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 UDW Member Testifies at Workers’ Rights Hearing More than 300 workers participated in the First National Asian Pacific American Workers’ Rights Hearing at the AFL-CIO to share their stories and talk about the challenges of organizing new members.  IHSS cuts on hold More than 800 Humboldt County clients will be spared a reduction in their in-home supportive services, at least for the time being. A federal judge imposed a preliminary injunction Monday against a state plan that would have carved $82 million from the program, reducing or eliminating services to some 130,000 disabled and dependent Californians, including 861 in Humboldt County. The state had planned on sending out notices of a reduction in services to the clients this week, but Judge Claudia Wilken's ruling puts those on hold pending future legal hearings. Continuing Concerns With Louisiana's Healthcare System Post-Katrina Louisiana's healthcare is described in terms of "pre-" and "post-" Katrina, even four years after the storm. Before Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana's healthcare system was strained, with a quarter of the population living below the poverty line and an estimated 20 percent uninsured. Healthcare for this population was provided through the state-run Charity Hospital and financed through Medicaid DSH (Disproportionate Share Hospital) dollars. Subsequently, New Orleans' healthcare system was ravaged. Personal-support providers put AFSCME on the ballot Personal Support Workers, who provide home-based services to individuals with intellectual disabilities, will be able to choose AFSCME when they vote on whether or not to form a union, and which union they want to represent them. Enough of them have signed support cards to put AFSCME Council 31 on the ballot, and the council has filed a petition based on that support. These workers are looking to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and the people who care for them, and many have recognized AFSCME Council 31's longstanding commitment to making that happen. Under a new executive order Personal Support workers to form a union—and hundreds are turning to AFSCME for representation. Medicaid Restrictions Prompt Lawsuit from Disabled, Ill Alaskans Some disabled, ill and elderly Alaskans are suing over a temporary ban that prevents them from getting help in their home through Medicaid. The class action lawsuit targets a federal moratorium that bars new people from being admitted to certain Medicaid programs that offer help including nursing care in the home. The programs were started so that people don't have to live in nursing homes or be stuck in a hospital, but according to the suit, that's what is happening as a result of the moratorium.  Rollback Stuns Homecare Providers A week after Gov. Ted Strickland dropped his $2.4 billion bombshell, Charles Bradley learned that he and his 127 employees were hidden casualties. Bradley, chief executive of Constance Care Home Healthcare of Circleville, found out just yesterday that Strickland proposed rolling back a 3 percent rate increase the state gave the home-care industry last year... Next Wave Toolkit Learn how to start a new Next Wave chapter, host an event, get involved in the election or find more information.  44 Cents Makes No Sense United Domestic Workers of America are outraged by San Diego County's offer to raise the income of 22,000 home care providers by a paltry 44 cents an hour over three years.
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