Before SEIU 775, home care workers received:
- $7.68 an hour
- No promised raises
- No retirement
- No healthcare coverage
- No L&I coverage
Now (based our 2023-2025 IP contract), home care workers receive:
- More than $25 an hour for experienced caregivers with advanced training
- Starting wages of more than $21 an hour by the end of our contract
- Raises every six months and additional raises as you gain experience
- Credit for prior experience
- NEW! healthcare for caregivers’ kids
- Comprehensive caregiver healthcare for $25 a month
- Retirement benefit, with a significant increase for experienced caregivers
- Paid Time Off (PTO) increases and increase to PTO accrual limit
- Paid holidays and administrative time
- Paid mileage increase
- Anti-harassment, Abuse, and Discrimination protections and pay (HADit)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Slip-resistant shoes for caregivers – aka Caregiver Kicks!
- Carina.org – the caregiver job-matching app
- Holding CDWA accountable
- Union representation
Additionally, the SEIU 775 Membership Plus program is designed to help caregivers’ money go further. Open to SEIU 775 members in good standing, Membership Plus gives access to money-saving discounts on insurance, shopping, and more – on things you’d be spending money on anyway and little extras just for you.
Questions? Contact our Member Resource Center.
You can speak to a representative about:
- Trainings
- Health benefits
- Union: wage scale, your Union contract and benefits, and how to become more active in our Union
