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Direct-care workers press lawmakers for a $25 enhanced minimum wage
Summary
Dozens of direct-care workers, union representatives and advocates told the joint committee H2191 is needed to reduce vacancy rates, retain staff and ensure quality care by establishing a $25 minimum wage for private direct-care workers and indexing it to inflation.
Direct-care workers and union representatives urged the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on Nov. 17 to support H2191, legislation to establish a $25 enhanced minimum wage for private-sector direct-care workers.
"Nearly 6,000 of our members in the private sector would be affected by H2191," Dan Hoffer, legislative and political director for SEIU Local 509, told the committee, arguing that…
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