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CDCS AND CSG FAMILIES MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT In January, Paid Parents, family caregivers, PCAs, and clients elected to serve on our Union bargaining committee announced that – after four months of negotiations with the State – they had reached a tentative agreement on a new, second Union contract. Here’s some of what we achieved: • A 3.09% increase in CDCS and CSG budgets • New stipends to reward home care workers for pursuing training: a $500 stipend for up to 5,000 caregivers, with a committee of caregivers, clients, and State officials deciding what trainings and how many hours of them will be required to receive the $500 stipend • New funding for the State to launch an online matching registry (to help clients find caregivers and caregivers find clients) • $1.3 million in State support for more trainings developed and made available by that same committee of caregivers and clients working together with State officials The benefits in the tentative agreement would bring over $96 million in new resources into Minnesota’s home care programs, through a rate increase for PCA programs and corresponding budget increases for all CDCS and CSG clients. The reimbursement rate in PCA Choice and individual budgets in CDCS and CSG will all go up by the same amounts, independent of what workers are currently paid – so while the contract would only guarantee a raise for the two-thirds of workers currently making under $13, many of the one-third of workers currently making over $13 will also see raises. For this agreement to go into effect, it needs to be ratified by the state legislature. Contact your legislator today and ask them to support our Home Care Union contract (Senate File 2066 and 2067, House File 2399 and 2286). Tell them your story: why does home care matter to you? Find their numbers at seiu.mn/MyRepsMN “We can make the difference!” – Melissa Ackerman, CDCS Aunt, St. Francis “Keep Moving Forward Together” – Dale and Sophia Doebbert, CDCS, Edina “These programs are needed to care for our loved ones.” – Crystal Sanders Mendez, CDCS Parent, Red Wing Contact the Member Action Center at 651-294-8100/800-828-0206 or [email protected] if you have any questions.
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CDCS AND CSG FAMILIES MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT
In January, Paid Parents, family caregivers, PCAs, and clients elected to serve on our Union bargaining committee announced that – after four months of negotiations with the State – they had reached a tentative agreement on a new, second Union contract. Here’s some of what we achieved:
• A 3.09% increase in CDCS and CSG budgets• New stipends to reward home care workers for pursuing training: a $500 stipend for up to
5,000 caregivers, with a committee of caregivers, clients, and State officials deciding what trainings and how many hours of them will be required to receive the $500 stipend
• New funding for the State to launch an online matching registry (to help clients find caregivers and caregivers find clients)
• $1.3 million in State support for more trainings developed and made available by that same committee of caregivers and clients working together with State officials
The benefits in the tentative agreement would bring over $96 million in new resources into Minnesota’s home care programs, through a rate increase for PCA programs and corresponding budget increases for all CDCS and CSG clients. The reimbursement rate in PCA Choice and individual budgets in CDCS and CSG will all go up by the same amounts, independent of what workers are currently paid – so while the contract would only guarantee a raise for the two-thirds of workers currently making under $13, many of the one-third of workers currently making over $13 will also see raises. For this agreement to go into effect, it needs to be ratified by the state legislature.
Contact your legislator today and ask them to support our Home Care Union contract (Senate File 2066 and 2067, House File 2399 and 2286). Tell them your story: why does home care matter to you? Find their numbers at seiu.mn/MyRepsMN
“We can make the difference!”
– Melissa Ackerman, CDCS Aunt, St. Francis
“Keep Moving Forward Together”
– Dale and Sophia Doebbert, CDCS, Edina
“These programs are needed to care for our loved ones.”
– Crystal Sanders Mendez, CDCS Parent, Red Wing
Contact the Member Action Center at 651-294-8100/800-828-0206 or
[email protected] if you have any questions.
“I started this program due to a heartbreaking family tragedy. It has helped me get through life knowing that my son has the best care. The alternative of not having stable Homecare would be devastating.”
– Teresa Lundgren, CDCS Parent, Monticello
“My family has been in support of SEIU Healthcare and the families they fight for, because we ARE the families they stand for. Without good representation we would be lost.”
– Jonathan Reeves, CDCS Family, Burnsville
“This program is helping my son learn necessary life skills to hopefully one day be able to function independently. It has opened new doors to him that were not available before due to financial restraints and developmental delays – both of which are being helped through the doors this program has opened.”
– Tara Twining, CDCS Parent, Annandale
”Caring for my son and keeping him safe is what is most important to me. These programs allow me to do this. If funding gets cut or reduced I fear that I would have to choose things like substandard care and that keeps me awake at night.”
– Misty McLain, CDCS Parent, Buffalo
“These programs are so valuable. It allows us to keep our son at home, in our care.”
– Jacqueline Jech, CDCS Parent, Red Wing
