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Seniors, caregivers: Spread the word about health care reform

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SEIU caregivers are spreading the word to seniors— older workers, retirees, our families and our consumers—about getting involved in the fight for health care reform.


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SEIU Illinois Members Endorse Gov. Pat Quinn

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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!

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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

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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!

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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

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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

Rep. Moffit works as a home care aide

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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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Keith Kelleher
Check out SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana President  Keith Kelleher's column on the Employee Free Choice Act here.