New York Fight For $15

In 2016, 1199SEIU healthcare and homecare workers stood united and WON the fight for $15 in New York State. By 2018, all workers in New York City will make $15/hour and other parts of the state will follow soon after. Want to know if you will get a raise this year? Use the calculator on this page.

Thanks to the leadership by Governor Andrew Cuomo, we now have a path to $15 in New York after this historic victory. This victory shows the true power of 1199SEIU members standing together to create major change. For almost two years we marched, rallied, pressed our local elected officials, and never let up. Now we are on a path to a true living wage!


NYC (except small business) NYC businesses with 10 or fewer employees Nassau, Suffolk & Westchester Rest of State

Current
12/31/2016
12/31/2017
12/31/2018
12/31/2019
12/31/2020
12/31/2021

$9.00
$11.00
$13.00
$15.00

$9.00
$10.50
$12.00
$13.50
$15.00

$9.00
$10.00
$11.00
$12.00
$13.00
$14.00
$15.00

$9.00
$9.70
$10.40
$11.10
$11.80
$12.50
State government will determine yearly increases until $15 is reached


Over 100,000 members of 1199SEIU and 3 million working people throughout the state will see a raise to $15/hour. This is not just about low-wage caregivers, but about improving wages for all healthcare workers and boosting our economy throughout the state.

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Healthcare Workers Celebrate Minimum Wage Increase in New York for the New Year

Raise Calculator

Healthcare and homecare workers fought hard to raise the NY State minimum wage, and the increases are happening each year starting Dec. 31, 2016. Enter your information below to see how much your wages could go up:


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IF YOUR EMPLOYER IS VIOLATING THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW AND YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING YOUR RAISE, CALL the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AT 1-888-469-7365 OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE.

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