HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.12.20 Email from Kesha Haynie re IHSS
From:Kesha Haynie
To:Clerk of the Board
Subject:FW: Public Comment-UDW IHSS
Date:Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:59:59 AM
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From: Kesha Haynie
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:28 AM
To: ansynder@buttecounty.net
Subject: FW: Public Comment-UDW IHSS
To the Clerk of the Board:
I am respectfully submitting Public Comment in reference to IHSS, specifically
section 5.01 on the May 12thagenda re: Labor Negotiations.
Attached are 13 public comments regarding this specific item on the Agenda.
In Solidarity,
Kesha Haynie
Butte County Organizer
United Domestic Workers Of America
AFSCME-Local 3930/AFL-CIO
2555 Zanella Way
Chico CA, 95928
Office (530) 894-2702
Cell (530) 680-1661
Dear Honorable Supervisors,
I hope this letter finds you well: My name is Kesha Haynie and I am the Butte
County Union Representative for United Domestic Workers of America, proudly
serving our members in Butte County.
While it is true around the world that COVID-19 has caused everyone’s life to
come to a screeching halt. IHSS Homecare workers are not able to halt or take a
break from providing the level of care that is required to keep their recipients safe
and healthy from this deadly COVID-19 disease.
Income inequality specifically is one of the most visible challenges that IHSS
Homecare workers face in Butte County. It is an issue that has hindered Butte
County for over 9 years now from bargaining in good faith to provide a fair
contract for IHSS Homecare workers; when looking at their budget trying to
decide who or what takes precedence over IHSS Homecare workers; those who
were classified by the Governor of California as “essential workers” because they
too are on the frontlines working overtime taking care of our most vulnerable in
our community such as our seniors, those with disabilities, and those with
compromising immune systems.
I believe that during these challenging times if IHSS Homecare workers are forced
to continue to suffer income inequality at the hands of this Board,this will leave
more seniors and those with disabilities without the freedom to live at home, with
the dignity and respect they deserve while aging gracefully in the comfort of their
own homes.
Home Care Workers in Butte County are the heroes in our community that make
this freedom possible.
In order to address the Income inequality,Butte County has to provide an
opportunity for the IHSS workforce to thrive by increasing the wage. I am asking
that you vote “yes” to a wage increase.
We all have a God given mandate to take care of those that are the most vulnerable
people among us...our seniors, disabled, widow’s etc.,and there will come a day
when we will all have to give an account as to how we treated our fellow sisters
and brothers while living here on this ,,and when given every opportunity to do
what was right by them…. we made a choice not to afford them the same quality of
life that we were afforded….we will be judged!!
In Solidarity,
Kesha Haynie