Childcare rally planned in Durham on Monday evening
T-SHIRT AND RED SHORTS. IF YOU
HAVE ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE
CALL FAYETTEVILLE POLICE.
>> THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE
OF YOUR CHILDREN ARE LOOKING
FOR BETTER PAY AND IMPROVED
WORKING CONDITIONS AT WRAL'S.
KELSEY COFFEY JOINS US LIVE
FROM FOREST HILLS PARK IN
DURHAM. KELSEY CHILDCARE.
WORKERS ARE HOLDING A RALLY
THERE LATER TODAY.
MICHELLE, THEY ARE DOZENS OF
PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COME
HERE TO FOREST HILLS PARK FOR
THAT RALLY. THEY'RE CALLING FOR
HIGHER PAY FOR CHILDCARE
WORKERS, A GROUP SO MANY
FAMILIES DEPEND ON. BUT LET'S
PUT CHILDCARE WORKER PAY INTO
PERSPECTIVE. THE MEDIAN WAGE
FOR CHILD CARE CENTER STAFF IS
$12 AN HOUR.
>> THE MEDIAN WAGE IS $9 AN
HOUR FOR PEOPLE WHO OFFER CHILD
CARE AT HOME. IT. THOSE ARE
THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM A
STATEWIDE STUDY THAT PAY IS AT
LEAST $9 LESS THAN THE STATE'S
LIVING WAGE. ACCORDING TO THE
LIVING WAGE INSTITUTE. TODAY'S
RALLY COMES AS COVID FUNDING
FOR CHILD CARE IS ABOUT TO
EXPIRE WITHOUT THAT FUNDING
1000 MORE THAN 1000 CHILDCARE
CENTERS COULD RISK CLOSING SO
THAT RALLY STARTS TONIGHT AT
5 O'CLOCK. IT WILL BE OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC. KELSEY COPY WRAL