The Latest from Our Union

February 21, 2023

Home Care Workers from SEIU 2015 and UDW, Saying “Our Care Counts,” Launch Legislation to Transform Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities

Fragmented system and poverty wages have created a crisis-level shortage of home care workers; tens of thousands of seniors and people with disabilities are going without necessary care Caregivers are leading the way to fix the system with AB...

Caregiving Crisis Staffing Crisis Region 4
The Sacramento Bee | February 17, 2023

‘They’re only getting more essential.’ California home caregivers seek statewide bargaining power

California’s in-home caregivers, a historically underpaid workforce that serves a rapidly aging population, could receive a significant boost in bargaining power under a new bill introduced Friday. The In-Home Support Services Employee-Employer Relations Act, authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney, D-San...

Statewide Bargaining
February 15, 2023

Community Groups and Labor Join Legal Fight to Defend Measure ULA

Ballot measure to address homelessness passed with significant support from Angelenos in November but is being challenged in court by special-interest groups LOS ANGELES, February 15, 2023 – Community groups, affordable housing providers, and organized labor have joined the legal fight...
February 15, 2023

Sen. Durazo and Health Workers Announce Legislation to Fix Patient Care Crisis, Healthcare Worker Shortage

SB 525 to raise wages for lowest paid healthcare workers to $25/hr at hospitals, nursing homes, community clinics, and other medical facilities to recruit and retain healthcare workers CALIFORNIA– Today, healthcare workers - from maintenance workers, security officers, medical assistants, nursing home...

$25 Caregiver Wage
February 8, 2023

Statement from Arnulfo de la Cruz, President of SEIU Local 2015 – Nation’s Largest Long-Term Care Union – on President Biden’s State of the Union

"President Biden's State of the Union address expressed a clear commitment to caregivers everywhere. In particular, his pledge to support in-home caregivers is a needed and welcome development that will help improve the lives of countless dedicated essential workers and...

All Regions Arnulfo De La Cruz Long-Term Care
January 27, 2023

Arnulfo De La Cruz, President of SEIU 2015, Issues Statement Regarding the Murder of Tyre Nichols

Los Angeles, CA – The recently released video of the murder of Tyre Nichols is disturbing evidence of what has become an all too common occurrence: extreme police violence against young black men in this country. SEIU 2015 is grieving...

Arnulfo De La Cruz All Regions
January 24, 2023

Los Angeles County IHSS Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC) Tentative Agreement Summary

Everything in the current Agreement remains the same except as listed below: Wages: On January 1, 2023 total Provider pay will increase by $.50 from $16.00 to $16.50 per hour as a supplement that stays $1 above minimum wage. Early...

Region 1 Livable Wage
January 24, 2023

SEIU Local 2015’s Kim Evon Addresses the Mass Shootings in California

Los Angeles — SEIU Local 2015 Executive Vice President Kim Evon released the following statement earlier today in response to the mass shootings in California over the last three days... "The three mass shootings that have taken place in California...

Los Angeles Gun Violence All Regions Kim Evon
January 22, 2023

Long-term care providers are horrified and enraged by the senseless deaths in Monterey Park

Los Angeles—SEIU Local 2015 President-elect Arnulfo De La Cruz made the following statement today in response to the Monterey Park Lunar New Year mass shooting… “The senseless violence we saw in Monterey Park is terrifying, maddening and despicable all at...

Arnulfo De La Cruz Los Angeles Region 1
January 17, 2023

SEIU 2015 Celebrates MLK Jr. Day

SEIU Local 2015 celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. Wendy Duchen explains the gratitude home care workers have for the legacy of Dr. King. https://youtu.be/43V0l3BPAsY

MLK Day
January 4, 2023

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Stay informed by signing up for emergency alerts including warnings and evacuation notices. Go to CalAlerts.org to sign up to receive alerts from your county officials. SACRAMENTO – Working to protect Californians from the incoming winter storms, Governor Gavin Newsom...

All Regions Weather Warning Flooding Severe California Weather