Living wages, not charity
Maximus CEO Bruce Caswell, Capitol Bridge CEO Nicholas Jordan, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, CMS Administrator, Chiquita Brooks-Lasure
This holiday season, instead of being asked to donate clothing to our colleagues in need or contribute to a food bank, we need $25 an hour to support our families. As federal call center workers, we deserve a wage that does not force us to rely on charity, the good will of our coworkers, or government aid programs to get by.
Recently we surveyed hundreds of our co-workers across the country and found that nine out of 10 workers surveyed—and nearly all, 98 percent, of workers with children in their households—said that they can’t provide for their family on Maximus’ pay.
What’s more, 8 in 10 (83%) of surveyed workers with kids at home report using one or more safety net programs! These programs include having to access basic life needs like healthcare and food.
We know Maximus and the Biden administration can afford to do better! Over the past three years, Maximus spent hundreds of millions of dollars on payouts to executives and shareholders. Over the same period, Maximus’ CEO, Bruce Caswell, was paid over $20 million!
We don’t want charity from our co-workers. We demand to be paid what other federal call center workers make, an average of $25 per hour or $52,000 per year, so we can support our families.
Sources:
(1) Form 10-K, Maximus, Inc., FY2022, pg. 45: https://investor.- maximus.com/sec-filings/annual-reports/content/0001032220-22-000074/0001032220-22-000074.pdf
(2) Form DEF 14-A, Maximus, Inc., 2023, pg. 52: https://investor.- maximus.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings?- form_type=DEF +14A&year=##document-3603-0001140361-23-002723-1
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This holiday season, instead of being asked to donate clothing to our colleagues in need or contribute to a food bank, we need $25 an hour to support our families. As federal call center workers, we deserve a wage that does not force us to rely on charity, the good will of our coworkers, or government aid programs to get by.
Recently we surveyed hundreds of our co-workers across the country and found that nine out of 10 workers surveyed—and nearly all, 98 percent, of workers with children in their households—said that they can’t provide for their family on Maximus’ pay.
What’s more, 8 in 10 (83%) of surveyed workers with kids at home report using one or more safety net programs! These programs include having to access basic life needs like healthcare and food.
We know Maximus and the Biden administration can afford to do better! Over the past three years, Maximus spent hundreds of millions of dollars on payouts to executives and shareholders. Over the same period, Maximus’ CEO, Bruce Caswell, was paid over $20 million!
We don’t want charity from our co-workers. We demand to be paid what other federal call center workers make, an average of $25 per hour or $52,000 per year, so we can support our families.