Our Impact
Feb 28, '12 On Friday, February 17th, 2012, over 300 SEIU United Long Term Care Workers (ULTCW) members and supporters gathered at the New Capitol Seafood Restaurant in San Gabriel for an evening of celebration. ULTCW members were invited based on their activism throughout 2011 and were joined by representatives from several political offices.
Feb 24, '12 Just yesterday, ULTCW members and their clients joined over 150 other long-term care advocates at the State Capitol to urge elected officials to protect California’s most vulnerable citizens by stopping cuts to in-home care. Governor Brown has currently proposed cutting ...
Feb 10, '12 On Thursday, the news broke that California Attorney General Kamala Harris negotiated a major win for Californians currently facing foreclosure. Out of the $25 billion foreclosure settlement led by a large group of states’ attorney generals, California will be receiving the biggest chunk – $12 billion.
Jan 19, '12 Today, January 19th, United States District Court Judge Claudia A. Wilken presided over the decision to continue to halt cuts to the state’s IHSS program based on a Temporary Restraining Order she issued against these cuts back in December. Northern ...
Jan 19, '12 Today, United States District Court Judge Claudia A. Wilken issued a preliminary injunction, barring implementation of the 20 percent "trigger" cut to the state’s IHSS program. Today’s ruling converted a December 1, 2011 Temporary Restraining Order halting the cuts to a Preliminary Injunction, which means the cuts cannot be implemented at this time.
Jan 18, '12 On Saturday, January 14, over 700 homecare workers gathered in Downtown Los Angeles to kick off the LA Wins campaign which is focused on ensuring that homecare workers receive a county living wage of $9.65 an hour. ULTCW represents 135,000 homecare workers that live in Los Angeles County.
Dec 15, '11 From The White House Blog: Four years ago, President Obama spent the day with Pauline Beck, a home health care worker (and a ULTCW member). He followed her throughout her day — as she got up at 5:00 in the ...
Dec 15, '11 From the White House Blog: Today Pauline Beck will be at the White House to watch as President Obama announces proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that will affect home healthcare workers like herself. Today’s event has ...
Dec 13, '11 Santa Cruz, CA: Today, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new contract for the County’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) caregivers that maintains home care wages at $11.50 an hour, adds a new anti-discrimination clause and paycheck ...
Dec 13, '11 After more than a year of negotiations with Santa Cruz County to maintain the wages of home care workers and fighting back against efforts to cut them, Santa Cruz members ratify a new contract maintaining wages and adding key provisions!
