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It’s official! MI Home care workers have won their union, @seiuhcmi.bsky.social! This historic win means a better future where care workers get the respect they deserve and our loved ones can get the care they need. #CareIsEssential
A judge ruled nursing homes “routinely and willingly failed to properly compensate” 6,000 workers—nearly $36M in back pay. Now management wants the appeals court to toss the judgment. Caregivers deserve justice, not more corporate excuses. www.mcknights.com/news/nursing...
Nursing homes ask appeals court to toss $36M judgment in back wages case
A management company and several of its nursing homes are asking a federal appeals court to reverse a ruling that could cost them $35.8 million in back wages and damages.
www.mcknights.com
Trump just slashed home health workers’ pay & gutted protections against discrimination.
The 4.3M caregivers—mostly women of color—who keep our elders & disabled loved ones safe deserve more, not poverty wages.

We need unions, not Trump’s rollbacks. www.peoplesworld.org/article/trum...
Trump slashes home health workers’ pay and neuters discrimination protections
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is planning to cut the pay of some of America’s lowest-paid workers: The nation’s 4.348 million home health care workers.
www.peoplesworld.org
🚨 Michigan win for workers’ rights!
The state Supreme Court says bosses can’t hide behind unfairly short deadlines to block lawsuits — limits must be reasonable so workers can fight back against harassment, retaliation, & abuse. www.mondaq.com/unitedstates...
Michigan Supreme Court Says Time Limits On Employment Claims Must Be Reasonable
On July 31, 2025, in Rayford v. American House Roseville I, LLC, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that contractual time limitations for employment lawsuits must pass a reasonableness test.
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UW Health nurses spent 14+ years fighting just for the right to bargain. The system is rigged so CEOs & lobbyists win while working people wait. Workers want unions — and we won’t stop until we get them. 🩺✊ #UnionsForAll www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...
UW Health Nurses determined to win seat at bargaining table. People want unions. | Opinion
For more than 14 years, UW Health nurses have been stuck in legal limbo when it comes to our right to organize and collectively bargain.
www.jsonline.com
In L.A., child-care workers—many of them immigrant women—are locking their doors, canceling park trips, and making emergency plans in case ICE detains a parent.

Our kids are growing up in fear.
This is not safety. This is terror. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Child-care providers brace for a painful scenario: What if ICE comes knocking?
As fear reverberates across the child-care industry amid ICE raids, providers and nannies are not only worried about their own safety but also the safety of the kids.
www.latimes.com
🚨 Nursing home workers in Metro Detroit are speaking out! Workers said Ciena Healthcare threatened, disciplined & even fired staff for going on strike and demanding better pay & conditions. www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Nursing home workers say company fired employees who picketed
The workers care for residents at facilities in Detroit, St. Clair Shores and West Bloomfield Township.
www.detroitnews.com
950 nurses are on strike in Madison, WI—demanding safe staffing, better pay, and respect. They're fighting for a system that puts patients and workers over profits. Solidarity with these frontline heroes. ✊💜 #UnionStrong www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Strike by 950 nurses in Madison, Wisconsin over workplace safety and wages
The five-day strike, the first by nurses at the hospital, takes place amid numerous struggles of healthcare workers nationally.
www.wsws.org
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We're outside the for-profit ICE detention center where our union sibling Rümeysa Öztürk is being held unjustly, simply for expressing her beliefs. No one should be locked up for exercising their rights. Free Rümeysa and all those unjustly detained! #4the1st
When a veteran reaches out for help, too often the only hand there is Medicaid.

Now Congress is eyeing $880B in cuts—putting care for veterans, families & disabled folks on the line.

We should be expanding Medicaid, not slashing it. #HandsOffMedicaid www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
Virginia veterans face uncertainty amid potential Medicaid cuts
Congressman Bobby Scott brought together elected officials, medical professionals, and veterans to discuss potential budget cuts to Medicaid.
www.13newsnow.com
🚨 Republicans want to gut $880 billion from Medicaid — putting care for seniors, kids, people with disabilities, and cancer patients on the chopping block — all to give billionaires more tax breaks. #HandsOffMedicaid thehill.com/policy/healt...
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Our union stands in solidarity with Rumeysa Ozturk.

#FreeRumeysa #4the1st
🚨OUTRAGEOUS: The Trump administration is slashing nursing home oversight, putting seniors at risk! HHS cuts & CMS downsizing mean fewer inspections, weaker enforcement, & GREEDY nursing home execs getting a free pass to neglect residents. #NoMoreCuts www.mcknights.com/news/devasta...
‘Devastating disruption’: Former CMS chief warns ‘crucial’ nursing home functions in danger amid HHS cuts
Brooks-LaSure raised concerns about the closure of regional offices, where she said “much of the work of nursing home enforcement is done.”
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Chappell Roan said what needed to be said! 🔥 No one should have to choose between their passion and basic needs like health care and a livable wage. Huge corporations profit off artists and all workers alike—it's time they prioritize our well-being. #UnionsForAll #Grammys
This is the power of collective action! #UnionsForAll
Maria's story shows why fair wages and healthcare for caregivers are urgently needed. Yet, the Trump administration's plans to cut essential services like Medicare would make things even worse. Tell them loud and clear: "#HandsOffMedicare!" #CareCantWait

Full story here: medium.com/@SEIU2015/it...
“It’s not right to be working just to pay for health insurance.”
Maria’s Healthcare Nightmare.
medium.com
Honoring MLK’s legacy requires action, not just words. Economic justice is racial justice. It’s time for elected officials to invest in living wages, affordable housing, quality care, and the right to join a union. #UnionsForAll www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/m...
Honoring MLK’s legacy once a year is not enough - The Boston Globe
Our elected leaders need to commit to tackling racial and economic inequality to ensure all Rhode Islanders can thrive, union leaders say.
www.bostonglobe.com