{ "type": "rich", "version": "1.0", "provider_name": "Action Network", "provider_url": "https://actionnetwork.org", "html": "
", "author_name": "Stanford Students for Workers' Rights", "author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/stanford-students-for-workers-rights", "title": "Stanford: Commit to pay continuance for ALL service workers through Spring Quarter", "thumbnail_url": "https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg", "description": "Stanford University has responded to COVID-19 by laying off hundreds of subcontracted workers, refusing to guarantee service workers pay during statewide shelter-in-place orders, and withholding information on the on-campus spread of the virus from staff tasked with keeping the University safe. Despite receiving a former petition with over 2,200 signatures demanding that Stanford protect, inform, and fairly compensate its service workers, the University has not responded to the petition and its call for universal pay continuance. To refuse workers additional paid sick leave, to expose them to COVID-19, and to implement mass lay-offs in the midst of a pandemic is unacceptable. Stanford’s current policy only guarantees pay continuance for direct hires only until April 15th, leaving its workers in an uncertain, vulnerable situation. Even this limited continuance excludes the hundreds of workers subcontracted under UG-2, Student Organized Services (SOS), and Bon Appetit, all of whom now face layoffs with zero pay continuance. If subcontracted workers choose to stay home, they must use their existing sick leave and vacation days. No one should be forced to choose between their safety and their income. In comparison, peer institutions such as Harvard, MIT, University of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania, and Northwestern have committed to paying all their workers, including subcontracted workers, through the end of their spring terms. Given that Stanford’s endowment is one of the largest in the country, it is unconscionable that the university is not providing its workers the same basic benefits. Workers are a critical part of our campus community, and they, as much as students, deserve stability and safety. We are asking you to join us in demanding that Stanford do right by every member of its community.", "url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stanford-pay-your-workers" }