The proposal was a top priority for SEIU, a powerful labor union that’s been trying for years to secure a minimum wage for health care workers.
Governor Gavin Newsom's office was not directly involved in the health care wage negotiations between hospitals, clinics and unions. | Rich Pedroncelli/APSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a closely watched bill that would raise the minimum wage for California health care workers to $25 per hour.from Los Angeles lawmaker María Elena Durazo, will eventually raise hourly wages for health care workers in most settings to $25.
— and he routinely cites cost pressures in his veto messages. An analysis of an earlier version of the bill estimated it would cost the state $1 billion annually.“Today California is putting a stop to the hemorrhaging of our care workforce by ensuring health care workers can do the work they love and pay their bills — a huge win for workers and patients seeking care,” Tia Orr, Executive Director of SEIU California said in a statement.
The Assembly’s new speaker, Robert Rivas, supported the minimum wage push, giving it a critical boost after publicly backing the $25 wage early in his tenure.
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