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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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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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UDW members honor the Selma-to-Montgomery march on its 57th anniversary

“Our experience in Montgomery was a clear reminder that we have come so far in our fight for our rights,

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Heroes Pay for IHSS providers is here!

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

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We are Caregiver Strong: UDW members gather for 16th Constitutional Convention

UDW members elected by their peers to be delegates gathered in San Diego on June 7-9 for our 16th Constitutional

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Butte County caregivers fight for a raise—and respect

Over 6,000 IHSS home care providers in Butte County have gone without a new contract for five years—but we’ve gone

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Home Care Provider Appreciation Month 2016

November is Provider Appreciation Month, and this year UDW is thanking caregivers for everything we do. UDW caregivers are not

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Soon you’ll be able to fill out your IHSS timesheet online

The state recently announced its plan to offer an option for providers to submit timesheets electronically instead of using the

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Treating all work with dignity this Labor Day

It’s Labor Day weekend. For many Americans that means a three-day weekend to eat barbecue and enjoy the last days

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Parent and spouse providers deserve the same benefits as all other workers

My oldest son Ronald was studying to become a professor when one day he had a catastrophic stroke that left

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State budget fully funds in-home care for three more years

Statement by UDW Executive Director Doug Moore in response to the 2016-17 California state budget: Today we celebrate another hard-won

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Retirement savings for IHSS providers

When Madera County caregiver Cynthia Wilson’s IHSS paycheck didn’t arrive on time in January, she and her grandson lost their

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I’m denied basic retirement security just because my home care client is my spouse

My husband David’s meningitis caused paralysis on the left side of his body and several neurological problems. For a while

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Home care is real work, and real work deserves real retirement security

When my daughter Delaina was in second grade, an undiagnosed tumor in her brain hemorrhaged and left her with brain

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Victory! State budget stops cuts to IHSS for three more years

Update: On June 27, 2016, Governor Brown signed the state budget into law. The restoration of the 7% cut to

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Update on our work to improve overtime implementation

After decades of exclusion from Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protections, home care providers won overtime pay for the first

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Without Social Security, I may never be able to retire

My 39-year-old son Jacob was born with a brainstem defect. He relies on me 24/7 to provide for all of

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Honoring older Americans in May and everyday

May is Older Americans Month, and at 73-years-old, my mother is part of one of this country’s greatest—and largest—generations. In

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