, 2025

SEIU California Pushes Back on Department of Homeland Security’s Bullying “Investigation” of California’s Safety Net

LOS ANGELES, CA – David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW (United Service Workers West), made the following statement on the announcement of the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation into California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI): “Donald Trump’s...

David Huerta ICE Immigrant Communities Dept. Homeland Security
Capital & Main | May 8, 2025

The Unkindest Cut: Slashing Medicaid Threatens the Medically Vulnerable

For Maria Paredez, the slashing of Medicaid funding is no political football, or some abstract argument emanating from Republicans in Congress about the size of government. It hits her where she lives: a small house in a small town in Tulare...

IHSS Tulare County Region 6 Medicaid Cuts Republican Budget Cuts
May 7, 2025

News Coverage of Longtime Santa Cruz resident’s immigration detention sparks protests ahead of court hearing in Washington state

Cliona Ward, a longtime Santa Cruz resident, was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on April 21, 2025, after returning from Ireland where she was visiting her sick father. Lookout Santa Cruz:Longtime Santa Cruz resident's immigration detention sparks...

Santa Cruz Green Card ICE Immigration Region 3
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 County Santa Clara IHSS Region 5
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 Santa Clara County Region 5
Shasta Scout | May 5, 2025

Despite Stalled Contract Negotiations, Shasta’s IHSS Workers Don’t Plan to Strike

Rachel Smith has a psychology degree and gave up her job doing nails to take care of her son with cerebral palsy. She’s one of 11 In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers who spoke at an April 8 Shasta County Board...

IHSS Living Wage Shasta Board of Supervisors
Shasta Scout | May 5, 2025

Despite Stalled Contract Negotiations, Shasta’s IHSS Workers Don’t Plan to Strike

More than 4,000 Shasta County community members work for a program known as In-Home Health Services. While IHSS workers are legally allowed to strike once their contract expires, local workers are pursuing other forms of negotiation instead — out of...

Region 6 Shasta County