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IHSS caregivers urge higher wages and press board over supervisor raises during extended public comment
Summary
Multiple IHSS caregivers and union members told the board they face low pay, high vacancy rates and service gaps; speakers said the board offered a limited raise to caregivers and criticized supervisors’ own salary increases.
Scores of in‑home supportive services (IHSS) caregivers and SEIU union members addressed the Board during the public‑comment period, urging a meaningful wage increase and warning that low pay is driving caregivers out of the program.
Several speakers described day‑to‑day caregiving duties and argued the county’s current pay makes it hard to recruit and retain workers. Frances Dye said IHSS workers perform intensive hands‑on care and recounted a case in which a client…
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