- Raises implemented on July 1st, 2020: PCAs increased to $16.25; those making more received a 1.5% increase
- Hazard pay of 7.5% for all hours worked April 1st – June 30, 2020
- Three million items of PPE (masks and gloves) distributed and counting. Request more PPE for DSS Consumers HERE and for DDS Consumers in English HERE or in Spanish HERE
- Access to COVID related paid leave: Sick Leave Click HERE to download the form (Word Document) and in Spanish HERE. Apply for Extended Paid Family & Medical Leave HERE (Word Document)
- Time and a half Pay on Holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, MLK Day, Memorial Day, and Fourth of July
Access to Workers Comp Insurance for work-related injury or illness (including COVID-19 contracted at work): Click HERE for more information
Priority Access to the COVID-19 vaccine for PCAs: Click HERE for more information
As the Home Care providers Union, we are united around quality care for Consumers and quality jobs for caregivers. Before and during this pandemic, PCAs and our Consumers have worked tirelessly to win the following:
File a grievance: Click here to access the form
Help home care workers have a stronger voice and become a member today – Click here to become a member!
Learn more about your rights; click here to view your Home Care Contract
Recent Articles
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- Long-Term Care Workers Stop Traffic in Fight Against Poverty Wages
- Home Care Workers Arrested Protesting Payroll Problems
- Home Care Workers Use Civil Disobedience to End Allied Payroll Nightmare
- Allied Civil Disobedience Slideshow
- ‘Personal caregivers do noble work — and are not adequately compensated’ – an OP-ED from the CT Mirror
