Contents

• Resolution to Support Fair Pay for Human Services Workers
• Supporting Mental Health at Chief Sealth
• 4^th of July Fireworks
• Transportation and SPU Committee Briefing on Racing Zone Proposal

Resolution to Support Fair Pay for Human Services Workers

On Tuesday, my Council colleagues passed a resolution that I sponsored, declaring the Council’s intent to consider funding equitable wage increases for human services workers to address the city’s staffing crisis. The resolution also requests that public funders and private philanthropy produce recommendations to collectively address wage equity before Council’s budget deliberations this fall.

This action stems from recent University of Washington research, which found nonprofit human services workers are paid 37 percent less than workers in other industries, despite the fact their work is not easier, not less skilled, nor less demanding. Those who leave human services for other work get a seven percent increase in net pay, within just a year of leaving.

It is impossible to end our homelessness emergency without fully staffing and fairly paying human services work. These workers are on the streets every day helping people in their hour of greatest need. We rely on them to tackle the city’s biggest crises, from homelessness to hunger, childcare and elder care. Throughout our consideration of human services wages, we heard public testimony that cuts to the heart of why we must address worker wages with urgency.

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