UDW Contacted Hundreds of Thousands of Voters Across the State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: Kayla Blado 240-489-1803, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com
November 4, 2025
San Diego, Cal. —Today, while millions of voters across California cast ballots in the election on Prop 50, United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME 3930), shared their massive efforts to mobilize voters in historic numbers. In September, UDW had enthusiastically endorsed Prop 50, in order to hold Congress accountable for slashing Medicaid and SNAP programs to pay for huge tax giveaways to billionaires. UDW’s members – home care and child care workers – have been some of the most highly-motivated volunteers and voters for Prop 50, because they and the people they care for rely on those federal programs.
In the last six weeks, UDW contributed to the passage of Prop 50 by:
- Contacting hundreds of thousands of voters through door-knocking, social media, op-eds, texting, and phone calls.
- Placing ads in influential Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean-language news outlets.
- Targeting event outreach to underrepresented Black, Hispanic, and Asian-American communities.
- Conducting huge canvassing operations in Kern, Riverside, Orange, and San Diego Counties.
“As an In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) provider for my son, I was livid when Congress cut Medicaid, which funds the IHSS program. 800,000 Californians rely on this vital service, so this was an attack on families like mine,” said Astrid Zuniga, President of UDW and IHSS provider in Stanislaus County. “I voted yes on Prop 50 to stand up for working families and fight back against greedy billionaires so that we can protect our care programs for future generations.”
“As an in-home family child care provider, I supported Prop 50 to hold the California politicians accountable who voted for these massive cuts to SNAP,” said Yolanda Thomas, a UDW member in Contra Costa County. “These representatives should be ashamed of themselves for claiming to care about working families, while literally taking food out of kids’ mouths. We need leaders who know the importance of affordable nutrition and will fight to defend it, so that cuts like this never happen again.”
“As California faces a care shortage, programs like IHSS are vital for the health of our community. I believe that access to affordable health care should be available to everyone, and should never be taken away from people, like Congress voted to do,” said Precious Henley, a UDW member and IHSS provider in Kern County. “I voted yes on Prop 50 to fight back for our community and our care!”
“We couldn’t just allow our vital programs to be slashed like this—we came out to hold Congress accountable for their actions.These cuts are life and death for our seniors, children, and people living with disabilities,” said Angie Nguyen, an IHSS provider in Garden Grove and the Orange County Chair for UDW. “We had to stand up and fight back for our communities. That’s why I voted yes on Prop 50.”
“I’m so proud of our members for coming out in full support of Prop 50 to hold Congress accountable for cutting Medi-Cal and SNAP,” said Doug Moore, Executive Director of UDW. “Our union of care providers see firsthand how these shameful health and nutrition cuts will impact their jobs and the lives of millions of Californians. Today’s election is a historic moment and a reminder to Congress that they work for the people—not billionaires!”
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UDW represents more than 220,000 dedicated home care and family child care providers across California. Our members are the backbone of care for seniors, children, people with disabilities, and working families—fighting for fair wages, better working conditions, and policies that strengthen our communities.