Yes, you read that correctly. Yesterday, our member-elected SEIU 503 Addus bargaining team settled a historic contract that will increase the starting pay from $13.80 to $17.00 by next September, a 23% increase over the next 11 months.

Despite the Addus company receiving huge increases in the hourly medicaid reimbursement rate, our bargaining team had to fight hard in order for Addus management to agree to the pay increases.

This agreement represents the culmination of months of hard work, starting with your input in bargaining surveys, your activism during the legislative process, and your voices in actions targeting Addus management, including a community petition that received nearly 40,000 signatures. And, of course, the many hours of work at the bargaining table by your member-elected bargaining team.

Did you sign the Change.org petition? If so, thank you for your support. Addus workers would love to hear from you. Send them a congratulations note below.

Highlights of the tentative agreement include:

• Pay increases:
  –Starting Pay of $16.00 on 10/1/21
  –Starting Pay of $17.00 on 9/1/22
• Resolution of mileage reimbursement issues for travel in-between clients
• Commitment for Addus to participate in the Long Term Care Healthcare Trust, a pathway to lower healthcare costs
• Contract language improvements to Electronic Visit Verification, Workplace Safety and Open Shifts
• And more!