Category: Bargaining updates

L.A. home care providers across all 5 supervisorial districts arrived in greater numbers than last week to stand in solidarity and deliver public comments at the County Board of Supervisors to demand real investments for in-home care workers to meet the growing demand for thousands of older adults and people with disabilities who need care. L.A. County’s largest low-wage workforce is facing a care crisis, and home care workers made it clear: Quality Wages for Quality Home Care Through emotional testimony and unwavering unity, L.A. IHSS providers stood strong on demands to invest in vital care against keeping low-wage workers on the edge of poverty.

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L.A. home care providers across supervisorial districts gathered at the L.A. County Board of Supervisors urging county officials to invest in the county’s largest low-wage workforce in order to address the growing care crisis. L.A. home care providers delivered powerful testimony and demands for a contract that reflects the values of quality home care for older adults and those with disabilities and recognizing the urgency to prioritize Quality Wages for Quality Home Care

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L.A. County IHSS providers returned to the Board of Supervisors to speak out against the County’s zero wage offer. L.A. home care providers shared poverty data highlighting the 64% of home care workers in the county relying on public assistance with thousands on the brink of homelessness month to month and called for urgent contract investments in care. The County has yet to present a wage offer that demonstrates a commitment to equity, dignity, and justice for L.A. County’s largest low-wage workforce.

 L.A. home care providers will continue to demand that the L.A. County Board of Supervisors lead with their values, recognize the urgency of the home care crisis, and prioritize Quality Wages for Quality Home Care

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LA County IHSS providers returned to the Board of Supervisors to provide powerful testimony against the county’s insulting offer of zero in wage increase.  LA home care providers know it’s not just insulting—it’s a statement made to the county’s largest low-wage workforce, older adults, and people with disabilities. 

LA home care providers are gearing up to continue to urge the Board of Supervisors to lead with their values, recognize the urgency of the home care crisis across the county, and to prioritize Quality Wages for Quality Home Care

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L.A. County IHSS providers returned to the Board of Supervisors to demand a contract that truly values quality home care for older adults and those with disabilities.

L.A. County IHSS providers have been flexing their worker power to uplift and change the lives of more than 240,000 home care providers by showing up, testifying on the current care crisis, and speaking out since the official launch of the contract campaign in May — all while working without a contract since January. 

L.A. County’s largest low-wage workforce needs real change, that means real investments for caregivers county-wide. Home care workers are essential workers, frontline workers, and the care provided strengthens the whole community to come together. 

Stay tuned as we gear up for our next action to bring Quality Wages for Quality Home Care

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Los Angeles County IHSS providers returned to the Board of Supervisors today with a clear message:

Caregivers are the county’s largest low-wage workforce, and yet remain without a real investment.

Caregivers need investment to care for the county’s older adults and those with disabilities. Real change starts with a contract that includes strong quality wages, access to training, and more. Members urged the County Board of Supervisors to do the right thing and prioritize care: Quality Wages for Quality Home Care. We’re keeping up the pressure and will be back at the end of the month to make sure they hear us.

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Los Angeles County IHSS providers returned to the Board of Supervisors last week to share powerful testimony on why the need to prioritize care in the County’s proposed budget matters. This comes after failing to address a quarter of a million care providers by preparing a $4 billion dollar settlement payout to sex abuse claims on the backs of the county’s largest low-wage workforce. We’re keeping the pressure with plans to gear up at the end of this month to send a clear message: Quality Wages for Quality Home Care. Stay tuned.

L.A. County Care providers returned to hear the county’s budget plans, hoping to hear about improvements to low wages, healthcare, training, and other critical benefits, instead the county’s budget proposal left behind any mentions to invest in the county’s IHSS program for a quarter of a million L.A. County care providers, while the county prepares a settlement payout to sex abuse claims for $4 billion dollars. Members and care recipients spoke out, shared their stories and urged the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to make care a priority and bring a representative from the County CEO’s office to be part of the negotiating process. Read more here.

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L.A. County Care providers gathered at the Board of Supervisors to make their voices heard by sharing stories, announcing the official start of negotiations to demand a stronger contract that supports Quality Wages for Quality Home Care. L.A. County care providers including Maria Torres and Rosa Andresen, shared personal stories about challenges they face working on a low wage and called on the County Board to invest in care to make care jobs better jobs.

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L.A. County IHSS care providers attended their first bargaining session with the County Board of Supervisors, and representatives from the L.A. County IHSS Public Authority to discuss the process for negotiations and commitments made to return back to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors on April 8th and 15th to discuss their next union contract and share public comments to the investment in care for all L.A. County care providers. Stay tuned.