Caregivers to Gov. Brown: We deserve Social Security (and more)
Yesterday, UDW caregivers from around the state gathered in Sacramento to urge Governor Brown to sign Assembly Bill 1930. We
Yesterday, UDW caregivers from around the state gathered in Sacramento to urge Governor Brown to sign Assembly Bill 1930. We
Delayed paychecks, no matter the reason, cause headaches and frustration for IHSS caregivers. When many of our checks from June

UDW is a union for home care providers by home care providers, which means we are committed to the issues
For Immediate Release Thursday, August 25, 2016 Contact: Margitte Kristjansson, 619-548-4304 California home care providers who care for their spouse
“Why should we be left out?” That’s the question San Diego caregiver Nicanora Montenegro asked the crowd of IHSS providers
For Immediate Release Thursday, August 18, 2016 Contact: Margitte Kristjansson, 619-548-4304 An estimated 10,000 home care workers in San Diego

What a summer it has been so far! We helped win full funding of the IHSS program for three more
Lawmakers call late IHSS paychecks “an abomination” Too many IHSS providers know what it’s like to wait days, weeks, or months

UDW caregivers have worked diligently for years to fight for full funding for the IHSS program. “When they cut IHSS,

By Karen Bennett, IHSS provider, Madera County California sure is beautiful, but in the hot summers it can also be
By Editha Adams, UDW President and IHSS provider UDW is strong because we are a union led by caregivers, for
In June, San Diego voters passed Proposition I, which increased the minimum wage for those working within the city limits

We need your help to win better IHSS pay and benefits “United we bargain; divided we beg!” It’s a union

In this issue: Caregivers are worth it – We need your help to win better IHSS pay and benefits Meet the
UDW caregivers stood alongside thousands of public service workers to declare we will NEVER QUIT at AFSCME’s 42nd International Convention

by Mark Miller, New York Times, July 15 Jana Panarites was about to make a midlife career shift in 2010 when
UDW recently discovered that numerous IHSS providers were still awaiting their June 15th – 30th paycheck. When we demanded answers

My oldest son Ronald was studying to become a professor when one day he had a catastrophic stroke that left
On Saturday, UDW held a graduation ceremony at our headquarters in San Diego for the first class of the UDW
For Immediate Release Saturday, July 9, 2016 San Diego – Today at the United Domestic Workers of America/AFSCME Local 3930
Statement by UDW Executive Director Doug Moore in response to the deaths of police officers in Dallas, Texas on Thursday