FIRST ON amNY: Mamdani sets standard NYC snow shoveler pay at $30 an hour this winter
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has established $30 per hour as the permanent starting wage for New York City’s emergency snow shovelers this season. The new rate represents a nearly 57% increase from the previous standard and follows a temporary pay hike implemented during a major blizzard last February. In addition to the wage increase, the administration is revamping recruitment and payment processes for these temporary workers.
Get more dough for shoveling snow under Zoh! Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making the $30-an-hour rate temporarily offered to New York City’s emergency snow shovelers during February’s blizzard the standard starting pay this season, while revamping how the temporary workers are recruited and paid. The starting wage represents a nearly 57% increase from the previous... Read More
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