Tracy Mills Jones has provided in-home care for more than twenty years. When her mom’s Alzheimer’s disease worsened, Tracy started caring for her. Soon after she’d been diagnosed in the late 1990s, her mom declined quickly and required round-the-clock care.
“She went down fast,” says Tracy. “She went from running…
Tanya’s son has Cerebral Palsy and Tanya stayed home to care for him while her husband provided the paycheck. The family was never able to get in-home supportive services (IHSS) coverage for him, despite his disabilities and despite multiple attempts.
But then nearly three years ago, Tanya’s husband fell ill…
On Home Care 2020, Senator Holly Mitchell, Tracy City Council member Rhodesia Ransom, and SMUD Board member Gregg Fishman are celebrating and recognizing the home care workers united in SEIU Local 2015 and our vital role in the COVID-19 response helping our nation’s seniors and loved ones with disabilities to…
Home care and nursing home workers throughout California rejoice the first place win of Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom for state Governor.
At the start of his campaign, Gavin Newsom met with members of SEIU 2015, walked a day in our shoes, and expressed his commitment to work with us to…
California: Seniors and People with Disabilities Do Not Want To Be Tracked. Do Not Threaten Their Quality Care and Privacy #StopEVV
By April Verrett, Executive Vice President, SEIU 2015
Imagine being required by law to carry a device with you 24/7 that tracks everywhere you go, everything you do, and…
This weekend, we kicked off round two of the Democracy Schools — our innovative program to empower and strengthen our membership in advance of the 2018 elections. We are doing these trainings all over the state — from rural Humboldt county to the Central Valley to the urban cores of…
Organizing long term care workers was no easy task, but today we are over 370,000 workers strong
For far too long women were unjustly treated as second class citizens. Until the turn of the 20th century, women were not allowed to vote, work, or to get an education. …
Congress is failing us yet again.
Working families are sick and tired of the self-imposed crises Congressional leaders have repeatedly created over the past year. It’s unfair and inhumane to the people of this country.
The truth is that while Congressional leaders partake in political games and refuse to support…
Over the last 100 days we’ve protested, tweeted, and made phone calls to Members of Congress who thought it would be a good idea to repeal our health care, rip families apart even though they’ve made this country their home, and make substantive tax cuts to affect programs that protect…
Dr. Martin Luther King taught us that to makes strides toward a world that is socially just, you must dream that the impossible is possible. When faced with adversity, as he was many times, your will to make a change is the fire that will keep you going.
This…
The largest long term care workers union in the U.S. We represent over 370K home care & nursing home workers in CA. www.seiu2015.org
