Hats off to support staff & technical staff at UVM Medical Center who are ready to go ON STRIKE for safe staffing levels & cost-of-living adjustments! Across America healthcare workers & all working people are demanding better pay & safe workplaces for ourselves & those we care for. #CareIsEssential
2 UVM Medical Center unions vote to authorize strike - VTDigger
The support staff and technical staff unions, which represent 3,300 members, announced the vote result Friday. But that doesn’t mean a strike will necessarily occur.
seiu.co
October 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Hats off to support staff & technical staff at UVM Medical Center who are ready to go ON STRIKE for safe staffing levels & cost-of-living adjustments! Across America healthcare workers & all working people are demanding better pay & safe workplaces for ourselves & those we care for. #CareIsEssential
Far too many working people are being forced to skip doctors visits and go without refilling life-saving prescription medication because healthcare costs are too expensive! We’re teaming up with @familiesusa.bsky.social to ensure high-quality, affordable healthcare for all workers. #CareIsEssential
October 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Far too many working people are being forced to skip doctors visits and go without refilling life-saving prescription medication because healthcare costs are too expensive! We’re teaming up with @familiesusa.bsky.social to ensure high-quality, affordable healthcare for all workers. #CareIsEssential
Congrats to hundreds of nurses at 10 SSM Dean Medical Group outpatient clinics in Wisconsin who won their union! These new @seiuwis.bsky.social members won just months after nurses at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Madison voted for their union in June. #CareIsEssential 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿
Hundreds of nurses at Dane County SSM clinics vote to unionize
Hundreds of nurses at 10 SSM Dean Medical Group outpatient clinics in Dane County voted by 71% to form a union last week. The union drive of the 340 nurses at the SSM Health clinics comes just months ...
seiu.co
October 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Congrats to hundreds of nurses at 10 SSM Dean Medical Group outpatient clinics in Wisconsin who won their union! These new @seiuwis.bsky.social members won just months after nurses at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Madison voted for their union in June. #CareIsEssential 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿
Over 60 @seiuhcmnia.bsky.social hospice nurses are demanding overtime & holiday pay from Allina Health. These workers care for our most vulnerable loved ones & were already forced to go on strike for a week alongside 150 unionized doctors ahead of a proposed Sutter Health merger. #CareIsEssential
Allina Hospice Nurses Strike Overtime Pay
Allina Health hospice nurses strike for a week demanding overtime and holiday pay.
seiu.co
September 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Over 60 @seiuhcmnia.bsky.social hospice nurses are demanding overtime & holiday pay from Allina Health. These workers care for our most vulnerable loved ones & were already forced to go on strike for a week alongside 150 unionized doctors ahead of a proposed Sutter Health merger. #CareIsEssential
Shoutout to nearly 200,000 personal care assistants in New York who are stepping forward to win their union with @1199seiu.org in what would be a historic milestone in the fight for respect for care work! This would actually be THE LARGEST union election win in U.S. history 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿 #CareIsEssential
1199 SEIU files for union vote for 190,000 New York CDPAP workers
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is already America’s largest healthcare union — but could grow by over 47% with one of the largest union election votes in U.S. history now pending.
seiu.co
September 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Shoutout to nearly 200,000 personal care assistants in New York who are stepping forward to win their union with @1199seiu.org in what would be a historic milestone in the fight for respect for care work! This would actually be THE LARGEST union election win in U.S. history 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿 #CareIsEssential
Big up to our @seiu1199wvkyoh.bsky.social union family at Lutheran Hospital who are ready to go ON STRIKE! These 200 caregivers are demanding better pay and safe staffing levels, and could walk out as early as tomorrow. Safe staffing saves lives! #CareIsEssential ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Lutheran Hospital workers prepare for strike as Cleveland Clinic says patient care will continue
About 200 union caregivers at Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital could strike Wednesday if a contract agreement isn't reached.
