Guzmán speaks on need for thriving wages for human service workers
Автор: Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus
Загружено: 2026-02-26
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State Senator Graciela Guzmán spoke at a press conference Wednesday to advocate for her measure to boost funding to human services organizations.
More than 350,000 human service workers support communities across Illinois. Yet workers need an average of over $2,000 more per month just to cover basic needs. Inflation has increased nearly 25% since 2020, but wages have not kept pace. When providers cannot recruit or retain staff, this has an immediate impact on families who are being serviced.
Senate Bill 2883 would assist wages by closing that long-standing 25% funding gap through a structured agency lookback and phased increases, and would protect existing programs from cuts during implementation. Further, it would create a Director of Human Services Wage Equity to ensure accountability, and would tie future increases to the cost of living so that mistakes are not repeated year after year.
Read more here - https://illinoissenatedemocrats.com/c...
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