
UDW Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Signing of the COMPETE Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com, 240-489-1803October 1, 2026 Sacramento, Calif. – Today, after months of advocacy by UDW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com, 240-489-1803October 1, 2026 Sacramento, Calif. – Today, after months of advocacy by UDW

UDW members ratify new contract that will raise wages to $20.35 an hour, increase health benefit funding, and strengthen support

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com, 240-489-1803September 15, 2026 San Diego, Calif. – In light of recent findings of

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: LaToya Smith, latoya.smith@hailstonecommunications.com, (240) 755-1291September 12, 2026 “As a union of caregivers, we believe deeply that

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803,kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.comJuly 28, 2026 United Domestic Workers says billionaires should be taxed, but the Proposition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803,kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.comJune 30, 2026 Sacramento—This week, California’s Senate President pro Tempore Limón, Assembly Speaker Rivas,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803,kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.comJune 10, 2026 San Diego, Cal. — United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME Local 3930) Executive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803,kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.comMay 18, 2026 San Diego, Cal. — United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME Local 3930) Deputy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803,kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.comMay 15, 2026 Union of 250,000 care workers urge Governor Newsom to fully fund

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803,kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.comMay 14, 2026 Union of 250,000 home and child care workers decry action as

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As inflation and economic uncertainty continue to surge, United Domestic Workers (UDW) and the California Community Colleges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803,kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.comMarch 19, 2026 San Diego, Cal. – Upon hearing the recent news of labor

March 17, 2026 VIA UFW FOUNDATION — As a women-led organization that exists to empower communities, the allegations about abusive

Powerhouse union of over 250,000 care workers enthusiastically endorses champion of care programs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com February 17, 2026 San Diego, Cal. – United Domestic Workers (UDW /

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com February 3, 2026 Sacramento, Cal. — In response to an uptick in

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com January 28, 2026 San Diego, Cal. – The United Domestic Workers (UDW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com January 12, 2026 Sacramento, Cal. — Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com January 4, 2026 San Diego, Cal. — The United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME

New contract raises wages to $18.90/hr on January 1st for 51,000 workers, so they can afford the rising cost of

Contract raises wages to $19.40/hr on January 1st for 42,000 workers, so they can afford the rising cost of living