Placer County Caregiver – 1st Edition

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Author: UDW Newswire
Date: August 2nd, 2011
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Filed: Placer,UDW Stories & Events

Homecare & IHSS News

UDW Endorses Candidates for June 5th Primary
UDW Notified of Potential Breach in IHSS Security: Members Should Take Steps to Protect Their Personal Information
Chinatown Death Plunge at Age 91 Triggers Worries About Isolated Elders
Obama Administration Releases Final Regulations for New Medicaid Program for States Called “Community First Choice Option”

State Budget News

Providers, Consumers Rally at Capitol to Protest IHSS Cuts, Demand Reform
STATE BUDGET: More cuts needed, Brown says
Workers Declare: Home Care Cuts are Off the Table!
UDW/AFSCME Local 3930 May Revision of 2012-2013 Budget Preliminary IHSS Overview – May 14, 2012

UDW Stories & Events

Remarks by Laura Reyes UDW/SEIU Capitol Rally — May 15, 2012
AFSCME PEOPLE Conference in Sacramento
Employment Opportunities at UDW
President’s Report to the UDW 2012 14th Constitutional Convention

Editorials

Keeping a Promise to Home Care Aides
Budget Genocide and the Criminalization of Poor Families
Jonathan Glidden and Nicki Pecchenino: Legislature dismantling services for elderly, disabled

Provider/Consumer Stories

Don’t forget to care for the caregiver
IHSS Consumers: you may have free training availbale in your county
Mario Scharmer, recovering from brain injury, gets county honor for his art

Counties

Merced IHSS Providers: Notice of New Timesheets
San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara Participate in AFSCME Sponsored Educational Training
Santa Barbara: UDW Member-Activists at Santa Maria County Strawberry Festival
Santa Barbara Membership Meeting: UDW Members Unite to Support IHSS Reform