Stevens explains vote, calls for nonprofit worker pay equity
Council Member Althea Stevens associates her remarks with Pierina Sanchez's, highlighting that average income in her district is $36,000/year. She calls for the same energy for nonprofit workers, whose average income is about $40,000, and urges the Council to continue prioritizing all workers struggling with low wages. She votes aye on all.
Stevens.
Permission to explain my vote.
Permission granted.
One, I would like to be associated with the remarks of Councilmember Sanchez and also would like to uplift at the same time, in addition to EMS and us having very low wages.
in our district, my average being at $36,000 a year.
Also, I would like to highlight nonprofit workers.
I mean, today, hearing everyone just speak about how it is a disgrace that private professionals are being paid $32,000.
I would love and hope that the same energy continues for nonprofit workers who work tirelessly in jobs that are honestly unfaithless.
And although I know Epstein said he was making more as a nonprofit, that is typically not the case, where most nonprofit workers'average income is about $40,000, who are doing all the work that we all glorify and uplift here.
And so I just want to continue to say shout out to Councilman De La Rosa for getting us across the field, but also just making sure that we as a council continue to prioritize all workers who are struggling and at the bottom and who are making very low wages
than all other New Yorkers.
And so thinking about how do we continue to push forward legislation and supporting those who are in most need in all these communities.
Thank you.
Thank you, Council Member.