Union Strong Summer
August 7, 2020
Coronavirus. Racial injustice. A federal government in disarray. Years from now, people will ask “What was the summer of 2020 like? What did you do?”
For UDW members, the answer will be easy: we helped others! As caregivers, compassion is our superpower. Here’s what we’ve been up to:
“Today is about Black Lives Matter,” says Kesha Haynie at a rally in Chico. “Because all lives don’t matter until my life matters.”
CCPU-UDW member Mary Meza distributes child care supplies and PPE in San Diego.
UDW member Rubi Ambrosio Tully hands out PPE in Grass Valley.
Riverside caregivers meet online with Assemblyman Jose Medina to fight the 7% cut to IHSS
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