There are 4 article(s) tagged United Campus Workers:

• June 2022

  • U of M custodial staff demands changes

    “For the past year, custodians and technicians at the University of Memphis have not been treated with dignity.”

    By Kofi Whitehead June 02, 2022

• June 2019

  • 200 rally for U of M to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour

    University of Memphis workers, alumni and living wage advocates gathered on campus Thursday, chanting, "We work, we sweat, put $15 on our checks."

    By Omer Yusuf June 14, 2019

• April 2019

  • U of M alumni, United Campus Workers push for $15 minimum wage

    Amid concerns about the University of Memphis’ commitment to raising the minimum wage for its employee to $15 per hour, the United Campus Workers and several alumni held a press conference Friday urging the university to implement wage increases by 2020.

    By Omer Yusuf April 13, 2019

• February 2019

  • Governor soft pedals on JLL contract

    Gov. Bill Lee appears noncommittal on his support for a heavily-debated statewide contract that outsources facilities management at colleges and Tennessee agencies with a maximum payout of $1.9 billion.

    By Sam Stockard February 05, 2019