SEIU family child care provider Kathy Williams of Los Angeles testified in Sacramento at a hearing on healthcare reform bill AB x1 1. Click here to watch the hearing and fast-forward to 16:40 to hear her story.

Parents and providers are counting on Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign AB 1164—the bill that would give family child care providers the freedom to form a union and have a stronger voice to stand up for affordable, quality child care.

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On Thursday, join us at the governor’s offices in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and Fresno!

Providers are showing elected officials how important our work is to children and working families. The Senate Labor Committee just voted to support AB 1164, our bill to give child care providers a voice in state decisions about child care.

Next, our bill will be voted on by the whole Senate, and we’ll have to reach out to our senators across the state to ask for their support.

Contact your senators now and ask them to support AB 1164.

Providers with Assemblymember John LairdFamily child care providers united in
SEIU Local 2004 and AFSCME came together for the first-ever joint family child care joint lobby day.

Providers spoke directly with elected officials and let them know how important our work is to California’s children, working families and our communities. Together we urged lawmakers to support AB 1164, the bill that would allow us to come together with a united voice and work with the state to improve child care.

Providers in other states who’ve formed unions have improved training opportunities and incentives, reduced costs for parents, and won affordable health insurance so providers can stay in the profession and deliver the reliable services our communities depend on. With a united voice, we can do the same for kids, parents, and providers in California.