Today, the General Welfare Committee of the UM Faculty Senate unanimously approved putting the following motion on the agenda to go before the full Senate on April 17th:
WHEREAS workers employed
on
campus
as
food
service
workers
by
Chartwells
make
on
average
only
$9.50
per
hour
while
workers
employed
on
campus
as
janitors
and
groundskeepers
by
UNICCO
make
on
average
$11.55
per
hour;
WHEREAS
Miami‐Dade
county
considers
a
living
wage
to
be
$12.06
per
hour;
WHEREAS
the
University
of
Miami
is
one
of
the
largest
private
employers,
if
not
the
largest,
in
Miami‐Dade
county;
BE
IT
RESOLVED
that
the
Faculty
Senate
urges
the
administration
a)
to
affirm
the
importance
of
ensuring
that
all
workers
on
campus
are
paid
a
living
wage,
as
defined
by
the
county;
and
b)
to
support
a
fair
and
fast
resolution
to
workers’
efforts
to
improve
their
wages
and
working
conditions.
At that point, assuming it passes, it will be sent by the Senate officially to President Shalala.
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