or maybe the SEIU exploited their power over politicians to force this state into a similar mess in Illinois (2009) by not only setting wages for private worker

or maybe the SEIU exploited their power over politicians to force this state into a similar mess in Illinois (2009) by not only setting wages for private workers but also force compulsory unionization of all such workers. It took a 2014 Supreme Court ruling to stop the forcing of these care givers, which included people merely taking care of family, from paying union dues. Never expect actions taken by government are always to protect the workers, especially when they start hitting heart strings on the phrasing. This is about supporting their campaign base, unions push a lot of money into politics and getting such laws passed are their means of getting more into their coffers. Look at the prison story we had on the front page, the costs are almost all due to employee wages and those are driven by the most powerful union in the state . this was about protecting political interest, they don't care about care givers. this startup simply got caught in the middle.