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UDW wins COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave!

Thanks to our union’s strong voice at the State Capitol, COVID-19 supplemental paid sick time has been restored for Californians,

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2022 COVID-19 Resources for IHSS Providers

As COVID-19 guidelines continue to shift, we want to ensure that IHSS providers have the latest available information and resources.

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2022 COVID-19 resources for family child care providers

Family child care providers throughout California are bravely navigating the impact of Omicron and other variants while caring for young

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Heroes Pay for IHSS providers is here!

Union membership is powerful! The work we have done together to lift up caregiving over the past year made legislators recognize how valuable our work

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New Vaccine Mandate for IHSS/WPCS Providers

What you need to know now The state of California is making it mandatory for some IHSS/WPCS providers to be

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UDW Hosts Vaccine Sites for Thousands of Essential Workers

“For me, the vaccine is a matter of life.” Though UDW caregiver and county representative Beatriz Manjarrez is here at

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UDW members host Governor for frank talk on vaccines and equity

On February 9, Governor Gavin Newsom came to the UDW San Diego office to join a roundtable discussion hosted by

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Safe COVID-19 practices are the “new normal”

The pandemic is here to stay for a while. Make sure you are protecting yourself and your client. The COVID-19

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Governor’s May Revise continues support for family child care providers but federal funding needed

Sacramento, CA — United Domestic Workers of America (UDW/AFSCME 3930), a union of in-home caregivers and family child care providers

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STATEMENT: GOVERNOR’S MAY REVISE CUTS CARE AND LEAVES SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES VULNERABLE WITHOUT FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDS

Sacramento, CA — United Domestic Workers of America (UDW/AFSCME 3930), a union representing over 118,000 in-home caregivers in California, released

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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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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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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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