“After months of negotiations, we have finally reached a tentative agreement with the County that would be a key step to placing caregivers on a pathway out of poverty. All we need now is a YES vote from the Supervisors at Tuesday’s Board meeting.” – Carmen Roberts, SEIU 2015 Executive Vice President
WHEN:
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025
11:00 AM PST – 11:20 AM PT
WHERE:
Steps of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
500 W Temple Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
WHO:
Members and allies of SEIU Local 2015, the largest long-term care union in the nation and California’s largest labor union, representing more than half a million caregivers, including more than 240,000 Los Angeles IHSS workers.
WHAT:
Home care providers, care recipients, and supporters will gather outside the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting to call on County Supervisors to vote YES on their tentative agreement (supplemental agenda item 65-A) – a key step in the fight to put caregivers on a pathway out of poverty. If adopted, the agreement will become a 1-year contract with its $0.74 wage supplement that takes into consideration the immediate needs of caregivers and those they care for, as well as the fiscal challenges facing the County.
WHY:
Home care providers in Los Angeles County currently earn just $18.50 an hour, making these essential workers the county’s largest low-wage workforce, earning well below what’s needed to survive in one of the most expensive regions in the country.
A recent SEIU 2015 survey showed that:
- 87% of IHSS providers in L.A. County reported working multiple jobs, at least some of the time, to make ends meet.
- 69% struggle with housing payments. 65% spend at least half of their income on housing, and 26% spend at least three-quarters of their income on housing.
- 37% currently rely on public assistance programs like CalFresh, Section 8, and MediCal to supplement their poverty wages.
- More than 45% access food banks and/or CalFresh at least once per month. When you add in those who report they’ve had to occasionally access food assistance, that jumps to 64% of LA’s IHSS providers. That’s 141,000 hardworking county residents who would otherwise go hungry on IHSS wages.
- More than half are struggling with their healthcare coverage—they’re sometimes or often unable to access medication because they can’t afford the cost of prescriptions and report skipping doctor appointments due to concerns about cost.
Press Contact:
DKC News
SEIU@dkcnews.com
On Site Contact:
christopherb@seiu2015.org
scott@bedrockstrategies.com