Representing over 470,000 home care, skilled nursing facility, & assisted living center workers in CA, SEIU 2015 is the largest
#LongTermCare
local in the US✊
Thank you
@EmmaCottNYT
and
@nytimes
for showing how serious this PPE shortage really is. Our workers are risking their lives, their families lives, and their patients’ lives every day. We NEED access to PPE now.
#ProtectAllWorkers
We continue to mourn George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and all Black people who have died at the hands of the police. We join the call for justice. We demand it. 2/
We want to thank Adam Mesnick of
@deliboardsf
for donating 3,000 gloves for our members! It's people like you who are helping workers keep them and their families safe and healthy. Thank you, Adam, for helping us
#ProtectAllWorkers
!
We're standing up for our frontline workers – they need PPE and testing NOW. Home care and nursing home workers can't be overlooked anymore. It's time to
#ProtectAllWorkers
and demand that they be treated how they deserve.
#EssentialNotSacrificial
We're so proud of
@KimEvonSEIU2015
for standing up and calling for PPE with
@wendycarrillo
today. California leaders are coming together and demanding that frontline workers are protected – it's time to
#ProtectAllWorkers
!
Caregivers are risking their lives on the frontlines every day. Lack of PPE is already taking a serious toll on care facilities – we need to
#ProtectAllWorkers
NOW.
It's time caregivers are treated the way they deserve! They're on the frontlines working hard – they deserve access to PPE and testing. Join the fight, and show leaders why YOU need protections!
#NSNCW
It's time the state protects ALL Californians, including long-term caregivers and the people they care for. Call 1-844-999-2015 and demand that state legislators say NO to the 7% IHSS cuts!
It's time our members be treated like the frontline workers that they are. It's time facilities deliver PPE and access to testing. It's time to
#ProtectAllWorkers
. Remember – caregivers are
#EssentialNotSacrificial
Seeing our members come together during times like this is what it's all about. We're so proud of our members in Fresno for handing out PPE! We are
#UnionStrong
Thank you to everyone who made our Mask Distribution Day in San Jose this weekend a success! We had more than 170 members come by to pick up masks and information, and more than 5,000 masks donated! This is how we come together to
#ProtectAllWorkers
Please take a moment to review California’s guidance for health care workers and employers, who face increased risk of exposure to 2019 novel coronavirus.
#COVID19
Home care workers are being overlooked. They're the forgotten frontline workers – it's time to change that. We need to come together and stand up for our IHSS workers. They need PPE, testing, and support. Join us in our fight to
#ProtectAllWorkers
!
California’s senior population is projected to double by the year 2030, and our care infrastructure is not equipped for the coming silver tsunami. We must strengthen our
#longtermcare
system to ensure
#LongTermCareForAll
!
The racism surrounding this crisis is inexcusable – members like Tina are working to care for Americans, and are being treated with disrespect. It's unacceptable and time for this to end NOW. We're fighting to
#ProtectAllWorkers
.
#NoAAPIHate
June is pride month. We fight for all of our members – our communities of color, our LGBTQ+ members, and all of our workers. This month we want to remind you that we are proud of you, we stand with you, and we are so happy that you are part of our union.
#UnionStrong
#PrideMonth
We're so proud of our members for stepping up, standing together, & fighting for one another. We need care providers & the federal government to provide PPE and testing – now. Thank you to our members for showing why need to
#ProtectAllWorkers
, and showing how we're
#UnionStrong
To all of our frontline workers – we see you. From nursing home workers, to IHSS, to private facility workers, please know that we're here for you. We thank you for all that you're doing.
#UnionStrong
Today’s Supreme Court decision is the result of more than 200,000 courageous, resilient Dreamers here in California and hundreds of thousands more across this nation bravely showing up and standing up. This decision comes after the Supreme Court protected California’s 1/
Essential workers DESERVE to be protected. Gov.
@GavinNewsom
– we thank you. The fight to
#ProtectAllWorkers
is an important one, and the executive order is going to help our workers make sure they get the protections they need.
+385,000 caregivers in California can relate to
@RobLowe
’s story. Caregiving can be the toughest/most rewarding job you’ll ever do. However, the mental, physical, financial, & emotional tolls MUST be talked about & addressed if we want our loved ones to receive the care they need
Moved by
@RobLowe
's story & inspired by how he's using his story to shed light on the challenges caregivers face. Would love to invite you meet the everyday heroes we work with
@seiu2015
via
@usatoday
CONGRATULATIONS 💥💜💜🎊 to
#LA
's newest Assembly member
@wendycarrillo
! We look forward to working with Wendy to champion a positive agenda for working families.
#SiSePudo
This election we’re organizing, knocking on doors and hitting the streets and the ballot box to make sure we elect leaders—like
@jaclynforBOS
&
@CA_DaveJones
—who support our fight to bring quality care, safe staffing levels and good union jobs to nursing homes.
#UnionsForAll
🚨 VICTORY ALERT 🚨
IHSS workers in
#SantaCruz
just negotiated an approximate 25% increase in wages! This is a HUGE win for Santa Cruz caregivers and a huge step toward the $20 minimum wage that all long-term care providers need.
