Budget & Legislation

UDW is the home care providers union and the voice of caregivers in the State Capitol. We are fighting together for the issues that matter most to us and our clients: ending cuts to IHSS client hours, fighting restrictions to overtime and provider hours, expanding paid IHSS services and more. Read our 2020 legislative scorecard here!

History Shows How 2 Million Workers Lost Rights

By on January 14, 2015   /   Budget & Legislation, Homecare & IHSS, Labor History, News  
History Shows How 2 Million Workers Lost Rights

By Eileen Boris & Jennifer Klein, TIME January 13, 2015 Home attendants and aides have historically been singled out for denial of basic labor rights Over the last year, the nation has seen a tumultuous wave of low-wage workers contesting terms of employment that perpetually leave them impoverished and economically insecure. It’s a fight in which home-care workers—one of the fastest growing labor forces—have long participated, as home attendants and aides have historically been singled out for denial of basic labor rights. Their work is becoming ever more important in our economy, with over 40 million elderly Americans today and baby boomers aging […]

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Breaking: Gov. proposes restoring 7% to IHSS hours

By on January 9, 2015   /   Budget & Legislation, El Dorado, Homecare & IHSS, Kern, Merced, News, Orange, Placer, Riverside, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus  
Breaking: Gov. proposes restoring 7% to IHSS hours

Governor’s budget proposes ending a 7% cut to IHSS hours. Next, we turn to the Legislature and call on Gov. Brown to restore overtime pay. We are thrilled to announce that, after over a year of campaigning by caregivers and our union UDW, the governor has proposed to restore 7% to the hours of IHSS clients! It is far from a done deal, however, and over the next six months the budget will work its way through the legislature. UDW caregivers will be there every step of the way to ensure lawmakers restore the 7%. If passed, the hours would […]

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Overtime update for IHSS providers

By on January 1, 2015   /   Budget & Legislation, El Dorado, Homecare & IHSS, Kern, Merced, News, Orange, Placer, Riverside, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus  
Overtime update for IHSS providers

Update 1/23/2015: The fight for equal rights continues! Previously a judge issued another order halting overtime and other wage protections for homecare workers. But this is not the last word on overtime — the Department of Labor has filed an appeal to a higher court! We continue to urge Gov. Brown to move forward with overtime pay for IHSS providers in 2015. Sign the petition here. The state will still be issuing the new timesheets for use starting January 1. Please use the new timesheets and record overtime, medical accompaniment time, and travel time accordingly. There is no workweek cap in effect while the […]

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California homecare workers demand equal rights despite court ruling

By on December 31, 2014   /   Budget & Legislation, For the Press, Homecare & IHSS, News  
California homecare workers demand equal rights despite court ruling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 31, 2014 California homecare workers demand equal rights despite court ruling Sacramento – Today, a district court in Washington D.C. issued a temporary restraining order to halt the Department of Labor’s rules that extend overtime pay and other wage protections to homecare workers starting on January 1, 2015. Homecare workers in California’s In-Home Supportive Services program (IHSS) are calling on Governor Jerry Brown to uphold the state’s commitment to pay overtime, despite today’s action by a federal judge. “It is appalling that the for-profit homecare industry and its wealthy backers brought this court case to […]

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Homecare worker protections thwarted in court

By on December 31, 2014   /   Budget & Legislation, Homecare & IHSS, News  
Homecare worker protections thwarted in court

by Michelle Chen for The Nation & Truthout December 31, 2014 The front line of today’s labor struggles isn’t the factory floor but the kitchen table: many of the most vocal labor campaigns came from the home healthcare workers who support people with disabilities and seniors. These professional carers have joined in the “Fight for 15” protests, led union organizing campaigns and scored a major win in Washington with an expansion of federal labor protections to home healthcare jobs. But the movement for labor rights at home got thwarted in court this week. A federal judge ruled against the pending […]

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