The Care Revolution

The Transformation of Home Health Care in Oregon

A film collaboration by Sonia De La Cruz, Division of Culture, Arts and Communication, University of Washington-Tacoma and Bob Bussel, Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon

The Care Revolution tells the inspiring story of home health care organizing in the state of Oregon.  Grounded in extensive interviews with workers, the film explains how union representation has transformed the lives of caregivers and improved the quality of care for the people they serve.  

The Care Revolution is especially timely given the rising number of people who are likely to be served by in-home caregivers as the U. S. population ages.   The organizing of Oregon’s caregivers also ranks as a major union success story during hard political times.

Video length: 28 minutes