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Monday, February 27, 2006
Rally for a Living Wage
As the anniversary of last year's Georgetown University hunger strike nears, 20 members of Congress are urging Georgetown President DeGioia to use his influence to ensure that university contractors recognize the janitors' union.
Although a majority of janitors have signed union cards over the past year, the university has so far failed to recognize the union. And campus workers have not been paid the living wage that the university promised in the "Just Employees Policy" after a 10-day hunger strike by Georgetown students.
The Georgetown Living Wage Coalition has set March 14, the one-year anniversary of the hunger strike, as the deadline for the university to pay a living wage as promised and recognize card-check neutrality. Join in at a student rally in support of a living wage at Georgetown University.
When: Tues., Feb. 28, at 12:45 p.m. Where: Georgetown University campus (Red Square) More info: www.georgetownsolidarity.org
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