
Fight, Protect, Win: 17 Years of UDW Victories
1999-2008: UDW caregivers win our collective bargaining rights and transform our union to one for caregivers by caregivers. We also win direct

1999-2008: UDW caregivers win our collective bargaining rights and transform our union to one for caregivers by caregivers. We also win direct

The return of the Trump administration brings new policies and familiar threats to home care and child care providers in

My name is Aurora Viramontes Rivera, and I work as a home care provider for two of my children in

My name is Toni Monique Taloa, and I’m a home care provider in Buena Park, California. I initially became a
It’s Labor Day weekend. For many Americans that means a three-day weekend to eat barbecue and enjoy the last days
After decades of exclusion from Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protections, home care providers won overtime pay for the first
For the last two years, UDW has been urging the state to develop a special exemptions process to ensure that
In addition to overtime and travel time pay, IHSS providers who qualify will receive pay for medical wait time starting
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has made changes to IHSS program rules related to the 2016 implementation of

By Kevin Brown, AFSCME, February 5, 2016 After years of advocating to improve the standard of care for California home

As caregivers, we work hard for our clients, and count on our pay to help us provide for our families.
For Immediate Release Monday, February 1, 2016 After decades of exclusion and years of advocacy, IHSS homecare workers in California
Beginning February 1, 2016, IHSS providers who travel between more than one client in the same day will be eligible
UDW continues to urge the state to bring peace of mind to the small number of IHSS providers who would
Overtime for IHSS providers was a hard fought, much deserved victory for us all. Finally, after decades of exclusion from
January 1, 2015 By Doug Moore, UDW Executive Director We’re at the start of a new and exciting year for