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UDW Leadership Issues Statement Supporting Women and Calling for Change in the Labor Movement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Contact: Kayla Blado, kayla.blado@hailstonecommunications.com, 240-489-1803September 15, 2026 San Diego, Calif. – In light of recent findings of
Home Care News
From Caregiver to Convention Delegate: Finding My Voice Through UDW- By Shikha Bansal, UDW District 1
When I arrived in Chicago as an elected UDW delegate to the 47th AFSCME International Convention, I carried more than a delegate badge. I carried my experience as an IHSS provider, a mother, an advocate and a UDW member from San Diego.
Child Care News
Member Highlight: Family Child Care Provider Samsam Khalif
In 1996, Samsam arrived in the United States from Somalia, bringing with her a deep sense of family, resilience, and care that would eventually shape her life’s work. Like many immigrant mothers, she leaned on her family as she worked to build a new future. Growing up in a large, close‑knit household, she spent years helping her sisters care for their children while raising her own son.
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