The contracted janitors at Tufts University are asking only for what they deserve: just wages to support their families and full time work to give their loved ones healthcare coverage.
Tufts talks about their commitment to the community and now its time for them to stand up for their ideals and help these workers!
The Somerville Board of Aldermen will be voting on a resolution in support of the Tufts janitors that evening. I hope you all can come out to support these hard working janitors and support this resolution. Help us stand for dignity and respect in the workplace!
It would be much appreciated if some of you could come out, or pass it around your circle. I don’t have to tell you guys what kind of power people powered media has, so any support you can lend will be more than welcome.
To disclose I am a Tufts student (Tufts 2010, major in philosophy) and am working with SEIU 615 this summer (the Union that represents these janitors) to help the contracted janitors at my school get the respect they deserve.
Please check out our blog (run by students at Tufts) at Justice for Tufts Janitors for more information on the Tufts campaign.
And they say organizing for justice on campus ain’t what it used to to be!
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p>Students are increasingly the heart and soul beat of these community support efforts on behalf of building service workers whose annual salary is frequently less than students pay for tuition.
How much more money? What hours? How many are part time? Don’t most people need specific details before they can support or not?
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p>Add it all together and total it. THen divide that total by the Tufts enrollment and get the per pupil cost of the agreement. Increase the tuition and move on. Kids at Tufts aren’t paying that much are they?
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p>Like taxes on the working people of America, just keep finding these “injustices” and add to the costs (tuition and taxes) and make them(us) pay.
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p>Next problem!
Check out the website recommended in the post above for specifics and then do your math.
So… how much are they looking for and what other benefits. I’ve noticed that unions often throw things out there as “the” issue but then you find out there are others too. If Tufts said OK, we’ll pay $16/hour would this go away?
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p>PS IF Tufts increases the wage, then Northeastern becomes the low man and then if they pay more the next one… Normally, I like supply and demand to manage these things, like it does most other things (unless the government screws it up – “prevailing wage law”…).