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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!

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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More than 1500 rally in Springfield to stop budget cuts

Family rallies for fair budget

More than 1500 people— including hundreds of SEIU Healthcare Illinois members— rallied for a fair budget outside the State Capitol in Springfield on April 22nd. With millions of dollars in cuts to child care and home care on the table, SEIU Healthcare Illinois members are fighting harder than ever to protect our jobs, the care we provide and the people we care for from devastating budget cuts.

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Rep. Gordon sees how child care budget cuts impact kids, families

Jehan Gordon works as a home child care provider

State Rep. Jehan Gordon learned what life is like as a home child care provider when she worked alongside  Antonia Cotton-- getting t a firsthand look at what a proposed $50 million budget cuts will mean for Illinois' children, working parents and home child care providers like Antonia.

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SEIU, Addus renew national home care agreement

National Contract Signing

Home care aides from across Illinois & Indiana gathered in Chicago on Tues., Feb. 10th to celebrate the renewed national agreement between SEIU and Addus HealthCare, Inc. The agreement covers 10,000 home care workers in 11 states, protects workers and will raise standards for quality care for seniors and people with disabilities.

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SEIU members make the difference for Obama!

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     After months of knocking on doors and talking
     with voters throughout Illinois and Indiana, the
     hard work of SEIU Healthcare members brought
     home a victory for Barack Obama in Indiana, and
     a number of pro-worker candidates in Illinois.

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