#UnionStrong
#Timefor20
We stand with California
@AGRobBonta
who is working to keep Californians safe by passing new legislation that would tighten the state's concealed carry law.
Workers like Jeffrey are risking their health and safety in order to support our communites. This isn't right. Our workers need PPE and they need it NOW.
Enough is enough. Our workers cannot go any longer without protections from their employers. We didn't want it to come ot this, but a strike authorization is one of the only tools we have left. It's time to finally
#ProtectAllWorkers
There's a crisis in California nursing homes. We’re not standing for it anymore.
The time of putting profits over people is over. We’re fighting for real accountability, corporate transparency, and patient protections. It’s time to
#putcarefirst
.
Our leaders MUST pass a budget that invests in long-term care. In order to address and fix the inequities in our system, we must have action from leaders. Pass a budget that works to
#ProtectAllWorkers
!
#CABudget
We know that members and patients aren't being tested. It's time that our nursing homes get the attention they deserve. This is an important step in our fight to
#ProtectAllWorkers
!
Caregivers are not second-class citizens, yet they've been treated like it for too long now. Is asking for basic, life-saving protections too much? Absolutely not. Facilities need to stand up and
#ProtectAllWorkers
now.
By standing for justice in solidarity with other organizations and individuals, we will build a movement that disrupts the unjust status quo to bring about lasting transformational change That is the promise of our
#JusticeAgenda
. Read More ⬇️
Trump and his wealthy cronies are using
#SCOTUS
to undermine the power of workers. We will not let them win!
#WeRise
for the freedom to organize and collective bargaining.
#JanusvAFSCME
Tonight, our members will be holding a candlelight vigil to mourn the loss of those who we've lost from the long-term care community in the midst of
#COVID19
. Join us in honoring their memories by sharing your photo with a candle for the vigil below ⬇️
#UnionStrong
This evening, Gov
@GavinNewsom
issued a statewide Stay-At-Home Order due to the
#coronavirus
crisis. However, with the essential nature of caregivers' work, we are asked to still show up and provide care unless ill or exhibiting symptoms. Please see attached for more detail.
We are so proud of our sister
@LaphonzaB
, just named our U.S. Senator for California! Her past leadership here
@SEIU2015
to bring long-term care workers out of the shadows and the huge part she played in the
#FightFor15
make her a perfect choice for all Californians.
Many say that this pandemic doesn't see race. While that might be true,
@AP_California
's report shows factors leading to its spread do. Communities of color aren't able to socially distance – they're working on the frontlines.
#CASolidarity
#RaceCounts
We stand with the IHSS workers of
@SanBenitoCounty
who rallied this week to push the board of supervisors to listen. These essential workers have a right to a living wage, safer conditions, and better benefits.
#TimeFor20
Solidarity is POWER! 💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽 SEIU 2015 members are hitting the streets to honor
#MayDay
and demand the right to unionize, right to strike, right to citizenship, and right to housing.
#IWD
#AB1672
#OurCareCounts
Our caregivers can't afford these cuts. Their families can't afford it. Most of all, their patients can't afford it. Help us show the Governor that we NEED out home care workers, and sign our letter now!
The comments heard on this recording are racist and deplorable, and all involved should resign. Most importantly, we must reject this undemocratic and bigoted way of thinking. This is not who we are as a labor movement and as a City. 1/
The actions LA City Council members of Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, and Gil Cedillo, as well as Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera are both painful to hear and disgraceful. These are not the values of the labor movement.
When so many of our workers don't have insurance, access to testing isn't guaranteed. We need leaders to provide testing to our caregivers – it's what they deserve. Thank you to
@anitachabria
and the
@latimes
for showing why we need to
#ProtectAllWorkers
Providing long term care is hard work, it’s important work, but it’s invisible. The work your provide is dignified and needs to be valued! Thank you
@el_sanchez7
for shouting with us today for
#Timefor20
!
ICYMI
@GavinNewsom
said Master Plan on Aging must address:"person-centered care, the patchwork of public services, social isolation, bed-locked seniors in need of transportation, the nursing shortage, & demand for In-Home Supportive Services that far outpaces its capacity.”
#SOTS
.
@aprildverrett
sat down with the
@ZerlinaShow
to talk why caregiving matters, why
#unions
are so essential, and how workers in this country are standing up and demanding the wages they deserve. Proud to call her our president – check it out!
#PutCareFirst
Our IHSS workers are working every day with little to no PPE, testing, and stress of budget cuts looming over them. They deserve recognition and respect. They deserve to be protected. They deserve our support. Help us
#ProtectAllWorkers
here:
It’s a beautiful day in Los Angeles and we are here today to join the caregivers of Los Angeles community for Martin Luther King Jr Day March! Together, we unite and together, we rise! ✊🏽
#MLKMarch
#MLK
#UNIONSTRONG
#CAREGIVERS
We stand with frontline healthcare workers who have been through enough these last 3 years. Kaiser executives can solve their short-staffing crisis. Bargain in good faith & put a stop to this ULP strike.
@AboutKP
#United4All
#ISupportKaiserWorkers
#SolidaritySeason