IHSS provider wages

SEIU 2015 home care provider caring for her grandmother and brother, said $17.50 an hour is nearly $7 below the county living wage and the county's bargaining offer was a nickel, then a dime.

IHSS provider and SEIU member who cares for her two daughters, urged the board to raise wages so providers can keep the community strong.

IHSS provider caring for her son, said over 80% of providers work multiple jobs and asked the board to pay caregivers fairly and 'vote with your heart.'

Home care provider and SEIU 2015 member caring for her diabetic son with a mental disability; asks the board to invest in IHSS wages for the county's 8,000 providers.

Left a welding job in Nebraska to care for her father 24 hours a day; earns $17.50 an hour with no health coverage and says the wage fails both caregivers and families.

Four-year care provider for her grandmother and brother; says the county's bargaining offer of a nickel raise is an insult and that 80% of IHSS workers work multiple jobs.

An SEIU Local 2015 IHSS provider since 2014 said the county's 8,000-plus care workers struggle with the cost of living and urged the Board to be a 'care champion' and pass a strong contract with better wages.