TAKE ACTION

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We are mobilizing supporters like you across the state to call the offices of six key State Senators and tell them to raise DSP wages!

1) Fill out your contact information in the form below 

2) Click “Make a Call” 

3) You’ll receive a call from our toll-free number: (773) 862-8875

4) After hearing our recorded message, you'll be patched through to the first legislator's office (the order is randomized).

5) You'll most likely reach a junior staffer or be asked to leave a voicemail.

6) Refer to the brief call script on screen to help you out.

7) When you are done with your call, don't hang up! Press * (star) to move on to the next legislator. If the legislator's office hangs up first, you will be transferred to the next legislator automatically.

  • Here's a call script:

·       Hi, my name is [FIRST AND LAST NAME]. I’m calling with the They Deserve More Coalition.

·       I urge you to prioritize funding in the state budget for people with disabilities and their support workers.

·       The Governor’s proposed budget includes a sixty-cent wage increase for Direct Support Professionals. This is a good start.

·       A wage increase of one dollar and twenty cents will achieve the DSP wage goal set by the Illinois Department of Human Services in 2020.

·       I urge you to go beyond the proposed sixty-cent increase. Please get as close as you can to passing a one dollar and twenty cent increase in this year’s budget.

·       A higher DSP wage increase will improve staffing for people with disabilities and give workers the fair pay they deserve.

·       Thank you.

·       (IF THEY ASK YOU FOR A "BILL NUMBER"): Our bill numbers are SB3427 and HB4969.