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		<title>UDW Blasts Gov. Schwarzenegger on ADA Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/homecare-providers-union-blasts-ca-governor-on-ada-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Mehlman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 20th anniversary of the passage of the historic Americans with Disabilities Act, UDW has sharply criticized Gov. Schwarzenegger for his proposals to slash IHSS and other programs for the disabled.
“As we mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of the groundbreaking Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) this week, California should be leading the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Juan Vargas, UDW&#8217;s Choice, Wins State Senate Primary</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/juan-vargas-udws-choice-wins-state-senate-primary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Mehlman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one of the closest races in State Senate history,  Juan Vargas has defeated Mary Salas in the Democratic primary for Senate District 40. Vargas was endorsed by UDW.  
Vargas, a former assemblyman from San Diego, won the overtime victory nearly two months after the June 8 primary in the 40th District, which stretches from south [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whitman&#8217;s Record on Jobs: Downsizing and Outsourcing</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/7375/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Mehlman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no secret that Meg Whitman is wealthy beyond most of our wildest dreams. But few know the true cost of Whitman’s wealth. The California Labor Federation has launched a new online video and video game that highlights Whitman’s job-slashing corporate history. Play the game at www.WallStreetWhitman.com. and read more about her dismal record. 
Here&#8217;s what California Labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activists Against Disabled Service Cuts Bring Cause to Sacramento</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/activists-against-disabled-service-cuts-bring-cause-to-sacramento/</link>
		<comments>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/activists-against-disabled-service-cuts-bring-cause-to-sacramento/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UDW Newswire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After camping out on a street median in South Berkeley for a month to protest proposed cuts to state disabled services, demonstrators packed up their tent city last Thursday, planning to take their cause &#8211; and their papier-mache statue of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger &#8211; directly to the governor&#8217;s doorstep. 
Since June 22, the tent city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArnieVille tent city protest closes down in Berkeley</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/arnieville-tent-city-protest-closes-down-in-berkeley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/arnieville-tent-city-protest-closes-down-in-berkeley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UDW Newswire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY — The tent city known as ArnieVille has packed it in for now.  The encampment formed in late June to protest Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s proposed cuts to Medi-Cal and In-Home Supportive Services. Organizers had put up tents and a papier-mâché statue of Schwarzenegger on the central divider island of Adeline Street near Russell Street, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amita Sharma report on misleading fraud claims for IHSS</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/misleading-fraud-claims-for-in-home-support-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/misleading-fraud-claims-for-in-home-support-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UDW Newswire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger justified cuts to In-Home Support Services with claims of rampant fraud in the system. KPBS investigative reporter Amita Sharma said the actual fraud cases are much lower than the governor claims.  Watch Video -
Misleading Fraud Claims for In-Home Support Services
Amita Sharma report, 2009




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		<title>Plan To Shift State-County Services Still a Work in Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/plan-to-shift-state-county-services-still-a-work-in-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/plan-to-shift-state-county-services-still-a-work-in-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UDW Newswire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darrell Steinberg]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sacramento]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far, only a couple health care programs are included in the Democrats&#8217; proposal to restructure California government by moving some social services programs from state to county control. But that could change as stakeholders and the Legislature weigh in on the plan.  President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) offered the proposal as counterpoint to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House bill would extend labor protections to home care workers</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/house-bill-would-extend-labor-protections-to-home-care-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/house-bill-would-extend-labor-protections-to-home-care-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UDW Newswire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homecare & IHSS News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mike Lillis, Healthwatch, 07/27/10
For 35 years, home care workers have been exempt from the minimum wage and overtime protections granted to the rest of the nation&#8217;s workforce. This week, a House Democrat will take a step toward eliminating that discrepancy, which many in the party consider discriminatory.  Rep. Linda Sanchez will introduce legislation Wednesday to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Lee Saunders</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/test-of-code/</link>
		<comments>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/test-of-code/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UDW Newswire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFSCME 2010 Convention; Secretary-Treasurer Lee Saunders speaks to the membership.
UDW strongly supported Saunders in the 2010 AFSCME election; delegates from UDW unanimously voted for Lee Saunders as Secretary Treasurer of  AFSCME.

 




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		<title>State&#8217;s numbers for caregiver anti-fraud checks don&#8217;t add up</title>
		<link>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/states-numbers-for-caregiver-anti-fraud-checks-dont-add-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.udwa.org/2010/07/states-numbers-for-caregiver-anti-fraud-checks-dont-add-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UDW Newswire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Schwarzenegger administration says tough new criminal screening rules for in-home care providers have snared 531 who are ineligible to work in the program mostly because of certain criminal convictions.  But Sacramento County officials say 47 of the 57 workers the state identified as ineligible to provide care here had been turned over by the [...]]]></description>
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