United Domestic Workers; Site Map

Website "Table of Contents"

Use this like an interactive Table of Contents; click on the links to visit the pages and/or sections of our website. Browsing this page will give you an overview and help you to use your time on the site more effectively. It is organized to compliment the other navigation units (side-bar and top of each page).

Employee E-mail The link for UDW employees to access their e-mail.

Home Page

Home Page, English

Our Home Page is where we post important and current news - check back here often.

Página Principal en Español (Spanish Home Page)

Takes you to the Home Page of our Spanish site. This site has Spanish language navigation, and all pages that have been translated.

Site Map Directory to using this website.

Website, Table of Contents - You are here.
Website, Index - A real, interactive alphabetical index.

Resources

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions covers a great variety of subjects that might be of interest to home care workers - particularly questions about their union.

UDW Member Hotline We know that sometimes you need specific answers to questions about your individual situation . our "Member Communications Center" is a toll free hotline you can call where UDW staff will find the answers you need.

UDW in Your County

Your County - News & Resources

This is a page with links to all the individual counties in California. It also shows union jurisdiction for all of California. Your county is accessed by clicking on the NAME of your county. Those counties served by UDW have pages with local information specific to that county. Other counties have links to the websites for the union's that represent those counties.

How to use the county pages:
Click on a name in the list of counties at the top of the County Page, or on a name in the California map for local and specific information on your county. I.E. click on "Riverside," and you will be taken to the individual county page for Riverside.

Then for instance, the Riverside page would give you information LOCAL to Riverside, such as:

Your UDW regional office for Riverside.
Your next UDW regional (local) meeting.
Updates on negotiations (bargaining) for Riverside.
Wages and benefits (medical coverage) specific to Riverside.
Updates on Riverside Labor Management Committee activity.
How to contact your local IHSS offices.
How to find a new provider, client, or training in Riverside.
Who are your local Board of Supervisors, and how to contact them.
How to get involved at your local community level.
Local resources.
Local events (some counties).

To navigate county pages, use the menu/index at the top of each page, which has "quick links" for the contents of the page.

Provider Resources & Advocacy: Links to research information and support online. We've listed search engines and research tips, as well as links specific to IHSS, State & Federal Government sites, and many sites specific to home care with everything from technical assistance and on-line magazines for the disabled, to help and support groups for home care workers.

Information specific to IHSS
Your IHSS Hours
How Clients Can Work
Government and legislation
General Resource Sites
Online Magazines for the Disability Community
Medical Equipment and Research
Legislation & Election Research
Labor/Union sites
Current Events of interest to home care workers & clients

Client Resources UDW is a strong supporter of clients ("consumers" of IHSS) as well as home care workers. This page has resources for clients, information on how they can be involved, and expresses our interest in these valuable contributors. We have added an extensive resource section for clients, which has targeted and specific information like:

Annual reviews, IHSS hours and what you need to know
Time cards and missing paychecks
How you can work and still get IHSS
IHSS and asset limitations
Benefits planning and advocacy

About Union Dues: Gives complete breakdown on current dues structure, and information about what your dues are spent on:

Current Dues Rates - Your dues rate is adjusted according to the number of hours you work. This has the exact breakdown.
Initiation Fee Explains the one-time initiation fee.
Who pays for your wages and where dues money is spent.
What an IHSS recipient feels about union dues.
PEOPLE Describes AFSCME's federal political fund and why you might want to contribute.
Itemized Pay Stubs Describes the new itemized pay stubs
Information on direct deposit for home care workers.

Members Only Benefit Programs: UDW members have access to many discounted services, from health and legal programs to vacation packages, through our parent union AFSCME. Find out how you can get these benefits.

News & Culture

Events & Community Action: Photos and news about UDW meetings, action in Sacramento, rallies, gatherings at your local Board of Supervisors, and other events in your community.

Urgent Issues: Time sensitive (usually political) issues that home care workers need to know about. For instance if your wages or job are threatened by budget cuts, and who to contact.

IHSS Legislation: This page has an overview of the legislative process and details the bills that affect IHSS. Our legislation page also has a link to "Legislative Updates and Reports from the Capitol," which follows current legislative process so that you can be involved and write your representatives about issues that impact you.

Campaigns:

This page has links to the many activities and issues that UDW is involved with, in the process of representing you. It is a "portal page" so that you can view all these exciting community actions, as well as look at some of the tremendous legislative and background work that UDW does.

State Budget, 2004
Care-A-Van to Sacramento
Budget Victory, 2004!
View the UDW 2004 Budget Analysis (Uses "Flash" viewer. Click the Back button on your browser to return.)
View the 2004 Lost Wages and Clients Chart (Uses "Flash" viewer. Click the Back button on your browser to return.)
Memo to Counties: Re Budget, August 1st 2004Membership Reports: Fighting the State Budget Cuts
Letter from UDW to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Preliminary comments on the California Performance Review
Memo to Counties: Federal Support on the Way

Federal Legislation Affecting Home Care Workers Tracks Federal issues that workers and clients need to know about.

Legislation & Election Research has links to pages on AFSCME's website where you can enter your zip code and get your representatives listed, or track a bill or piece of legislature.

In the Media (In the Media and On the Web): This is a "portal page" with links to all our news listings and research links:

News Stories: We have a list of articles and links to articles in the media, that are of concern to home care workers and their clients.

UDW Newsletter: "The Care Giver" is published in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Press Releases: AFSCME/UDW's press releases.

Opinions & Letters Is a forum for our members to express their opinions.

E-news: Use the email sign-up to get critical news by email.

Campaigns: Political and legislative news about issues that affect home care workers, and UDW campaigns to represent workers (see details above).

Resources: An internet "research portal" with links to many sites that have information of interest to home care workers and their clients.

UDW Newsletter: "The Care Giver" is published in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. All languages are downloadable in PDF file format, and back issues will also be kept available through this page.

Opinions & Letters: - a forum for our members to express their opinions. This is where home care workers and activists can get their opinions or letters published.

UDW

Contact Us How to reach UDW (Headquarters office, and link to other offices).

About UDW Is a short bio and history of UDW.

Offices Has complete address, phone, and e-mail for all UDW offices in the state and which counties they serve.

Local Meetings Has the latest UDW regional meeting times and places for your county. Also has links to mapquest for directions right from your door!

Jurisdiction explains how California counties are represented by the different unions - UDW, CUHW, and SEIU.

Leadership

Read messages from AFSCME administrator Flora Walker, and AFSCME President, Gerald McEntee.

UDW Constitution Our constitution.

Employment Opportunities Lists job announcements for work at UDW

Webmaster This page has information on:

Contacting the Webmaster
Interview with the Webmaster
Site Map - links to the Website Index, and the Website Table of Contents (this page)

Updated June 20, 2006

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