SACRAMENTO, CA – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California issued the following statement from President Bill A. Lloyd upon the release of the Legislative Analyst’s “California Fiscal Outlook”:

“We agree with the LAO that it’s time for California to make clear its priorities.   The state’s working people have never wavered from our commitment to stronger communities, opportunities for our children, and retirement security for all.

“In recent years, the devastating cuts to healthcare, home care, and human services endured by our children, seniors and people with disabilities represent a sharp departure from California’s commitment to providing opportunity for our younger generations and respect for seniors and people with disabilities.   As the Legislative Analyst correctly points out, California’s population is aging and the need for services is increasing, not decreasing.  

“Budget solutions must include new revenue to restore California’s fiscal solvency, protect kids and seniors, and lay a solid foundation for economic growth and prosperity.”  


SEIU California is a coalition of over 700,000 janitors, social workers, security officers, home care workers, school and university employees, healthcare workers, food service workers, and city, county and state employees represented by SEIU local unions throughout California. We come together to build a better California by fighting to pass policies and elect candidates that benefit working families and advance the issues we care about: affordable healthcare, good wages, retirement security for all, a healthy environment, good schools and universities, and stronger communities. We believe that by working together we can build a California where working families can thrive again.