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IHSS workers tell Siskiyou supervisors low pay is costing clients continuity of care
Summary
Two IHSS providers told the board that Siskiyou County pays in-home supportive services workers at or near minimum wage, urged a real wage increase and requested the county negotiate a first union contract to improve recruitment and retention.
Two in-home supportive services (IHSS) providers told the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that low pay is forcing caregivers out of the program and creating gaps in care for county residents.
"We are still the only county in California that is paying IHSS workers minimum wage," said Alyssa Fox, who identified herself as an IHSS worker and a SEIU bargaining-team member. Fox described having to consider other jobs because "the gas is going to hurt me financially"…
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