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Taking a stand against home care cuts!

SEIU Healthcare members joined our allies in Chicago ADAPT for a 100-person rally in downtown Chicago on June 29th to protest cuts to the state's home care program. Following the rally, we marched to the intersection of Clark and Randolph Streets and sat down in protest, stopping traffic for nearly 40 minutes. The action was aimed at raising awareness about the devastating impact cuts will have on the over 80,000 seniors and people with disabilities whose independence and safety depend on the care they receive in their homes.

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Illinois lawmakers decide to take more time on budget

Last week, our elected officials in Springfield decided that they will return to Springfield to continue working on the state budget, rather than quickly passing an irresponsible budget that would have devastated Illinois families. Even though they are taking more time to do the right thing, we know that the Illinois families aren't safe until they pass a fair budget that protects the programs we depend on. We need to keep the pressure on to make sure they find new revenue to stop cuts. Your legislators need to hear from you today.

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Nursing Home Reform Passes in Illinois

Nursing home workers in SEIU Healthcare Illinois have cause for celebration today with the passage of Senate Bill 326. The passage of the bill moves nursing homes one step closer to ensuring quality care for residents and better working conditions by raising staffing levels in facilities.

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SEIU Healthcare helps lead rally of 15,000 in Springfield

Thousands of seniors, people with disabilities, children and parents joined SEIU Healthcare Illinois members and our labor, community and social service allies in the Responsible Budget Coalition in Springfield to protest possible budget cuts that would harm our state's most vulnerable populations. The event, called the "Save our State" rally, brought 15,000 citizens from across Illinois to Springfield to let lawmakers know they need to stop budget cuts, and pass a responsible budget before they adjourn this session.

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Illinois policymakers walk a day in our shoes

As part of our campaign to protect quality home care and child care for Illinois families from deep budget cuts, SEIU Healthcare members are hosting state legislators to work alongside of them to get a firsthand understanding of what home care and child care means for tens of thousands of families throughout the state.

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SEIU Illinois Members Endorse Gov. Pat Quinn

Healthcare, child care and service workers in Illinois endorsed Governor Pat Quinn's campaign for Governor today, calling him the candidate with a strong history of standing up for working families and the leadership Illinois needs to get out of economic crisis.

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The fight for a fair budget continues!

The constant pressure we put on our elected officials this year has stopped Springfield from passing a budget that would have destroyed home care, child care and countless other human service programs in Illinois—but our fight isn’t over yet. Instead of doing the responsible thing and passing a fair plan for new revenue, legislators passed a budget that stopped state services from shutting down, but will still mean deep cuts.

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Eight caregivers, community activists arrested in Capitol over budget cuts

Holding a banner that read “Do your job – raise income tax now!” eight caregivers and community activists were arrested in the Capitol today in a peaceful protest calling on the General Assembly to stop devastating cuts to home care and child care by passing a tax increase. Over 200 health care and child care workers rallied in support, calling a “quick fix” pension bond sale plan no solution to the budget crisis.

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SEIU Healthcare Illinois to Lawmakers: Stop the Cuts!

Since the end of the legislative session in Springfield, SEIU Healthcare Illinois, along with our coalition partners in the Campaign for Illinois’ Future, have ramped up our efforts to demand that lawmakers approve a fair budget for Illinois families.

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SEIU Healthcare Illinois launches new radio ad calling for fair tax increase to prevent devastating cuts

SEIU Healthcare Illinois released a new radio ad today calling on state legislators to save vital public programs from deep cuts by passing a fair income tax increase. The ad will air throughout the week on stations throughout Springfield and in markets around the state and follows a week of aggressive "Vote NO" campaigning aimed at preventing catastrophic human services budget cuts.

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“Doomsday budget” threatens to eliminate home care for more than 30,000

SEIU Healthcare Illinois launched new television, print and direct mail advertisements today urging legislators to reverse millions of dollars in proposed cuts to the state’s home care programs and prevent 30,000 seniors and people with disabilities from losing their care entirely under a “doomsday budget” proposal expected in coming days.

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SEIU Healthcare Illinois launches ad campaign to stop cuts to home care, child care

SEIU Healthcare Illinois – representing more than 35,000 child care providers and 35,000 home care workers – launched a hard hitting advertising campaign on April 19, 2009 calling on the General Assembly to stop deep cuts to child care and home care services in the FY10 budget. View television, print and billboard ads here.

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Rep. Moffit walks a day in home care worker's shoes

photo by Bill Gaither/Register-Mail

State Rep. Don Moffitt worked alongside Galesburg home care aide Phyllis Clifford on Monday, assisting her consumer with day-to-day activities and chores and getting a firsthand look at a form of critical care in Illinois that is in jeopardy because of the state's $12.4 billion budget crisis and threatened cuts.

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