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Committee advances bill to shift IHSS collective bargaining from counties to state level
Summary
AB 283 would centralize collective bargaining for in-home supportive services (IHSS) providers at the state level. Supporters argued it would raise wages and stabilize the workforce; county groups raised implementation and cost concerns.
The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement advanced AB 283, a measure by Assemblymember Haney that would move collective bargaining for in-home supportive services (IHSS) providers from county-level authorities to a single statewide process.
Haney told the committee IHSS providers number "over 700,000" and the program serves "over 800,000 recipients," and argued the current county-by-county bargaining system prevents establishment of a living wage and contributes to workforce turnover. "By transitioning the collective bargaining process from the…
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