June 12, 2015 This week, in a historic first meeting, homecare providers in Riverside County met with representatives from the state to prepare for contract negotiations at the state-level. Up until now, homecare workers have had to bargain for better wages and benefits at the county level, a frustrating process that has caused wages to stagnate in many counties throughout the state where lawmakers have refused to invest in IHSS. This changed for several counties with the passage of the SB 1036 in July 2012. A provision in the law allowed for the eight pilot counties to move from county to state-level bargaining. […]
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We have had a lot of successes in the last year that saw raises in many counties as well as health care becoming available to more caregivers than ever before. Most recently, we saw a victory for caregivers in Stanislaus County: today members are voting on a wage increase after a hard-fought contract negotiation. Congratulations to everyone in Stanislaus! But we still have work to do. Contract negotiations are currently happening in Merced, Orange, Placer, and El Dorado where we need to make our voices heard. Merced caregiver Katrina Bucol said, “I care for my brother Randy and I promised […]
Read more →Every Tuesday at nine in the morning you can find us lined up on M Street in front of the Merced county building, waving signs and talking with our neighbors. “Honk in support of homecare,” our signs read. And people honk. We are the homecare workers of Merced County, and we care for our community’s most vulnerable citizens. Some of us serve our own family members who are elderly or who have disabilities, and others care for your loved ones who need help to survive. So why are we out on the street? We desperately need the County to […]
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