Posts Tagged ‘minimum wage’
$20/hr start for direct care workers for adults with developmental disabilities – Gina Macris
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News, contributing writer The state agency overseeing Rhode Island’s services for adults with developmental disabilities is asking for a $20 minimum hourly wage for direct care workers, effective July 1. The hike was ordered by a federal judge in 2021 to go into effect by 2024, causing consternation in the…
Read MoreRI House Finance considering major increase in pay for DD, Human Services workers
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News Last June, direct care workers serving adults with developmental disabilities in Rhode Island were making an average of about $13.18 an hour. In July, 2021, their starting pay jumped to about $15.75 an hour. And beginning July 1, they will make about $18 an hour – a $2.25 increase…
Read MoreToday’s informational picket at Pawtucket nursing home “postponed”
On Saturday, May 8 at 3:00PM, frontline caregivers at the Pawtucket Falls Nursing Center at 70 Gill Ave, Pawtucket, who are members of SEIU 1199 New England, would have been holding an informational picket to “demand respect and dignity, fair wage increases to attract and retain caregivers, and affordable health insurance”. In the early afternoon,…
Read More$7/hr pay hikes for RI Developmental Disabilities workers by 2024, per Federal Judge
By Gina Macris, contributing writer, Developmental Disabilities News Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. of the U.S. District Court has tightened his reins on Rhode Island’s developmental disability system in an order that gives the state two and a half years to raise the hourly wages of direct care workers nearly $7, to $20 an…
Read MoreIn The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Sen. Lou Raptakis
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. You can also watch it here, at RINewsToday.com Rhode Island state Sen. Lou Raptakis, D-District 33, joins former Providence Mayor Joe Paolino Jr. to discuss his legislative efforts to raise awareness…
Read More