Californians tell Speaker McCarthy: Preserve, improve, expand Social Security
BY JANICE ROTHSTEIN BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—In between the historic storms directly hitting this area of California, members of the Communist Party’s San
BY JANICE ROTHSTEIN BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—In between the historic storms directly hitting this area of California, members of the Communist Party’s San
Members of the California Alliance for Retired Americans and supporters from across the state gathered in Bakersfield to demand Speaker
In 1989, Franklin Vermillion watched as a group of friends gathered around a booth at his local burger joint communicated
by Kate Wolffe A new bill proposed in the California legislature would allow in-home care workers to bargain with the
By Andrew Hardy Even though the event was unfortunately delayed, the 26th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity March and Black
BY DEBORAH SULLIVAN BRENNAN SAN DIEGO — San Diego County home care workers will get $1-per-hour raises for the next three years under
Rene and Bobby Joe Carrasco have been inseparable since they were kids. In a family of 15 siblings, their bond
Salvador Lopez Segura of Kern County is an IHSS provider for his sons, David and Cesar, who live with rheumatoid
This July, 45 UDW delegates joined more than 2,000 union siblings for the first time since 2018 at the AFSCME
Beginning July 1, IHSS providers will be required to use direct deposit or a pay card to automatically receive their
Magdalena Castillo cares for her 38-year-old daughter, Leticia, through the IHSS program. Leticia is the oldest of three siblings and
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
Lack of planning and underpaying In-Home Supportive Services providers left vulnerable populations without 132 million hours of care over five-year
Faced with a 7 percent cut to hours, we fought back—and won There are many great things that workers can
As a union of over 116,000 home care providers, we are truly frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic that is
SACRAMENTO-The United Domestic Workers of America (UDW/AFSCME 3930), a union of 110,000 California home care workers, issued the following statement
A proposed federal rule change will prevent IHSS providers from paying for our health insurance and union dues out of
New rule could endanger low-income seniors and people with disabilities and the caregivers they rely on For Immediate Release | July
A federal law has mandated that all states implement Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Medicaid-funded personal care services programs like
CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF UPCOMING WEBINARS ON PAID SICK LEAVE. In 2016, UDW caregivers helped secure a historic
Help us win equal pay for IHSS providers Throughout the state many IHSS caregivers are earning minimum wage, while some
