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Standing with Somali Family Child Care Providers in San Diego

San Diego is home to one of the nation’s largest Somali communities, and UDW proudly represents all immigrant care workers

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Our Union Stands Ready to Protect and Defend Somali Child Care Providers & Families!

UDW is aware of ongoing harassment and intimidation by right-wing extremists who are spreading fear and targeting Somali family child

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What Child Care Providers Need to Know: Funding Freeze, Safety, and Support

Important Note: The federal funding freeze announcements are a developing situation. This update is current as of January 14, 2026.

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Victory! Family Child Care Providers Ratify 2025–28 Contract 

After weeks of voting, meetings, home visits, and powerful organizing, child care providers have overwhelmingly ratified our third contract with

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Family child care providers have reached a tentative agreement with the state!

Union members must vote on the agreement. Voting will continue until Monday, Sept. 22, at 4:00 PM.  Together, we amplified

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Canceling healthcare coverage for child care providers is a death sentence

Read on CapitolWeekly.net. OPINION – When my doctor first said the word, “cancer,” my mind shot to my family –

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In the news: “March on the Boss” in Sacramento calls on state to provide better pay

Read at CBS News.

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UDW Child Care Bargaining Team: Fighting For Rate Reform And Our Voice At The Table

We’re thrilled to introduce our newly elected UDW family child care bargaining team as we gear up for contract negotiations

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United Domestic Workers Launches Groundbreaking Family Child Care Apprenticeship Program

San Diego, CA – UDW Resource Center (URC) and United Domestic Workers (UDW) proudly announces the approval of a pioneering

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BREAKING: We reached a tentative agreement on our new, 2-year contract with the State!

The child care, elected bargaining team is excited to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on our new,

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A lifetime of service and dedication: Pamela’s story

Pamela never quite imagined herself as a family child care provider. She had planned her life around her career as

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From dream to reality: Audrey’s path as business owner and educator

Audrey McBath grew up knowing she wanted to be an educator. As a kid, she saw her single mom make

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Fighting for supplemental pay and better futures!

Hami Kitsuda was stuck between a rock and a hard place. She was 22, had just given birth to her

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Member spotlight: Karen Clark

Karen Clark started babysitting at just eight years old in her hometown of Lompoc. Those early experiences sparked a love

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“There were days when I seriously considered closing my doors”: One child care provider’s fight to survive the pandemic

With help from her union, CCPU-UDW member Susana Perez won retroactive pay and stability for her small business Susana Perez

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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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Our union, our future

2021 UDW convention was all about looking forward On August 31, our elected delegates gathered for our 17th Constitutional Convention. Because

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