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Home Care Workers Town Hall Meeting: Tuesday August 24
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- Justin
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- 20 Aug 2004
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- 19 Aug 2004
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Join us Wednesday for a Town Hall Meeting on August 24: Baltimore City is home to over one thousand home health care workers who make less than minimum wage. The vital work they do keeps thousands of folks out of nursing homes, yet the State continues to eploit them. Come here them speak out about working for less than mimimum wage and fighting back!
Town Hall Meeting Needs Your Support
Home Care Worker Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday August 24th 5:30-7:00pm
Central Library, Downtown
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, Md
We need your support as the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene prepares its FY 2006 budget for submittal by August 31st
Summary
Over the summer dozens of home care workers have been organizing to fight back against poverty wages and no benefits. We have held planning meeting, direct actions that have interrupted meetings of State Department of Health, and have met with legislators. Now we are calling for community support to build a movement for economic justice in the City.
Please come out to here our stories and join the struggle.
More Background
Who: Close to 1,000 workers in Baltimore City and 3,000 workers across Maryland provide services under the State Personal Care program. Workers assist clients with mobility, personal hygiene, transportation (to jobs and doctor’s visits) cleaning and cooking. With help of a Personal Care Provider, seniors and people with disabilities are able to live at home and remain active community members.
What do we want? We are seeking a decent job with benefits and a living wage for Personal Care providers. Home and community based services are the future of long-term care. As Maryland’s population ages, more and more residents will want and need assistance in the home. Providing benefits and decent pay will allow for a stable workforce to meet the needs of the community.
When? NOW! We need your support as the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene decides its FY 2006 budget recommendations. The DHMH must submit a budget by August 31st and we need to make sure that the work of Personal Care providers is finally recognized as an invaluable public service and raises are budgeted.
The Exploitation
Many Personal Care providers earn below minimum wage.
Most Personal Care Providers have not had any raise since 1986, 16 Years without a pay raise.
Providers can earn only $50 maximum per day of work.
Personal Care Providers receive no benefits: No healthcare, No sick leave, No vacation.
Personal Care Providers paychecks are often weeks and sometimes months late, especially around holidays.
It is Common Sense
The Personal Care Program is a primary source of income for many workers. It is nearly impossible to survive on $50 a day and many workers leave, despite their love of the people they serve. Quality care and quality jobs go hand in hand. In order to ensure the future of Personal Care, workers need to receive a decent rate of pay. Ultimately it will be patients who suffer the most if the State fails to implement a living wage and a dependable pay schedule.
For More Information call 1-800-837-3443
AFSCME Maryland Home Care Organizing Commitee
Home Care Worker Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday August 24th 5:30-7:00pm
Central Library, Downtown
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, Md
We need your support as the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene prepares its FY 2006 budget for submittal by August 31st
Summary
Over the summer dozens of home care workers have been organizing to fight back against poverty wages and no benefits. We have held planning meeting, direct actions that have interrupted meetings of State Department of Health, and have met with legislators. Now we are calling for community support to build a movement for economic justice in the City.
Please come out to here our stories and join the struggle.
More Background
Who: Close to 1,000 workers in Baltimore City and 3,000 workers across Maryland provide services under the State Personal Care program. Workers assist clients with mobility, personal hygiene, transportation (to jobs and doctor’s visits) cleaning and cooking. With help of a Personal Care Provider, seniors and people with disabilities are able to live at home and remain active community members.
What do we want? We are seeking a decent job with benefits and a living wage for Personal Care providers. Home and community based services are the future of long-term care. As Maryland’s population ages, more and more residents will want and need assistance in the home. Providing benefits and decent pay will allow for a stable workforce to meet the needs of the community.
When? NOW! We need your support as the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene decides its FY 2006 budget recommendations. The DHMH must submit a budget by August 31st and we need to make sure that the work of Personal Care providers is finally recognized as an invaluable public service and raises are budgeted.
The Exploitation
Many Personal Care providers earn below minimum wage.
Most Personal Care Providers have not had any raise since 1986, 16 Years without a pay raise.
Providers can earn only $50 maximum per day of work.
Personal Care Providers receive no benefits: No healthcare, No sick leave, No vacation.
Personal Care Providers paychecks are often weeks and sometimes months late, especially around holidays.
It is Common Sense
The Personal Care Program is a primary source of income for many workers. It is nearly impossible to survive on $50 a day and many workers leave, despite their love of the people they serve. Quality care and quality jobs go hand in hand. In order to ensure the future of Personal Care, workers need to receive a decent rate of pay. Ultimately it will be patients who suffer the most if the State fails to implement a living wage and a dependable pay schedule.
For More Information call 1-800-837-3443
AFSCME Maryland Home Care Organizing Commitee
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