Topic: Washington

Washington State Standard | April 3, 2025

Long-term care workers need lawmakers in Olympia to step up support

By Alicia Harris, SEIU 775 Nursing Home Member Published in the Washington State Standard Inside a nursing home, you’ll find individual residents receiving support for their most basic needs: their showers, meals, bathroom visits, medications and more. You’ll also find a passionate, hard-working staff of caregivers who work too hard for too little compensation and […]
Caregiver Brenda speaks on how cuts to Medicaid would be devastating for her client.

March 25, 2025

Caregiver speaks on how Medicaid cuts would be devastating

SEIU 775 caregiver Brenda Morgan spoke at Senator Maria Cantwell’s Medicaid round table in the Tri-Cities about how cuts to Medicaid would affect her client and community. “Losing Medicaid would be devastating for her and her health,” said Morgan, referring to her client. “And the damage doesn’t stop there. If we lose the pillar of […]

KHQ | March 25, 2025

Senator Cantwell to speak with Spokane health providers over concerns of Medicaid cuts

“SPOKANE, WASH- Washington Senator Maria Cantwell (D) will be in Spokane to talk with healthcare providers and patients over potential Medicaid and Medicare cuts.The senator released a snapshot of what she potential cuts could look like, and while Republicans are adamant cuts to these programs would not take place—the senators released report indicates that the […]
Two caregivers hold a sign that says "Save Medicaid, save Lives"

Public News Source | March 21, 2025

WA caregivers rally against Medicaid cuts

“Adam Glickman, secretary-treasurer of SEIU 775, said caregivers help with such essential tasks as cooking, bathing, medication management and transportation. He emphasized cutting Medicaid would mean many would not get the care they need. ‘That could mean they’re left alone in their homes, without care,” Glickman pointed out. “For many people, it’ll mean ending up […]

KING 5 | February 28, 2025

Nursing Home CNA Responds to Gov. Ferguson’s Budget Plan

CNA Clare Bellefeuille-Rice shared with KING 5 News how life how devastating cuts to long-term care would be for Nursing Home workers who already struggle with short staffing. “We’re already in crisis in long-term care. Do I change this person’s brief or do I brush their teeth? Because I don’t have time to do it […]

The Spokesman-Review | February 21, 2025

State must invest in workforce for skilled nursing facilities

By Cole Casarez, SEIU 775 Nursing Home Member Between the two of us, we have over fifty years of experience in providing long-term health care. Today we work in our respective roles as an SEIU 775 represented Certified Nursing Assistant and an Administrator in a Skilled Nursing Facility (nursing home) here in Spokane. We each […]

Public News Service | February 19, 2025

Affordable health insurance could ease WA caregiver shortage

“Worker’s rights advocates and nursing home providers say Washington has a long-term care workforce crisis, and that inadequate benefits in the nursing home industry are part of the problem. Legislation moving through Olympia – known as the Essential Worker Healthcare Program – would provide affordable health insurance to nursing home workers. Alicia Harris is a […]

February 10, 2025

Juntos somos más fuertes: El boletín informativo de invierno de SEIU 775

This newsletter is also available in: English: Stronger Together: The SEIU 775 Winter NewsletterKorean: 함께 더욱 강하게 SEIU 775 뉴스레터 겨울호Russian: Наша сила — в единстве! Зимняя новостная рассылка от SEIU 775Simplified Chinese: 团结使我们更强大：SEIU 775 冬季内部通讯Vietnamese: Cùng Nhau Lớn Mạnh: Bản Tin Mùa Đông Của SEIU 775 Hola, cuidadores de SEIU 775.  ¡Feliz año nuevo! Primero, […]

February 10, 2025

团结使我们更强大：SEIU 775 冬季内部通讯 

This newsletter is also available in: English: Stronger Together: The SEIU 775 Winter NewsletterKorean: 함께 더욱 강하게 SEIU 775 뉴스레터 겨울호Russian: Наша сила — в единстве! Зимняя новостная рассылка от SEIU 775Spanish: Juntos somos más fuertes: El boletín informativo de invierno de SEIU 775Vietnamese: Cùng Nhau Lớn Mạnh: Bản Tin Mùa Đông Của SEIU 775 各位 […]

February 10, 2025

Наша сила — в единстве! Зимняя новостная рассылка от SEIU 775

This newsletter is also available in: English: Stronger Together: The SEIU 775 Winter NewsletterKorean: 함께 더욱 강하게 SEIU 775 뉴스레터 겨울호Simplified Chinese: 团结使我们更强大：SEIU 775 冬季内部通讯Spanish: Juntos somos más fuertes: El boletín informativo de invierno de SEIU 775Vietnamese: Cùng Nhau Lớn Mạnh: Bản Tin Mùa Đông Của SEIU 775 Здравствуйте, caregivers SEIU 775!   С Новым годом! Прежде […]