The Latest from Our Union

BloombergLaw.com | November 1, 2021

Democrats’ Slimmer Home Health Care Plan Hinges on State Uptake

Democrats’ proposed home health care program has shrank to $150 billion, sparking concern it may not be enough to meet its supporters’ lofty goals. The plan to expand Medicaid’s home and community-base care services, which help people with disabilities and...
Politico.com | October 30, 2021

POLITICO Playbook: Biden’s promise to progressives

This week could have ended with the Democratic coalition in tatters. The long-awaited infrastructure bill is still on ice. The “Build Back Better” package has been stripped of key proposals on issues ranging from climate change to paid leave. The party...

April Verrett
Thegrio.com | October 22, 2021

Black Panther Party ideals still resonate 55 years later

The revolutionary Black Panther Party was founded 55 years ago this month and its ideals are not only still vital but celebrated. Fredrika Newton, the widow of Huey P. Newton, will participate in a public unveiling of the bust of the co-founder of...

April Verrett
Medium.com | October 5, 2021

“I want to be free from the county forever,” says IHSS provider, desperate to get off public assistance.

Tracy Mills Jones has provided in-home care for more than twenty years. When her mom’s Alzheimer’s disease worsened, Tracy started caring for her. Soon after she’d been diagnosed in the late 1990s, her mom declined quickly and required round-the-clock care.

Issues IHSS
October 11, 2021

Watchdog group to present annual awards to incoming CFPB Director Chopra, Michigan Governor and AG, and SEIU Local 2015 President Verrett on Tuesday, 10/12

Washington, DC—The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s pioneering consumer and worker advocacy organization, has announced it will honor Rohit Chopra, incoming Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, with...
October 6, 2021

Governor Newsom signs new laws to protect the elderly and those who care for them

Governor Newsom just signed our nursing home bills—creating two laws that will help prevent nursing home operators’ practice of using our facilities simply as ATM machines, while patients and staff suffer from a lack of a meaningful investment. Our members...

Gavin Newsom Democracy For All
19thnews.org | October 6, 2021

The New Deal devalued home care workers. Advocates hope new legislation can undo that.

Domestic workers, many of them women and many people of color, have inherited a racist, sexist legacy of low pay and little job protections. For Delores Sobowale, taking care of others is part of her inheritance and her legacy. Her mother...
October 5, 2021

Governor Newsom signs new laws to protect the elderly and those who care for them

Governor Newsom just signed our nursing home bills—creating two laws that will help prevent nursing home operators’ practice of using our facilities simply as ATM machines, while patients and staff suffer from a lack of a meaningful investment. Our members...

Gavin Newsom Democracy For All
October 4, 2021

Governor puts Care First; Demands Transparency on Nursing Home Spending

Contact: Mike Roth, 916-813-1554Maria Elena Jauregui, Spanish-language, 818-355-5291 PROTECT Plan Aims to Fix Broken Nursing Home Industry DATA SHOWS NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY FOR NURSING HOME DOLLARS WITH SB 650 Sacramento, CA - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the...
MorningConsult.com | October 4, 2021

Pandemic, Worker Shortage Pose Major Challenges to Long-Term Care Industry

19% of long-term care workers said they’ve quit their jobs since February 2020.69% said the national shortage of health care workers has affected them and their place of work.30% of long-term care workers said they aren’t sure or don’t plan...

Long Term Care Worker Shortage
October 4, 2021

In-home Care Providers—Primarily Women—Win Wage Increase in Union Contract with Marin County

Increased Wages Climb to $16.85 an Hour, a Clear Step on the Path to $20 Wage Floor. Other Provisions in Agreement Include Advanced Healthcare Protections and Transit Subsidies Marin County, CA–The in-home supportive services (IHSS) caregivers of SEIU Local 2015...

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