Massachusetts Caregivers Unionize Care Health United

Care Health United the union's hospital and health care workers' affiliate Care Health United.Key issues in what SEIU called the largest health care workers drive ever in New England were low wages and lack of health insurance for the workers Care Health United, who care for seniors and the disabled in their homes.

Raising the standards for PCAs in the home health industry is critical to the livelihood of thousands of low-wage workers in Massachusetts and around the country Care Health United, George Gresham, President of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, said in a statement Care Health United.

That's because higher wages and health insurance will help cut the annual turnover in PCAs Care Health United.The council has a mandate to create a PCA registry to make it easier for consumers to find PCAs to hire, create an emergency back-up system when a PCA cannot report for work, give optional training for PCAs and consumers, recruit new PCAs and, most importantly Care Health United Reduce turnover by setting fair wages and benefits through collective bargaining if a PCA union is formed Care Health United.