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Siskiyou County IHSS workers press supervisors for higher pay and first union contract
Summary
County In-Home Supportive Services caregivers and a union representative urged Siskiyou County supervisors to raise wages and negotiate the county's first IHSS union contract, citing long drives, late payments, and risks to continuity of care; no board action is recorded in the provided transcript.
Siskiyou County caregivers and a union representative urged the Board of Supervisors to raise pay for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers and to negotiate the county’s first union contract, saying low wages and payment delays are threatening care for seniors and people with disabilities.
"I'm spending approximately $130 per week just on gas," said Paula, an IHSS worker who said she drives about 45 miles one way from Fort Jones to provide daily, full-time care to a friend in Mount Shasta.…
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