Over 200 allies and members of SEIU 1021 paid California Senator Dianne Feinstein a personal house call on Monday. While their message was strong--demanding that the Senator stand up and support real health care reform--they also came carrying hearts and roses to show their support for the Senator.

Each heart bore a message, such as one member who wrote, "I know I'm not rich, but I need health care just like rich folks" and another who asked "if not now, when?"

SEIU 1021 President Damita Davis-Howard spoke outside Feinstein's home in San Francisco's Presidio District., telling the Senator, "We know you have a heart. We want you to know that we care just like you do about real health care in this country."

Check out 1021 members in action here:

More often than wages, health care is at the forefront of contract bargaining throughout SEIU 1021. In Sonoma County, members bargained through a strike vote and a year-long imposition mostly over the issue of health care. Premiums for family coverage have risen five times faster than wages, and 11 million people have lost employer-paid coverage in the past two years alone. More photos from their Feinstein house call here.