As a past union president,
organizer and local worker advocate for decades I am here to implore the
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to find a solution to the obstacles of
giving a raise to our 1,400 plus In-Home Supportive
Service workers. These “working poor” contribute an asset that is immeasurable
to the Humboldt County population. That they are only paid minimum wage with no
health benefits is just deplorable and unjust. I believe in a “Living Wage” not
a “Poverty Wage.”
Other counties with
comparable populations have been able to find room in their budgets to not only
give their In Home health Care Workers wages averaging $1.75 an hour more than
Humboldt, but pay an average of an additional $.53 cents into a health program
benefit. I would respectfully ask for the
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to support at least matching like counties
the $2.28 an hour difference in wages and benefits. I challenge Humboldt County
staff to use creative, innovative solution oriented problem solving to make
this happen.
I am sure I speak for the
majority of Humboldt County residents in asking for resolution in the near
future.
Richard Marks
5 comments:
So Rex is for the pay increase?
I hope so!
If we capped State and County employee's vacation accruals yearly, among other things, there would be enough money for IHHS workers to have raises-- and subsequently 'float all boats' accordingly.
All the BOS has to do is look at the figures.
Since this is a pro-union blog, go ask your typical IHSS worker what their union dues get them and how many hours a month they have to pay. Here is a link.
http://www.udwa.org/about-union-dues/
Then guess how much they make for their $40.00 a month if they work full time? Here in Humboldt County, roughly minimum wage. So what do they get again for their $40.00 except scammed by a public sector union? let's give them a raise and cut those union dues. That would be a REAL increase.
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