A U.S. District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday afternoon ordering the state of California to halt pay cuts of nearly 20 percent -- from $12.10 an hour down to $9.50 -- for the state's 400,000 home care workers.
This ruling is huge news for home care workers and those they care for, as it will temporarily stop the cuts that were to go into effect July 1st in those counties at risk.
There's a war being waged against home care, and Governor Schwarzenegger is leading the call. We can celebrate this initial victory, but the Governor will try to cut home care again -- and it's up to us to keep the pressure on. Now that a court has ruled against the Governor and his cuts, please ask him to reverse course on these short-sighted cuts.
Even if you or someone close to you is not affected by the CA Legislature's and Gov. Schwarzenegger's planned budget cuts, he needs to know how much support there is for the vital support home care workers provide to seniors and people with disabilities. The economy is already devastating California's families, and this isn't the time to be cutting necessary support systems or reducing the already-low pay of home care workers, whose income doesn't even amount to a living wage in most counties.
Please call the Governor now and tell him: "Home care not only saves money, it saves lives. We need a common sense budget that protects home care:" http://action.seiu.org/waronhomecare
Rock the boat,
Tim Tagaris
New Media Director, SEIU
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