seiu.co
September 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Big up to our @seiu1199wvkyoh.bsky.social union family at Lutheran Hospital who are ready to go ON STRIKE! These 200 caregivers are demanding better pay and safe staffing levels, and could walk out as early as tomorrow. Safe staffing saves lives! #CareIsEssential ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Solidarity to healthcare workers in Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Michigan who have gone ON STRIKE for safe staffing levels and better working conditions! A major part of recruitment and retention is winning a union contract that ensures safe workplaces. #CareIsEssential
Striking hospital employees sound alarm over workplace violence
In addition to pay, striking hospital workers say patient violence is an issue. Hospital workers are seven times more likely to be injured at work due to violent acts than the general working populati...
seiu.co
August 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Solidarity to healthcare workers in Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Michigan who have gone ON STRIKE for safe staffing levels and better working conditions! A major part of recruitment and retention is winning a union contract that ensures safe workplaces. #CareIsEssential
80,000 care workers across Washington state are sticking together in their union to win higher pay! These working people take care of our most vulnerable loved ones by helping with dressing, bathing, & daily living due to age or disability. #CareIsEssential & it’s high time the pay reflects that.
As WA caregiver union pushes for pay hike, state seeks wage freeze • Washington State Standard
A powerful labor union and the governor’s office are at odds in contract negotiations for thousands of Washington caregivers.
seiu.co
August 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
80,000 care workers across Washington state are sticking together in their union to win higher pay! These working people take care of our most vulnerable loved ones by helping with dressing, bathing, & daily living due to age or disability. #CareIsEssential & it’s high time the pay reflects that.
From Vegas to El Paso to Miami and more, healthcare workers are taking to the streets to put HCA on notice that we’re not backing down in the fight to win better pay that supports recruitment and retention. Safe staffing saves lives! #CareIsEssential
In Central and South Florida, HCA healthcare workers hit the picket line to call on HCA to put People > Profits. Thanks to our endorsed candidates who joined us: @angieforfl.bsky.social @josejavierolivas.bsky.social #oliveradamslarkin @1199seiu.org #PeopleOverProfits @hcahealthcare.bsky.social
August 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
From Vegas to El Paso to Miami and more, healthcare workers are taking to the streets to put HCA on notice that we’re not backing down in the fight to win better pay that supports recruitment and retention. Safe staffing saves lives! #CareIsEssential
Hats off to hundreds of WI nurses at 10 SSM Health Dean Medical Group outpatient clinics who are demanding their union! It’s the latest expansion of healthcare workers uniting across the SSM Health system after bedside nurses at the affiliated St. Mary’s Hospital unionized in June. #CareIsEssential
Nurses at SSM Health Dean clinics file for union election
About 380 nurses from 10 Dean Medical Group outpatient clinics in Dane County are seeking union certification.
seiu.co
August 12, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Hats off to hundreds of WI nurses at 10 SSM Health Dean Medical Group outpatient clinics who are demanding their union! It’s the latest expansion of healthcare workers uniting across the SSM Health system after bedside nurses at the affiliated St. Mary’s Hospital unionized in June. #CareIsEssential
$2.2 BILLION withheld from California.
$550 MILLION withheld from Minnesota.
And who is left carrying the consequences? Seniors. Persons with disabilities. Care workers. Working families.
Care is not a want. It’s a NEED. #CareIsEssential
$550 MILLION withheld from Minnesota.
And who is left carrying the consequences? Seniors. Persons with disabilities. Care workers. Working families.
Care is not a want. It’s a NEED. #CareIsEssential
August 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
$2.2 BILLION withheld from California.
$550 MILLION withheld from Minnesota.
And who is left carrying the consequences? Seniors. Persons with disabilities. Care workers. Working families.
Care is not a want. It’s a NEED. #CareIsEssential
$550 MILLION withheld from Minnesota.
And who is left carrying the consequences? Seniors. Persons with disabilities. Care workers. Working families.
Care is not a want. It’s a NEED. #CareIsEssential
Care work holds up our communities — but Colorado’s funding priorities don’t reflect that.We can change that.A fair tax system can help fund child care, support providers, and give families room to thrive.Let’s flip the script. Let’s fund the future.#CareIsEssential #GOF #FairTaxes
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Care work holds up our communities — but Colorado’s funding priorities don’t reflect that.We can change that.A fair tax system can help fund child care, support providers, and give families room to thrive.Let’s flip the script. Let’s fund the future.#CareIsEssential #GOF #FairTaxes
On National Caregivers Day, we recognize the care providers who hold our communities together.
