California will raise the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the next decade under a new law Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
The new law is the second minimum wage increase Newsom has signed. Last month, he signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour.
"Californians saw the courage and commitment of healthcare workers during the pandemic, and now that same fearlessness and commitment to patients is responsible for a historic investment in the workers who make our healthcare system strong and accessible to all," said Tia Orr, executive director of the Service Employees International Union California.
Several city councils in California had already passed local laws to raise the minimum wage for health care workers. The health care industry then qualified referendums asking voters to block those increases. Labor unions responded by qualifying a ballot initiative in Los Angeles that would limit the maximum salaries for hospital executives.It was somewhat unexpected for Newsom to sign the law.
Labor unions say raising the wages of health care workers will allow some to leave the state's Medicaid program, plus other government support programs that pay for food and other expenses.
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