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How to apply for unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Millions of Americans are unable to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, sadly, this includes some IHSS providers too.

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Coronavirus hero: UDW member procures and distributes PPE to 200+ IHSS providers in Southern California

Activist, mother, caregiver, hero—Mary Courtney-Sheldon is one of the half million frontline home care workers in California keeping seniors and

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California child care workers’ union on hold while they struggle with supplies, safety

Gabriella Cisneros looks after 14 children at her home day care outside San Diego and is down to her last

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How to get health care for COVID-19

If you, your client, or someone in your family becomes ill with COVID-19 or develops symptoms you believe may be

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For in-home care workers, the job continues despite shortages in PPE

Aurora Sanchez noticed her mother, Maria Ocampo, was sick with what would later be diagnosed as the new coronavirus March 25.

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How to apply for coronavirus sick leave

Before the COVID-19 epidemic, IHSS providers earned up to eight hours of sick leave per year. That’s never been enough,

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“We are on our own”: How the coronavirus pandemic is hurting child care workers

Miren Algorri has been a licensed day care provider for 22 years — her 23rd anniversary is coming up this

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Most In-Home Caregivers Receive Low Pay and No Protective Gear

Carnella Marks considers herself lucky. She lives in Chico and has some masks left over from the Camp Fire a

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Home health care workers worry as they care for clients amid coronavirus outbreak

When Camilla decided to study nursing at Concorde Career College in Denver, she did so because she wanted to help

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Protect IHSS and our communities-complete the 2020 Census

The coronavirus outbreak has shown us many good things about our country: The strength of family bonds, how to pull

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Gov. issues statewide order to “shelter in place”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a statewide “shelter in place” order in an effort to slow the spread of

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Caregivers Guide to Sheltering in Place

As of 12 a.m., March 20, the entire state of California has been directed to “shelter in place” to slow

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California must act now to protect IHSS providers and clients during COVID-19 crisis

As a union of over 116,000 home care providers, we are truly frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic that is

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Victory for Child Care Providers!

As we began to see schools around the state shutdown, we knew immediately that child care providers would quickly become

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Protecting Yourself and Your Clients from Coronavirus (COVID-19)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION>>> IHSS and WPCS Providers are considered essential workers and should continue to provide services to their recipients. If

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Now accepting 2020 Culinary Arts Academy Applications

The World Health Organization has officially declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic. If you feel you may have contracted the virus,

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President’s Report, Winter 2020

Dear Fellow Caregivers – 2020 is going to be a big year for us. Our union is adding thousands of

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Childcare Workers Aren’t Paid Much At All, So They’re Mobilizing To Unionize

Remember this the next time you drop off your most precious assets — your kids — with a childcare worker:

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California’s newest union? Childcare workers turn in petitions

Child care workers delivered 10,000 union cards to the state Public Employment Relations Board to qualify for an election after

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In-home care union says workers need more than minimum wage to survive

A union of workers who care for Kern County’s elderly and disabled say they need a pay increase to survive

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California Child Care Workers Will Hold The Biggest Union Election In Years

Supporters hope a successful campaign to represent tens of thousands of workers will improve the system for everyone involved. Child

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