Honoring caregivers means standing with them in the fight for fair wages, strong benefits, safety, and respect. Not just today, but every day.
#NationalCaregiversDay #CareIsEssential #UnionsForAll
Honoring caregivers means standing with them in the fight for fair wages, strong benefits, safety, and respect. Not just today, but every day.
#NationalCaregiversDay #CareIsEssential #UnionsForAll
February 20, 2026 at 11:19 PM
On National Caregivers Day, we recognize the care providers who hold our communities together.
Honoring caregivers means standing with them in the fight for fair wages, strong benefits, safety, and respect. Not just today, but every day.
#NationalCaregiversDay #CareIsEssential #UnionsForAll
Honoring caregivers means standing with them in the fight for fair wages, strong benefits, safety, and respect. Not just today, but every day.
#NationalCaregiversDay #CareIsEssential #UnionsForAll
ake County’s caregivers are holding the line, while barely getting by.
They’re caring for our elders and people with disabilities, yet can’t afford groceries or gas.
Supervisors, it’s simple: raise the rate.
#CareIsEssential
citizenportal.ai/articles/639...
They’re caring for our elders and people with disabilities, yet can’t afford groceries or gas.
Supervisors, it’s simple: raise the rate.
#CareIsEssential
citizenportal.ai/articles/639...
IHSS providers tell Lake County supervisors pay must cover rising costs
Multiple In-Home Supportive Services providers told the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 they need a new contract with livable pay to retain caregivers and avoid leaving clients without in-home care.
citizenportal.ai
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ake County’s caregivers are holding the line, while barely getting by.
They’re caring for our elders and people with disabilities, yet can’t afford groceries or gas.
Supervisors, it’s simple: raise the rate.
#CareIsEssential
citizenportal.ai/articles/639...
They’re caring for our elders and people with disabilities, yet can’t afford groceries or gas.
Supervisors, it’s simple: raise the rate.
#CareIsEssential
citizenportal.ai/articles/639...
Medicaid is the backbone of long-term care. Trump’s cuts aren’t just numbers on a page, they’re attacks on caregivers, older adults, and people with disabilities who depend on it every day. We won’t stop fighting for fully funded care. #CareIsEssential
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the1a.org/segments/wha...
What Donald Trump's Medicaid cuts mean for caregivers
Caring for a family member who’s aging or disabled can take a huge toll on caregivers.
the1a.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Medicaid is the backbone of long-term care. Trump’s cuts aren’t just numbers on a page, they’re attacks on caregivers, older adults, and people with disabilities who depend on it every day. We won’t stop fighting for fully funded care. #CareIsEssential
the1a.org/segments/wha...
the1a.org/segments/wha...
The Department of Labor is trying to reverse history. They’re trying to say that home care workers are not deserving of overtime protections or minimum wage… that sets us back into a whole other era. #CareIsEssential
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
September 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Department of Labor is trying to reverse history. They’re trying to say that home care workers are not deserving of overtime protections or minimum wage… that sets us back into a whole other era. #CareIsEssential
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Medicaid cuts aren’t abstract, they’re a direct threat to families like Carrie & Kristy Madden, who depend on IHSS to live at home. Slashing $1T means forcing millions into institutions against their will. We must fully fund home care. #CareIsEssential
The Madden Sisters Don’t Want to Be Institutionalized
Medicaid pays for most of the in-home care that lets disabled Americans live independently. Will coming cuts put that care in jeopardy?
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Medicaid cuts aren’t abstract, they’re a direct threat to families like Carrie & Kristy Madden, who depend on IHSS to live at home. Slashing $1T means forcing millions into institutions against their will. We must fully fund home care. #CareIsEssential
3 out of 4 people using Medicaid-funded long-term care receive it at home, not in an institution. That’s what people want. That’s what communities need. And that’s why we fight to fully fund home care. #CareIsEssential
www.kff.org/medicaid/5-k...
www.kff.org/medicaid/5-k...
