444,000 Health Care Workers Would Be Affected By Minimum Wage Increase
SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West union filed the ballot initiative for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and it gathered more than 600,000 signatures of support. But home health care providers have been the most vocally opposed, claiming such a salary hike can lead them to bankruptcy.
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Calif. Minimum Wage Hike Will Impact 444,000 Health Care Workers
California Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign legislation as soon as Friday that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022, increasing pay for more than 440,000 healthcare workers in the state. The proposed hike, which passed the General Assembly Thursday, will impact 5.6 million California workers, 8% of which are part of the healthcare industry, according to a UC Berkeley Labor Center report. (Castellucci, 3/31)