#JustPay: Advocate for Fair Pay in Albany with NPW, HSC and Nonprofits Statewide

THE WHY

•Now more than ever, it is important that we advocate for livable wages for human services workers so the people who care for New Yorkers can live with the dignity and financial resources they deserve.

•Government is the primary funder of human services nonprofits through government contracts. Although program costs have risen with inflation, the amount of funding in State contracts has not, leaving nonprofits struggling to cover costs. In light of the impact of federal funding cuts, New Yorkers will need services more than ever, and our sector will need resources to weather challenges ahead. The State must act to adequately fund human services nonprofits and provide true salary parity for their workers.

•Universal issues – like fair wages – affect individuals and individual organizations, but they weaken the entire sector and can only be solved through collective, coordinated advocacy.

WHAT TO EXPECT

•A full day of advocacy on March 9th in Albany

•Free Lunch

•Free Bus from Westchester County

◦570 Taxter Road, Elmsford, NY – Plenty of Parking

◦Departure from Westchester – 7:00 AM Sharp! Arrive earlier so we can leave on time, please.

◦Departure from Albany: 3:30 PM

•Sign Up HERE Today!

YOU WILL BE PREPARED!

•We’ll have materials for participants, which include talking points, and the team leaders will be versed in the issues.

•Here are the asks for FY27

◦Fund a 2.7% targeted inflationary increase (TII) to bolster rates and contracts for human services workers.

◦Pass S3669 to include programs that have been left out of typical budget increases in the past to ensure all State-contracted human services programs receive this increase.

◦Establish a “Blue Ribbon Commission” to examine the crucial role of nonprofit human services workers to New York’s economy and community health.

◦Pass Wage Board Legislation to create a human services wage board, which would investigate the pay gap between nonprofit and government human services workers and make recommendations for reform.

•Resources to Learn More