ULTCW Members and In-Home Care Recipients Featured In News

(Feb 8, 2010) ULTCW members Olga Marquez and Carla Eastman were featured in news stories this weekend with their in-home care recipients. Olga Marquez and Frances Deeds were featured in Sunday’s Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, while Carla Eastman and Dorothy Liedtke were featured in the The Sun. Both stories focused on the Governor’s desire to eliminate the in-home care program and the profound and devastating affect this would have on the 465,000 low-income senior and disabled citizens who receive in-home care and the 350,000 caregivers who provide it.

Special thanks to Olga, Carla, Francis and Dorothy for taking the time to share their stories to ensure that San Bernardino County residents understand the dangers of the Governor’s proposed cuts to IHSS.

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CARLA & DOROTHY
OLGA & FRANCES

GOV SCHWARZENEGGER ANNOUNCES PROPOSED CUTS TO IHSS IN HIS 2010/11 BUDGET

(January 8, 2010) Today, Governor Schwarzenegger released his proposed budget for the 2010/2011 fiscal year which includes cuts to the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program. In his budget the Governor is proposing that IHSS be restricted to only those consumers with a functional index score of 4.0 and higher (scale of 1-5), and that the State’s contribution toward provider wages be cut to minimum wage. The Governor is also threatening to eliminate the entire IHSS program if the federal government doesn’t provide the state with $6.8 billion in funding.

We are still analyzing the full budget and will post new details as they come in, along with specific details on what you can do to stop these draconian cuts. 

SEIU ULTCW responds to Governor's proposed budget cuts to IHSS - Click here for details

Department of Labor invites members to participate in meeting about upcoming election for ULTCW Officers and Executive Board Delegates

Download the invitation to read more:
 Pre-Election Meeting Invitation