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Caring for People, Caring for the Planet: Our Fight for Environmental Justice

As extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, having an emergency plan isn’t just important—it’s essential, especially when we

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Defending care work at the ballot box

This week members across the state came together to celebrate National Register to Vote Day at local events. Together, we

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Join UDW’s new credit union

Dear fellow UDW members, I am so excited to announce the official launch of UDW’s very own credit union! We

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Women’s History Month 2024

March was Women’s History Month, and as a union made up mostly of women, every year we celebrate and uplift

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Black History Month 2024

February was Black History Month, and every year we celebrate and uplift not just Black history but also those making

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Honoring the Legacy of Ms. Terry Walker-Dampier

UDW member and activist Ms. Terry Walker-Dampier passed away earlier this month after a long battle with cancer. A UDW

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Happy International Workers’ Day!

May 1 is celebrated around the world as International Workers’ Day. The U.S. chose to celebrate Labor Day in September

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UDW members join care workers across the country to say #CareWorkersCantWait

This week UDW leaders and members joined hundreds of care workers from across the country in D.C. at the first-ever

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Biden order is ‘major milestone’ in resolving the crisis facing care workers

By Pablo Ros President Joe Biden this week signed a major executive order to improve care for working families and support care

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Modesto caregiver fights for better system in California | Opinion

Author: Astrid Zuniga My son, Manny, is the reason I get up every morning determined to fight for people with

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Domestic Worker Solidarity Across the Globe: Doug Moore attends the IDWF Pre-Congress in Tanzania

As home care workers and family child care providers, there is one thing that unites us – we are domestic

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green background with faded neighborhood homes, smart phone with a check mark on screen and blue letters saying electronic visit verification beginning July 1, 2023

Everything you need to know about Electronic Visit Verification, so far

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) will be implementing a change to the IHSS Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system beginning July 1, 2023.

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That’s a Wrap on 2022!

The last few years of self-growth while we adapted and learned to live with a virus that devastated our communities

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Member spotlight: Magdalena Castillo

Magdalena Castillo cares for her 38-year-old daughter, Leticia, through the IHSS program. Leticia is the oldest of three siblings and

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2020: A look back at the year that changed our world forever

2020 required more compassion, strength and determination than any year in recent memory. As caregivers, we were better prepared than

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URGENT for UDW Members: Sign Updated Card to Stay a Member

IMPORTANT! In order to remain a UDW member and have dues payments automatically deducted, you must reauthorize your membership here.

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California Caregivers Denounce Trump Administration Attack on Home Care Workers

For Immediate Release May 2, 2019 Contact Margitte Kristjansson: 619-548-4304 Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced

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Share-of-Cost: When your client pays for IHSS partially out-of-pocket

Most IHSS recipients receive their home care as part of their Medi-Cal benefits. Some people’s income is too high for

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ACT NOW: New Attack Threatens Your Health Insurance

A proposed federal rule change will prevent IHSS providers from paying for our health insurance and union dues out of

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PRESS RELEASE: Trump Administration’s anti-labor agenda threatens home care for millions of Americans

New rule could endanger low-income seniors and people with disabilities and the caregivers they rely on For Immediate Release | July

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Governor Brown signs budget that protects our privacy and the future of long-term care

This year UDW caregivers have been hard at work in Sacramento to protect our privacy in the implementation of EVV,

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