UDW members honor the Selma-to-Montgomery march on its 57th anniversary
“Our experience in Montgomery was a clear reminder that we have come so far in our fight for our rights,
“Our experience in Montgomery was a clear reminder that we have come so far in our fight for our rights,
Union membership is powerful! The work we have done together to lift up caregiving over the past year made legislators recognize how valuable our work
UDW members elected by their peers to be delegates gathered in San Diego on June 7-9 for our 16th Constitutional
Over 6,000 IHSS home care providers in Butte County have gone without a new contract for five years—but we’ve gone
November is Provider Appreciation Month, and this year UDW is thanking caregivers for everything we do. UDW caregivers are not
The state recently announced its plan to offer an option for providers to submit timesheets electronically instead of using the
It’s Labor Day weekend. For many Americans that means a three-day weekend to eat barbecue and enjoy the last days
My oldest son Ronald was studying to become a professor when one day he had a catastrophic stroke that left
Statement by UDW Executive Director Doug Moore in response to the 2016-17 California state budget: Today we celebrate another hard-won
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
After decades of exclusion from Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protections, home care providers won overtime pay for the first
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
