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IHSS caregivers urge higher pay in large public-comment turnout at Santa Clara County meeting
Summary
Dozens of in‑home support services (IHSS) providers and allied labor leaders urged the Board of Supervisors to negotiate higher wages and better benefits for 36,000 county caregivers, saying $20.04 an hour does not cover living costs in the county.
Dozens of in‑home support services (IHSS) caregivers, labor leaders and allied unions pressed the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors during the June 17 public‑comment period to press county negotiators for larger wage increases and improved benefits for IHSS workers.
Speakers described long hours, multiple jobs and the difficulty of paying rent in Silicon Valley on the $20.04‑per‑hour rate they currently receive. Gina Kim, executive vice president of SEIU 2015, told the board that $20 an hour is not a living wage in the county and that 3,000,000 approved care hours went unused last year because the jobs are not competitive.
The remarks drew broad support from organized labor.…
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