«We are telling the Legislature and the governor that they can not leave Albany without passing an expanded 421 - a program that increases affordability requirements and
expands wage and benefits standards for building workers.
Not exact matches
These include higher minimum
wage, better infrastructure,
expanded collective bargaining rights,
and universal
benefits — health care, but also paid family leave
and retirement security.
CITY HALL — Bypassing the City Council, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order on Tuesday
expanding the living
wage law to cover thousands of more workers
and raising the hourly
wage from $ 11.90 to $ 13.13 for those without
benefits.
The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to close the
wage gap, including launching statewide public education campaigns on the breadth of career opportunities, salary negotiation
and financial literacy,
expanding access to child care
and family leave, increasing career mentoring for young women
and improving data
and transparency on job titles, pay
and benefits.