Home Care Workers Win Raise!
42,000 Michigan Home Care Workers Win Raise In Tough Budget Year
Home care members of SEIU Healthcare Michigan won a significant victory in Lansing recently as the governor signed a budget that included nearly $18 million to provide a $0.50 raise across the board for all workers who provide care through the Home Help program. This raise, supported by legislators from both sides of the aisle, comes at a time when many other state programs are seeing serious cuts or being eliminated. This is the third raise home care workers have won since uniting together in SEIU and most workers have seen their pay rate rise by nearly 40%. These raises were only made possible by members and their clients being engaged and making their voices heard in the capitol, in their communities and in the streets. When SEIU Healthcare Michigan members speak, lawmakers listen!