Many of you are asking what the union is doing to stop the proposed cuts and we want to assure you that UDW understands the seriousness of what is taking place. There is no doubt that our community is facing its most serious threat in many years.

As a member of the IHSS Coalition ( http://www.ihsscoalition.org/), UDW works together with numerous other organizations which also include national organizations like the ACLU. UDW is part of the driving force behind the lawsuit filed to protect our member’s wages that is now going before the Supreme Court.

All that being said, NONE of these organizations can stand up for the rights of their members without strong support in the field from those that we represent. Legislators will not listen if there is not strong public outrage and “push-back” about what amounts to an unfair and life-threatening “selective tax” on the low income elderly and disabled citizens of California. To limit the damage, we need a strong show of support from the community. That means you and the people you know throughout the state.

We also want to thank you very sincerely for everything that you do; we understand it is difficult for homecare providers to leave their clients or bring clients to rallies or legislators offices. Yet we must ask you to make this sacrifice because our representatives and the community need to see the real faces and real people that are being impacted.