Salary Parity
What NYC’s preschool teachers deserve: Unionization would cement their salary parity gains
By James A. Parrott
Op-ed / September 17, 2019
The Road to and from Salary Parity in NYC: Collective Bargaining and Nonprofits in Early Childhood Education
By James Parrott
This report examines the progress achieved with New York City’s July 2019 commitment to early childhood education (ECE) starting pay salary parity that will raise pay for certified teachers in community-based organizations (CBOs) by 30-40 percent by October 1, 2021.
Budget Reports
New York State’s Historic Disinvestment in Human Services since the Great Recession: The Impact in New York City and Around the State
By James Parrott and Angela Butel
Human services aid from New York State helps localities pay for direct services, including public assistance and services provided through nonprofits. In this report we examine New York State, New York City and county budget data to understand how State funding trends affect localities across the state and New York City in particular.
Why Washington Matters: Federal Spending is Crucial to New York Children and Families
By Angela Butel and James Parrott
The federal government provides significant funding to localities, including New York City, which is targeted primarily to support children, families, and low-income communities. This support happens through a combination of direct benefits for individuals and families – social safety net programs such as Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – and social services categorical funding, which flows through the City budget to help provide services to individuals and families. Some federal funding streams, such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), provide both kinds of funding – direct benefits to families as well as programmatic funding to states and localities.
$15 Minimum Wage and Restaurant Employment
New York City’s $15 Minimum Wage and Restaurant Employment and Earnings
By Lina Moe, James Parrott, and Yannet Lathrop
This is the first assessment of restaurant employment and earnings over the entire period of New York City’s historic minimum wage increases, 2013-18. Contrary to fears of massive job losses, $20 Big Macs, and shuttered restaurants, we found a thriving industry.
NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation
On Restructuring the NYC Health+Hospitals Corporation
A report by Barbara Caress and James Parrott to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)
Preserving and expanding access to care for all New Yorkers.