SEIU Local 2015“It’s not right to be working just to pay for health insurance.”Maria’s Healthcare Nightmare.Sep 19Sep 19
SEIU Local 2015“I can’t afford to live — I depend on government programs like Section 8 and CalFresh to feed and…Santa Cruz has the lowest wages for IHSS care providers of any county in California in terms of meeting the actual cost of living.Aug 15Aug 15
SEIU Local 2015“As a single mother of four, I’ve had to clean houses and work in strawberry fields to survive on…Santa Cruz has the lowest wages for IHSS care providers of any county in California in terms of meeting the actual cost of living.Aug 15Aug 15
SEIU Local 2015“I have three jobs right now because I just don’t get paid enough.”Care provider Terri Jo Bolsinger loves living and working in California. When she moved back from Minnesota in 2015, she was looking…Aug 5Aug 5
SEIU Local 2015“I went on a hunger strike, but the Fresno County Board ignored it!Fresno care provider Olga Valle Ayarzagoita knows that sacrifice is sometimes necessary to make progress. That’s why she went on a hunger…Jun 18Jun 18
SEIU Local 2015“I’m tired, but I keep going — hard work needs a livable wage .”Juana Mendez has been an home care provider in Ventura County for 16 years. She began her profession driven by the need to serve her…May 23May 23
SEIU Local 2015“I love my job, but don’t earn enough to save for emergencies or retirement.For Los Angeles County IHSS care provider Elisabeth Sanchez, being a caregiver is not a job, it’s a calling — but being over the age of 70…May 21May 21
SEIU Local 2015Ms. Daisy McArthur receives Jefferson Award for over a quarter century of service to San…At the end of March, San Francisco In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) worker and SEIU 2015 leader, Ms. Daisy McArthur, was awarded the Bay…May 14May 14
SEIU Local 2015“If you can’t make a career and a living wage out of caregiving in the same way that you can with…Andrea Loveday-Brown has been working and living in Sonoma County for over 10 years. She is one of the over 6,000 In-Home Supportive…May 13May 13
SEIU Local 2015Lake home care providers prepare to bargain new union contract with County SupervisorsGreat news for Lake home care providers: we’re starting to bargain for a new and improved union contract for In-Home Supportive Services…May 8May 8