Roughly 80,000 New York City human service workers employed by nonprofits contracted with the city will see their wages increase by 9% over the next three years, Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced on Thursday.
The mayor, during a City Hall news conference on Thursday afternoon, said the move lifts up a sector that is overwhelmingly made up of women of color.
“Today I’m proud to announce that our administration and the City Council is getting our human service workers the pay they deserve,” Adams said. “If you dedicate your life to serving New Yorkers, we should dedicate our life to making sure they get the pay they deserve.”
