Albany, NY – Three advocacy groups are calling for a $15 statewide minimum wage that would apply to New York’s nonprofits as well as additional funding in government contracts to cover it.
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The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, theFiscal Policy Institute and the Human Services Council say they’re leading a campaign to make $15 the minimum for all low-wage workers.
New York’s minimum for most workers is set to increase from $8.75 to $9 an hour at the end of the year.
The groups say roughly 2,500 nonprofits in New York rely on state contracts to provide essential services to people, and additional contract funding would be needed to prevent an unfunded mandate that would cut services.
Everyone in the company should get a similar percentage raise.