One way to fix our country’s child care crisis: invest in family child care providers
By Doug Moore, UDW Executive Director Gloria Carter has run a home-based daycare in Sacramento County for over 20 years.
By Doug Moore, UDW Executive Director Gloria Carter has run a home-based daycare in Sacramento County for over 20 years.
California prisons are overcrowded and use massive amounts of taxpayer dollars. In fact, as a state, we spend almost 10%
My 39-year-old son Jacob was born with a brainstem defect. He relies on me 24/7 to provide for all of
May is Older Americans Month, and at 73-years-old, my mother is part of one of this country’s greatest—and largest—generations. In
Yesterday, UDW caregivers joined Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez at a Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing at the Capitol to request an
Brenda Gholston devoted seven years of her life as an in-home care provider with American Federation of State, County and
By the Editorial Board, The Sacramento Bee, May 23, 2016 No state was sorrier than California during the recession, when
Last week, we held our second monthly UDW family child care meeting. Local family child care providers attended the meeting
In California, nearly 1.5 million older adults and people with disabilities struggle day after day, month after month to get
Increase the SSI/SSP Grant Above the Poverty Level Our organization joins with the Californians for SSI Coalition in calling on
By Mike Luery, KCRA, May 12, 2016 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —A recent slump in the stock market is causing a
You never know when your life will change. Before my son was born with Down syndrome, I worked in phone
Take action today to win justice for thousands of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers and home care workers across the
By City News Services, 10 News, May 2, 2016 The Board of Supervisors will be presented Tuesday with a proposed
Aurora Viramontes Rivera has two tough and very important jobs: she’s the mother of two amazing children with disabilities, and
By Editha Adams, UDW President and IHSS provider For the past year UDW caregivers have rallied and marched alongside thousands
It has been an exciting few months for UDW caregivers. Our eligibility for overtime, travel time, and medical wait time
Social security and more benefits for parent and spouse providers There are four things that all working Americans should be
More IHSS hours and overtime pay are making a huge difference for IHSS providers
In this issue: Live better – Union victories are transforming the lives of IHSS providers Winning together – More IHSS