> They got something. I found it curious that the article did not include
> another SEIU workforce, the in home workers (In Home Supportive Services) -
> these are personal care workers who in most cases, get minimum wage (not
> even up to the janitor rate), have no health insurance and no time off.
> They seem to be ignored because they did not go on strike - but IHSS
> workers and disabled people have been pressing the obstinate governor Davis
> (our Republicrat gov) for pay increases. -- he finally agreed to a very
> modest wage increase and 60 cents for health care. I'm not holding my
> breath, it has to go through the legislature first and then get his
> signature.
In fact, the homecare workers will be getting a dollar an hour raise for each of the next five years. Davis ended up increasing his initial $100 million budget for home care to half a billion dollars.
Jeff