Phyllis Pride has seen a lot in her 15 years as a caregiver for the elderly and disabled: meals, medications, laundry and showers. But there’s one thing the 67-year-old from Ecorse, outside Detroit, has not seen: a raise. In fact, Pride says her hourly wages have dropped from $13.50 in 2010 to $13.25 today. Adjusted for inflation, it’s a drop of 32%.
“I don’t get overtime pay, I don’t get paid time off, none of it,” said Pride, who belongs to Michigan Home Care Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.
