Justice, Respect, Democratic Workplaces
The Agnes Scott College Living Wage Campaign is comprised of workers, students, alumnae, and professors who are dedicated to fighting for just wages, institutionalized respect, and democratic workplaces on ASC's campus and within the broader Metro Atlanta
09/01/2022
Agnes Scott College contracting with Aramark for facilities maintenance Agnes Scott College announced to its facilities staff, students and faculty during a meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 24, that the college is extending a contract to Aramark to be the facilities maintenance partner going forward.
09/01/2022
The ASC Living Wage Campaign on the WRFG Labor Forum (our 4th visit over the years). Kudos to sophomore student leaders Jasper and Aurelia for their leadership!
Public Affairs: Labor Forum - Dianne Mathiowetz - 29 August 2022 Listen to Public Affairs: Labor Forum - Dianne Mathiowetz - 29 August 2022 by WRFG
05/24/2022
The first undergraduate student worker union, at Grinnell College!
How Grinnell College Undergrads Unionized And Made History - Iowa Starting Line Grinnell College's 700-some undergraduate student workers are now the first-in-the-nation campus-wide undergraduate union. Here's how they did it.
04/30/2022
“The Wobblies”: Iconic Film on IWW Union Gets Rereleased for May Day The landmark 1979 labor documentary, “The Wobblies,” has been restored and rereleased for May Day, International Workers' Day. The film details the history of the Industrial Workers of the World -- a radical union whose members are also known as Wobblie...
02/23/2022
A few years ago at the ASC Living Wage teach-in: making appreciation posters for dining hall staff!
01/26/2022
The people most impacted by America’s policy violence have already imagined a better way! Join the for a Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March on Washington & To the Polls on June 18, 2022! RSVP: poorpeoplescampaign.org/rally-map/
01/17/2022
“It’s going to come through those masses of people Dr. King talked about forming these moral fusion alliances that will call this nation to repentance, to restoration, & to reconstruction.” Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
Join us: http://poorpeoplescampaign.org/rally-map/
01/12/2022
The time is now to turn up the heat on Congress & make our demands heard! We must call & demand that Congress take action. Voting rights can't wait! We can't let the filibuster stop the policies we need for our future. Our demands can't wait. Call Congress now: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/a-national-nonviolent-moral-direct-action-call-in?clear_id=true&source=direct_link
📷 by Steve Pavey / Kairos Center / Poor People’s Campaign
12/28/2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/opinion/living-wage-calculator.html?referringSource=articleShare
Opinion | The M.I.T. Professor Defining What It Means to Live With many companies now inching toward more humane pay, the question of how to define a living wage deserves broader public discussion.
11/13/2021
Get ready for National Living Wage week!
Living Wage Network The network is composed of certification programs that recognize employers who pay a living wage, significantly impacting the lives of tens of thousands of low-wage workers across the country.
12/13/2021