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Beth Upton: “I want to continue nurturing and preparing the future doctors and lawyers of the world”

Beth Upton | Child care provider for 16 years It is truly a joy to witness what children can become

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Karla Reed: “I became a family child care provider to educate children in my community”

Karla Reed | Child care provider for 15 years When my own kids were very young, my focus became giving

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Patricia Miranda: “All of the parents of the children in my daycare are struggling financially”

Patricia Miranda | San Ysidro, CA | Child care provider for 13 years Years ago, a 17-year-old mother brought her

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Melva Ramirez: “We have to do better for children, families, and providers”

Melva Ramirez | San Ysidro, CA | Child care provider for 10 years My biggest priority has always been giving

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Lori Christie: “Child care allowed a homeless mother to succeed against all odds”

Lori Christie | Imperial Beach, CA | Child care provider for 9 years I remember a mother who brought her

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Rosa Gurmilan: “Nearly all the money I make as a provider goes back into my daycare center to pay electric and gas bills, and make the insurance payments”

Rosa Gurmilan | San Ysidro, CA | Child care provider for  15 years I’ve been a child care provider for

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Melanie Mendoza: “I’ve always had a passion for working with children”

Melanie Mendoza | Imperial Beach, CA | Child care provider for 8 years I’ve always had a passion for working

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Update on our work to improve the IHSS payroll system

Late paychecks and timesheets impact our ability to provide for ourselves and our families. Many UDW caregivers have expressed frustrations

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Important update: New overtime exemption for providers with multiple clients

For the last two years, UDW has been urging the state to develop a special exemptions process to ensure that

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UDWA News Post

Working Californians win the Fight for $15

April 4, 2016 Today, we took a big step forward in our fight for justice for home care workers and

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Medical wait time pay

In addition to overtime and travel time pay, IHSS providers who qualify will receive pay for medical wait time starting

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Exemptions to timesheet weekly work limits

For the last two years, UDW has been urging the state to develop a special exemptions process to ensure that

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Take advantage of FREE tax prep & find out if you qualify for the CA Earned Income Tax Credit

The deadline for filing our IRS tax returns – Monday, April 18th – is approaching. And this year, a new

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Finally! $15 an hour and paid sick leave for IHSS providers

All across this state—from the streets of San Diego to the legislative chambers of Sacramento—home care workers have made our

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UDWA News Post

California caregivers deserve a raise, paid sick time

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 28, 2016 Contact: Eli Magaña, emagana@udw.org, 619-252-0397 Statement from UDW Executive Director Doug Moore on

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Californians for Coordinated Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2016 CONTACT: Robin Swanson (916) 204-6890 Influential California Health Advocates Form “Californians for Coordinated Care,”

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UDW gives back with the Culinary Arts Academy

UDW launched our Culinary Arts Academy in January. The academy is free and aimed at providing home care providers and

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Important tax update for IHSS providers who live with their clients (IRS notice 2014-7)

UPDATE – 11/3/2016: According to the latest guidance from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), wages received by Waiver Personal

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Important dates and forms for the new IHSS timesheet rules

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has made changes to IHSS program rules related to the 2016 implementation of

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UDWA News Post

California Homecare providers win overtime pay

By Kevin Brown, AFSCME, February 5, 2016 After years of advocating to improve the standard of care for California home

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UDWA News Post

President’s Report, Winter 2016

Ending the 7% cut to our clients’ hours of care for good In 2015, we worked together to urge our

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