Thursday, July 17, 2008
why higher education might not pay off
"Hi, my name is Tony and I'm underpaid."
This is the first thing a worker said when he was introducing himself to a collective of students from various organizations at my campus. Although it was back in August, this was the first of many times in a few years that students and service workers of the University of California (UC) would work together to fight against low wages. Workers at the UC currently do not make enough for living wages. Since then, students have been organizing and rallying to let campus officials know that this injustice needs to end. It happened in 2001 and it's happening now.
Read it for facts and try to ignore the UC representative's clouding bullshit. The workers are not justly described nor are their struggles humanized. This is real, especially when politicians refuse to cross picket lines.
This is the first thing a worker said when he was introducing himself to a collective of students from various organizations at my campus. Although it was back in August, this was the first of many times in a few years that students and service workers of the University of California (UC) would work together to fight against low wages. Workers at the UC currently do not make enough for living wages. Since then, students have been organizing and rallying to let campus officials know that this injustice needs to end. It happened in 2001 and it's happening now.
SAN DIEGO – Despite a temporary restraining order against a strike, hundreds of University of California San Diego service workers began picketing with their brethren statewide yesterday for better wages.
They included custodians, groundskeepers, housekeepers and food-preparation employees who work for the UCSD campus and UCSD Medical Center system.
At issue is a dispute over salary increases for 8,500 service workers statewide represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299.
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Read it for facts and try to ignore the UC representative's clouding bullshit. The workers are not justly described nor are their struggles humanized. This is real, especially when politicians refuse to cross picket lines.
This is another call for justice, support, love and Life.
// posted by Janice @ 9:49 AM 
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