Feminist Campus eZine
February-22-06

Widener FMLA Launches Living Wage Campaign

Widener FMLA in Chester, PA had success in January with their living wage campaign. The Widener FMLA has been lobbying their University President and administration for the past two years in an effort to increase benefits and wages for Aramark employees at their campus. In a win, the President of Widener University released a statement on January 30th stating that negotiations with Aramark left them offering all Aramark employees no less than $8.50/hour for all Aramark employees. In addition, the amount will increase within a year to a minimum of $9.00/hour. This amount rivals the Philadelphia Living Wage which is currently set at $7.76/hour. Keep up the awesome activism Widener FMLA!

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