Personal calls and letters to your District Supervisors are very important.

Writing Your County Supervisor

We understand that it is often very difficult for home care workers to leave their clients or bring them along to attend these meetings.  When it is not possible to attend in person, you can still write to your supervisor, and have a big influence with your letter.  When elected officials get a letter from someone they represent, it is calculated that there are probably 500 other people out there with the same opinion who simply haven’t had the time to write a letter.  That is why letters are very important.

If you write a letter, you can address the letter to your personal supervisor or mail it to the entire Board. 

• Contact your local UDW office to learn what the current issue is in your county.
• Get your County Supervisors’ Contact Information here
•  Sample Letters to County Supervisors

Call Your County Supervisor

You may also phone your County Supervisors office and ask to speak with him or her.  You can tell them why your job as a home care worker is vitally important to the community and why you deserve a decent wage.

When you call your local County Supervisors office be sure to tell them your name and what city you live in so they know they represent you.  It is important you are registered to vote, because that means you can vot for (or against) a supervisor when they are up for election.Sample Call:

Hello, my name is ________ and I am a registered voter from ________.  I am calling your office because I am a home care worker and would like you to know how important your support is for home care workers.  We do a very difficult job, one that is important for this community.  Not everyone is able to do this kind of work and it saves the County and the State a lot of money to be able to hire workers in the home to keep people out of institutions.  Please help us by recognizing home care work as a job – not welfare.  We need a living wage, and medical benefits so that we can go to a doctor if we get sick. Please support us in our negotiations with the County.  Thank you very much for your time.