Promote Paid-Sick leave to protect workers; strengthen paid sick leave legislation.

• Established the Office of Equal Protection and hired a compliance coordinator with an established system to receive and investigate complaints
• Convened restaurant leadership (40 attendees) to get policies in place and signs on site.

City of Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act 2020

• Employers must provide eligible employees with Paid Sick Time to care for the employee’s or a family member’s illness, injury, or health condition, or in the event of a public health emergency or a family member’s exposure to a communicable disease.
• As of April 2024, Paid Sick Leave policy reviews by the Mayor’s Office of Equal Protection (OEP) have assisted more than 100 business locations in ensuring their practices and policies around employee sick time comply with the Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA). The OEP has received and reviewed PSDA policies and practices from approximately 200 business locations so far. More than 100 of those locations now have compliant policies that meet or exceed the requirements of the law.
  

Revisit land-use practices (such as vacant lots that can support local farmers and Black owned-businesses).

• Supported and advocated for the passing of Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law at the state level. Governor Shapiro signed the amendment into law and it took effect on September 5, 2023.
• Coordinated the passage of the Tri-Party Land Bank Agreement.

• The Land Bank was created in 2014 and moved its first property in early 2023, a mixed-use structure in Mt. Washington.
• So far, the Land Bank has successfully moved an additional 22 properties.
• Eight have been sold, 14 are in the closing process, and17 additional properties have been transferred into the Land Bank from the City.
  
• Types of projects include: community gardens, urban agriculture, side yards, affordable housing, parking, greenspace, and recreation.

Promote family-friendly workforce policies

In partnership with Trying Together and Allegheny County Department of Human Services, the City of Pittsburgh is working on an extension to bring additional funds to continue the Childcare Quality Fund program.

• The fund was established to support childcare programs’ ability to improve or maintain high-quality (as designated through Keystone STARS [Standards, Training/Professional Development, Assistance, Resources, and Supports]) and to ensure children from families with lower incomes have access to high-quality early learning experiences.
• Eighty childcare providers, and $1,725,495.12 have been awarded to improve or maintain quality to date.

Promote better employment opportunities and programs to assist Black women as they try to enter the workforce.

• The City was selected in May 2023 as one of five hubs across the county.
• The City identified Partner4Work as the anchor institution and holds weekly coordination meetings. There’s ongoing collaboration between the White House, U.S. Department of Labor, Mayor's Office and Partner4Work.
• We’ve developed Pittsburgh's Good Jobs Principles, building on the Biden administration’s Good Job's Principles to ensure accountability on all projects receiving federal funding in the geographic footprint of the hub.

• Launched the Workforce Hub on EngagePGH for transparency and accountability.
• Selected two implementation projects: RAISE and Energize Pittsburgh.
• Reviewing more than 200 projects awarded in Southwestern Pennsylvania for additional implementation projects.
• Secured more than 60 commitments.
  • This equates to more than 1,000 new jobs
  • Organizations committed to the Pittsburgh Principles include:
    • 6 Local and International Unions
    • 1 Construction Trade Association
    • 3 Elected Officials
    • 4 Local Authorities
    • 8 Foundations
    • 22 Nonprofits and/or Training Providers
    • 5 Educational Institutitions
    • 5 employers
    • And counting!
      

Promote equal pay for public and private employees throughout the City of Pittsburgh.

For non-City employers:

• On March 14, 2023, Mayor Gainey called on Pittsburgh businesses to fix the gender wage gap. He hosted women leaders to speak on their experiences in a fight for equal pay.
• Mayor Gainey declared March 14, 2023, Equal Pay Day in the City of Pittsburgh.

For the City of Pittsburgh:

• Our nine (9) contract bargaining units dictate the salaries of our union employees for which all employees are paid the same salary
  • For example, all Payroll Technician's (AFSCME 2719) earn $40,332 regardless of gender or race and City department.

• Non-union employees receive flat-rate pay (each incumbent of the position receives the same rate of pay).
  • For example, all Department Business Administrators earn $75,710 regardless of gender/race and City department.

Promote pay transparency across all city-employers in job listings.

• The Gainey administration has removed salary history questions from applications and is providing salary transparency when recruiting for jobs and the City's annual budget.
• Salary for each position is set at a fair market rate and are non-negotiable.

Promote better employment opportunities and programs to assist Black women as they enter the workforce.

• Provide Fair Hiring Training to hiring managers.
• Survey Department Directors on processes to identify qualified talent
• Ensure hiring panels are diverse and setting value of diversity prior to screenings
• Develop specific strategies for ensuring equal opportunity, as required by law, while also combatting implicit bias
• Better support internal candidates to strengthen applications and preparation for opportunities for advancement.
• Strengthen pathways for applicants with adverse backgrounds.