The Board of Supervisors hold public meetings, during which anyone is allowed to speak.  UDW often brings IHSS providers and clients to these meetings.   Home care providers that are willing to speak at the public session can have a very powerful influence.  Clients of home care services (disabled or elderly recipients of IHSS) are equally important in their impact. 

When home care workers appear at the Board of Supervisor meetings, they talk to the Board about the importance of their work, and let the supervisors know that we want them to represent us with their decisions. This is particularly important if your county is in the process of bargaining for better wages.

If you are not comfortable speaking, your attendance is still very important, and shows political interest, solidarity, and influence. Many home care workers bring their client(s) and family members – there is power in numbers! UDW gives out green T-shirts with the UDW logo to people who come to the public session of the Board, so that when the County Supervisors look in to the audience they can see how many concerned home care workers, clients, (and voters!) are present.