Caregivers Never Quit – A report from AFSCME’s 2016 convention
UDW caregivers stood alongside thousands of public service workers to declare we will NEVER QUIT at AFSCME’s 42nd International Convention
UDW caregivers stood alongside thousands of public service workers to declare we will NEVER QUIT at AFSCME’s 42nd International Convention
by Mark Miller, New York Times, July 15 Jana Panarites was about to make a midlife career shift in 2010 when
UDW recently discovered that numerous IHSS providers were still awaiting their June 15th – 30th paycheck. When we demanded answers
My oldest son Ronald was studying to become a professor when one day he had a catastrophic stroke that left
On Saturday, UDW held a graduation ceremony at our headquarters in San Diego for the first class of the UDW
Statement by UDW Executive Director Doug Moore in response to the deaths of police officers in Dallas, Texas on Thursday
By R. Andrew Daniel, IHSS provider, San Diego County During LGBTQ+ Pride Month, I like to take a look back
Statement by UDW Executive Director Doug Moore in response to the 2016-17 California state budget: Today we celebrate another hard-won
California has taken an important step forward in increasing vital services that save lives. This week, the governor signed into
When Madera County caregiver Cynthia Wilson’s IHSS paycheck didn’t arrive on time in January, she and her grandson lost their
My husband David’s meningitis caused paralysis on the left side of his body and several neurological problems. For a while
When my daughter Delaina was in second grade, an undiagnosed tumor in her brain hemorrhaged and left her with brain
Update: On June 27, 2016, Governor Brown signed the state budget into law. The restoration of the 7% cut to
UDW Executive Director Doug Moore released the following statement in response to the massacre of 49 people at an LGBTQ
UDW asked and you answered! Hundreds of spouse and parent caregivers have responded to UDW’s survey on how ineligibility for
My husband Leon is 69 years old and lives with COPD and cirrhosis of the liver. My full-time job since
After decades of exclusion from Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protections, home care providers won overtime pay for the first
By Doug Moore, UDW Executive Director Gloria Carter has run a home-based daycare in Sacramento County for over 20 years.
California prisons are overcrowded and use massive amounts of taxpayer dollars. In fact, as a state, we spend almost 10%
My 39-year-old son Jacob was born with a brainstem defect. He relies on me 24/7 to provide for all of
May is Older Americans Month, and at 73-years-old, my mother is part of one of this country’s greatest—and largest—generations. In
