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Johns
Hopkins University
Baltimore,
MD
| Group name: Student
Labor Action Committee (SLAC) |
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Email: slac(at)jhu.edu |
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Campaign background: After
years of organizing major rallies and getting thousands
of petition signatures demanding the Johns Hopkins pay
all workers a living wage, in February 1999 university
president William R. Brody agreed to raise all campus
workers wages. However, Brody agreed to a mere $7.75
an hour wage that would not be adjusted for inflation
over time, and included no healthcare. Students of SLAC
were not satisfied with a simple wage raise, they demanded
real living wages!
After organizing for another year, on February 28, 2000,
SLAC occupied Garland Hall determined to sit-in until
Brody agreed to pay a living wage to all workers. The
importance of this sit-in was explained by a SLAC member:
"Hopkins will be the first private-sector entity
to adopt a living wage. This would set a great precedent
for other universities and corporations, who are no
doubt watching what is happening at Garland Hall."
The sit-in ended on March 16, 2000, with an agreement
between SLAC and administrators. (Find the agreement
at Demands, proposals
& policies.)
Since the sit-in, SLAC meets with the administration
to oversee the implementation of the living wage agreement,
as well as working on a tutoring program and organizing
against the use of sweatshops to produce univeristy
apparel.
Campaigns News & Updates:
Apr 14, 2006 - Sodexho workers fear loss of jobs - "Members of the Student Labor Action Committee (SLAC) have begun to get involved in the issue. Junior Victor Crentsil said that they plan on getting in touch with Furhman and hope to be involved in the employees' contract negotiation process..." [read more]
-The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
Apr 12, 2001 - 'President
Brody you can't hide' - Workers World
Feb 1, 2001 - Hospital
workers go on strike - Johns Hopkins News-Letter
Mar 20, 2000 - University
and SLAC Reach Agreement - The Gazette
Mar 16, 2000 - Student
sit-in backs workers' demand for living wage - Workers
World
Mar 2, 2000 - SLAC
steps up protests - Johns Hopkins News-Letter
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