5 Key Facts about Medicaid’s Share of National Health Spending | KFF
To provide historical context for how changes to Medicaid spending may impact national health spending trends, this brief explores how Medicaid spending contributes to national health spending and how different service areas contribute to Medicaid costs.
www.kff.org
September 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
3 out of 4 people using Medicaid-funded long-term care receive it at home, not in an institution. That’s what people want. That’s what communities need. And that’s why we fight to fully fund home care. #CareIsEssential
www.kff.org/medicaid/5-k...
www.kff.org/medicaid/5-k...
Cutting Medicaid means cutting care. That’s not just bad policy, it's devastating for families, communities, and caregivers. #CareIsEssential
September 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Cutting Medicaid means cutting care. That’s not just bad policy, it's devastating for families, communities, and caregivers. #CareIsEssential
Lake County IHSS workers provide essential care that keeps seniors safe at home—but at just $17.15/hr, they’re barely above minimum wage. Poverty pay is driving workers out and creating a growing care crisis. Lake County must act. #CareIsEssential
lakeconews.com/news/82428-i...
lakeconews.com/news/82428-i...
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Lake County IHSS workers provide essential care that keeps seniors safe at home—but at just $17.15/hr, they’re barely above minimum wage. Poverty pay is driving workers out and creating a growing care crisis. Lake County must act. #CareIsEssential
lakeconews.com/news/82428-i...
lakeconews.com/news/82428-i...
Caregivers keep California’s seniors & people with disabilities safe at home. Budget cuts & tax breaks for billionaires threaten this essential and life-saving work. We can & must do better. #CareIsEssential
www.almanacnews.com/news/2025/07...
www.almanacnews.com/news/2025/07...
September 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Caregivers keep California’s seniors & people with disabilities safe at home. Budget cuts & tax breaks for billionaires threaten this essential and life-saving work. We can & must do better. #CareIsEssential
www.almanacnews.com/news/2025/07...
www.almanacnews.com/news/2025/07...
LA County just offered caregivers ZERO in wage increases.
Zero for the workers who care for our parents.
Zero respect.
We won't accept this. #CareIsEssential
www.seiu2015.org/seiu-2015-bl...
Zero for the workers who care for our parents.
Zero respect.
We won't accept this. #CareIsEssential
www.seiu2015.org/seiu-2015-bl...
SEIU 2015 Blasts LA County’s $0 Wage Offer to Homecare Workers: “The County Is Making A Choice to Turn Its Back on Caregivers and Those Needing Care.” - SEIU2015
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home care providers speak out against the county’s insulting offer of ZERO. LOS ANGELES, CA — SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union representing...
www.seiu2015.org
July 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
LA County just offered caregivers ZERO in wage increases.
Zero for the workers who care for our parents.
Zero respect.
We won't accept this. #CareIsEssential
www.seiu2015.org/seiu-2015-bl...
Zero for the workers who care for our parents.
Zero respect.
We won't accept this. #CareIsEssential
www.seiu2015.org/seiu-2015-bl...
When we speak out, our state legislators listen. We need to keep raising our voices everyday until June 15 to make sure Gavin Newsom adopts a budget that honors our essential work. Call now to make your voice heard! #CareIsEssential
June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When we speak out, our state legislators listen. We need to keep raising our voices everyday until June 15 to make sure Gavin Newsom adopts a budget that honors our essential work. Call now to make your voice heard! #CareIsEssential
The proposed CA State Budget budget:
– Caps caregiver hours.
– Slashes pay.
– Cuts care for 100K+.
That’s not reform. That’s just harm.
#CareIsEssential
– Caps caregiver hours.
– Slashes pay.
– Cuts care for 100K+.
That’s not reform. That’s just harm.
#CareIsEssential
May 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The proposed CA State Budget budget:
– Caps caregiver hours.
– Slashes pay.
– Cuts care for 100K+.
That’s not reform. That’s just harm.
#CareIsEssential
– Caps caregiver hours.
– Slashes pay.
– Cuts care for 100K+.
That’s not reform. That’s just harm.
#CareIsEssential