State lawmakers hope a minimum wage of $25 for all healthcare workers in California will help with a shortage in that industry, introducing legislation this session at the Capitol.
Workers say they are living paycheck to paycheck at the moment and have taken on a second job to help cover expenses.
Jones said the hourly wage increase she would receive under the proposed minimum wage would be life changing as she struggles to pay her bills and take care of her 16-year-old daughter, who lives with her. She has worked at the same place for 11 years and wouldn't consider another job that pays more because she remains dedicated to her profession.
Some cities have passed local ordinances with a minimum wage of the same amount, but she wants it to become the law statewide. "Any proposal that would further threaten hospitals' ability to care for patients will only mean more uncertainty and diminished care for patients in every community in California," Emerson-Shea went on to say in a statement provided to KPIX.
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