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Victory for Home Care Workers!

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October 12, 2007
SPRINGFIELD- With a 56-1 vote, the Illinois Senate passed legislation today to fund health care and a $1 per hour wage increase for 18,000 home care workers at agencies across the state. The House approved the bill105-0 last week and now the legislation goes to Governor Blagojevich for approval.

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consumer and personal assistant together Gail Hamilton                                     Springfield, IL                                                                         "We should challenge politicians to do our jobs and live on our wages for a month. The consumers we care for are all someone's family. Imagine if your mother needed home care."                                  Join Us



Home care workers, allies rally for quality care, quality jobs

Personal Assistant Contract Rally


October 19, 2007As more than 23,000 Personal Assistants negotiate their next contract with the state, DHS/ORS home care workers, consumers, disability rights activists and elected officials rallied for “Quality Care and Quality Jobs.”

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