Unions representing in-home caregivers are cranking up the heat on legislative leaders and Newsom by running broadcast and digital ads railing against cuts in the governor’s May budget proposal.
A new video spot, airing in the Sacramento market, blasts a proposal to cap overtime hours at 50 for in-home support service workers, who provide personal care including meal prep and house work for people who are over 65 or have disabilities. That change, combined with smaller cuts to the program, account for more than $1 billion of the reductions Newsom forwarded last month to address the state’s $12 billion shortfall.
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