Nearly four years after charges were dismissed against 17 students who participated in a Madison Hall sit-in, the living wage campaign at UVA—and its blog—relaunched last week. The Workers and Students United organization met on Saturday to speak on behalf of hourly employees and encourage future discussions with UVA President-elect Teresa Sullivan. The group also proposed consideration of an hourly wage of $11.44, an increase of $1.30 from the current minimum hourly wage of $10.14.
Read an editorial in today’s Cavalier Daily about Saturday’s event—or, take the advice of a commenter on the Daily Progress’ website and compare the current minimum hourly wage with the annual salaries of UVA employees compiled by the Collegiate Times. Or, revisit the history of the living wage campaign:
A protestor is removed from Madison Hall during the 2006 living wage sit-in at UVA.
