Health care advocates and labor unions mobilize against proposed cuts, pressuring swing-district Republicans with protests, ads and town halls.
Medicaid is a lifeline for people with disabilities like Josh Lockwood-Wewer. As GOP lawmakers push for cuts, his mother is taking a stand.
They won status as state employees to get union rights. Now they’re fighting for an election and better jobs.
With home care in the national spotlight, state declares Medicaid home care workers public employees and expands training.
Two bills could improve home care jobs — and join a trend of voters and lawmakers reversing anti-union legislation.
Contrary to common beliefs, many Californians in low-wage jobs are in the later stages of their work lives. They also play a crucial role in taking care of the state’s aging population.
Daycare and home care-giving “are a public good and need to be treated as a public good,” says Ken Jacobs, chair of UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.