The Illusion of Support
The Illusion of Support On paper, California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program looks like one of the most compassionate programs in the country. It allows elderly and disabled residents to remain at home instead of being forced into institutions. It saves...
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AB 283: The Statewide IHSS Wage Bill We Can’t Afford to Lose
PERB and IHSS: The Loophole Built to Protect Counties, Not Caregivers
PERB and IHSS: why “bargaining” doesn’t guarantee a living wage
Founding of IHSS
IHSS Caregivers Speaking before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors – 8-26-2025
Fighting Unfair Pay and Support for Caregivers
The Illusion of Support
The Illusion of Support On paper, California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program looks like one of the most compassionate programs in the country. It allows elderly and disabled residents to remain at home instead of being forced into institutions. It saves...
PERB and IHSS: The Loophole Built to Protect Counties, Not Caregivers
PERB and IHSS: The Loophole Built to Protect Counties, Not Caregivers How a “Right to Bargain” Was Engineered to Shield County Budgets While Keeping Caregivers Underpaid The Illusion of Bargaining We’ve been told we have the “right to bargain.” Sounds good on paper,...
PERB and IHSS: why “bargaining” doesn’t guarantee a living wage
The board that governs our negotiations—but not our paychecks. You’re in negotiations with your county. You’ve laid out the rising costs of rent, food, gas, and medical bills. You’ve explained how impossible it is to keep caring for your client on wages that fall...
The Illusion of Support
The Illusion of Support On paper, California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program looks like one of the most compassionate programs in the country. It allows elderly and disabled residents to remain at home instead of being forced into institutions. It saves...
AB 283: The Statewide IHSS Wage Bill We Can’t Afford to Lose
Why Bill AB-283 Exists For more than two decades, IHSS wages have been decided county by county. That means workers in one county might make $22 an hour, while caregivers just one county over earn $16.50 for the exact same job. Meanwhile, housing, food, and gas costs...
PERB and IHSS: The Loophole Built to Protect Counties, Not Caregivers
PERB and IHSS: The Loophole Built to Protect Counties, Not Caregivers How a “Right to Bargain” Was Engineered to Shield County Budgets While Keeping Caregivers Underpaid The Illusion of Bargaining We’ve been told we have the “right to bargain.” Sounds good on paper,...
PERB and IHSS: why “bargaining” doesn’t guarantee a living wage
The board that governs our negotiations—but not our paychecks. You’re in negotiations with your county. You’ve laid out the rising costs of rent, food, gas, and medical bills. You’ve explained how impossible it is to keep caring for your client on wages that fall...
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Founding of IHSS
Before IHSS Before the 1970s, people with disabilities and seniors who couldn’t care for themselves had very limited options. Most ended up in state hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions—often far from family and at very high cost to taxpayers. Family...
