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Committee advances bill to move IHSS bargaining from counties to state level
Summary
AB 283 would shift collective bargaining for In‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers from county to state level; supporters said the change is needed to raise wages and stabilize the caregiver workforce. The committee referred the bill to Appropriations with a recorded vote in committee.
AB 283, presented by Assemblymember Haney, would transition collective bargaining for In‑Home Supportive Services providers from county bargaining to a state‑level process. Supporters said the change would allow the state to set living wages and benefits for more than 700,000 IHSS providers who serve over 800,000 recipients.
The author described a fragmented county‑by‑county bargaining system that leaves many IHSS providers with wages at or near minimum wage and said the state should step in to ensure…
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