January 2023 Update: All bargaining unit employees shall receive $1.37 per hour in addition to their base wage plus any applicable differentials for every hour worked between January 1, 2023-June 30, 2023.
July 22, 2022 Update: Starting on July 1, all bargaining unit employees should have received a raise. Additionally, we will continue to receive Hazard Pay at a newly negotiated rate for all hours worked July 1 – December 31, 2022.
January 12, 2022 Update: Amicable APs will get a $2.71 per hour increase to our base wages for all hours worked between January – March, 2022.
You can read the latest MOU here.
July 27, 2021 Update: Amicable APs will get a $2.71 per hour increase to our base wages for all hours worked between July-December 2021.
You can read the latest MOU here.
April 7, 2021 Update: Amicable APs will get a $2.71 per hour increase to our base wages for all hours worked in April, May, and June 2021.
You can read the latest MOU here.
January 15, 2021 Update: Amicable APs will continue to get a $2.71 increase to our base wages for all hours worked in January, February, and March 2021. We’ll also continue to receive an additional $2 of targeted Hazard Pay per hour if taking care of a COVID-19 test-positive client.
You can read the latest MOU here.
Amicable APs are also in the 1A priority group for getting the COVID-19 vaccine because of our advocacy as a Union.
August 21, 2020 Update: We have exciting news for Amicable caregivers. Our bargaining team has been working to reach an agreement with Amicable about extending Hazard Pay – and thanks to workers raising their voices, we have made it happen!
Hazard pay: Amicable APs will now get a $2.71 increase to your base wages for all hours worked in July, August, and September. You’ll also receive an additional $2 an hour of targeted hazard pay if taking care of a COVID-19 test-positive client. You’ll see your hazard pay for hours you already worked in your August 20 paycheck.
PPE: You will continue to be provided with all the necessary PPE for caring for all your clients.
You can read the latest MOU here.
Through impact bargaining, Amicable caregivers have won:
- Hazard Pay: Amicable APs will receive an additional $3 an hour for every hour worked in May and June. We are all on the front lines, so all Amicable APs will receive this pay, regardless if you are caring for a client with COVID-19. And you’ll get an additional $25 targeted-hazard pay per shift for taking care of COVID-19 test-positive clients.
- More PPE: Amicable has committed to spending additional funds to provide PPE and supplies intended to protect workers, including one-time–use N-95 masks, gowns, and gloves for caring for test-positive clients.
- Healthcare and Training: Amicable is increasing their hourly contribution rate to the Training Partnership and Health Benefits Trust for all hours worked in May and June, so no one loses healthcare coverage.
Despite the State facing a growing budget deficit as a result of the pandemic, Governor Inslee agreed to increase funding for home care agencies like Amicable in order to provide this immediate support to caregivers. This was all made possible because of caregivers like you sending letters, signing petitions, sharing your stories, and so much more to demand the Legislature prioritize caregivers to receive Federal stimulus money.
Standing together got us to this point – we need to keep this up to make sure that caregivers are treated as the essential professionals they are.