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5 Things to Know about the Caring Economy
Thank you to everyone who participated in the March for Medicaid and Caregiving. [<a href=”//storify.com/TakeActionMN/5-things-to-know-about-the-caring-majority” target=”_blank”>View the story “5 Things to Know about the Caring Economy” on Storify</a>]
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PCAs, clients, and families are coming together on May 18th to push for legislation to increase wages and address the Care Crisis. Will you join us? For over a year, personal care attendants, clients and…
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The first year homecare workers were required to earn overtime wages after 40 worked in a week. Minnesota State funding has still not caught up to this law, meaning many workers are working hundreds of unpaid hours out of love for their clients.
$10.80
The average hourly wage of a home care worker in Minnesota. Even after decades of experience, workers report little to no raises in compensation or benefits like earned sick and safe time, health insurance, or retirement options.
6
The number of seconds another person in the U.S. turns 65, increasing the community of people who will need care and increasing the demand for good caregiving jobs.
The Care Crisis and the Caring Majority
Long-term care for seniors and people with disabilities is a growing need in our state and country. Yet, affordable care is out of reach for all but the extremely wealthy and care jobs are plagued with low wages and poor conditions. Together, we are “The Caring Majority,” those of us effected by our long-term care system, seniors, people with disabilities, paid and unpaid caregivers, and families, and our ranks are growing every day. Together, we will fight to create a long-term care system in Minnesota that offers safety, economic stability, and reliable care for all of us.
For our Families. For our Clients. For Ourselves.
The exploitation of homecare workers, like other domestic workers, is rooted in this country’s legacy of slavery and a long history of devaluing women’s labor in the home. When the US established its first labor laws as part of the New Deal in the 1930s, lawmakers intentionally excluded domestic workers, along with farm workers, who were primarily African American. Some homecare were first granted minimum wage and overtime pay in the 1970s.
Together, we are working to re-create a system of caring across generations that upholds the dignity of workers, families, and clients. We believe that fair wages, skilled, affordable care and support for families to choose the right care for them is possible when together we, not corporations, are making decision about the system of care in our state and country.
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Sabrina Mauritz
Organizing Director
sabrina@takeactionminnesota.org
Phone: 651-379-0762
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