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BNC News | February 1, 2022

SEIU Local 2015 President April Verrett speaks out about the need for sick days on BNC News

President April Verrett speaks out about the need for sick days on BNC News. https://youtu.be/IP8kQdaOP_M

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The Grio | January 30, 2022

From businesses to workers, inflation is taking its toll on Black communities

Black business owners feel they are experiencing the brunt of high inflation rates, but experts point to the 1980s as an indication that the worst has yet to come for the Black community as a whole. Khari Parker, co-founder of Connie’s...

Inflation Black Communities
January 27, 2022

SEIU 2015 (2022-01-27) Korean Non Member 500

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January 26, 2022

SEIU 2015 (2022-01-26) Non Member 500

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January 25, 2022

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CalMatters | January 24, 2022

COVID-infected nurses working at short-staffed nursing homes

Four days after Celine started working as a nursing assistant in the COVID-19 unit at a Placerville nursing home, she tested positive for the virus. She was fatigued, weak and had a dry cough — but she kept working. She...

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BeyondChron | January 24, 2022

The Fight for $20 and a Union: Another California Minimum Wage Earthquake?

CA is Leader in Higher Wage Movement California is the epicenter for a nationwide grassroots movement to raise the wage floor for American workers. On January 1st, the state set $15 an hour as the floor for large employers and $14 an...

Pay Increase Nursing Homes IHSS California
January 21, 2022

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Black Work Talk, an Orgup Podcast | January 12, 2022

Black Work Talk, Episode 2: April Verrett

You can link directly to this episode using this URL: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a8072a28-0278-49f8-a0ed-6e970d3c3ec9

April Verrett Black Community
January 18, 2022

$500 IHSS Hazard Pay!

Who qualifies for the $500 hazard pay?Eligible recipients must have worked for a minimum of two months (total, not necessarily consecutive) between March 2020 and March 2021. When can we expect these payments?These payments are expected to be paid out...

Covid IHSS
January 13, 2022

Essential Workers Urge CA Legislature to Provide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

Recording of the press conference is available here.Passcode: &8SzwY%4 Sacramento, CA - On Thursday, a coalition of essential workers, worker advocates and labor unions came together to urge the California Legislature to provide two weeks of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick...

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