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Washington
University - St. Louis
St. Louis,
MO
 Campaign background: The
Student Worker Alliance (SWA) at Washington U - St.
Louis formed in November 2003 after 36 Nicaraguan campus
workers were dismissed and forced to return to Nicaragua
the following week. SWA is "dedicated to fostering
relationships between students, the subcontracted employees
of Washington University, and the community." From
its beginning, SWA's goal was "to begin a living
wage campaign at WU."
For two years, SWA pressured Chancellor Mark Wrighton
to adopt their proposed Code
of Conduct. But Chancellor Wrighton wasn't listening.
Finally, during the spring semester of 2005, members
of the SWA staged a sit-in in their admissions office,
and eventually escalated further to a hunger strike,
in solidarity with campus workers. The SWA won an agreement
from the administration to dedicate $1,000,000 towards
raises in workers' wages, among other significant steps
forward. However, just as in the campaign at Georgetown
U, the administration refused to agree to card
check neutrality.
» see the agreement won in spring 2005 at Demands,
proposals & policies
Campaigns News & Updates:
Apr 22, 2005 - Students,
Workers Win Big at Washington University - Jobs
With Justice press release
Apr 13, 2005 - 'Living
Wages' and Hunger Strikes - Inside Higher Ed
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