Help Win Hero Pay for Essential Workers in DC

UFCW Local 400 is working to pass a new law called the The Heroes Pay Act, which will provide a one-time payment to essential workers in DC.

The Heroes Pay Act will provide a one-time payment to tens of thousands of essential workers who risked their health and their lives by working during the pandemic. DC received billions in federal aid which could be used for all sorts of relief efforts, including hazard pay for essential workers.

The payments will be distributed through grants awarded to private employers in the District. The payment would come in two forms:

• $500 for each eligible essential worker who performed at least 100 hours of essential work between March 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, at a rate of $5 per hour worked;
• $250 for each eligible worker who performed essential work for at least 50 hours after May 1, 2021, at a rate of $5 per hour worked.