SEIU Local 2015, which represents Fresno County’s over 25,000 IHSS workers, reached a tentative agreement with the county after over two years of bargaining.
SEIU Local 2015 has reached a tentative agreement with Fresno County to boost thousands of home care workers’ wages and benefits, potentially putting a cap on strenuous negotiations that dragged on for over two years.
If approved by union membership and the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, the three-year deal would raise hourly wages for the county’s roughly 25,000 In-Home Supportive Services workers from $17.10 to $18.35 as soon as August, SEIU leadership said.
The tentative agreement also increases union-provided healthcare benefits for roughly 2,000 of the 25,000 workers – a major sticking point in negotiations last year, when those benefits were on the chopping block.
IHSS workers provide in-home care for approximately 24,000 elderly folks and people with disabilities throughout Fresno County.
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