United Campus Workers of Arizona Demand a Dignified Wage for ALL workers at the University of Arizona
Dr. Robert C. Robbins - UArizona President, Dr. Liesl Folks - Senior Vice President and Provost, UArizona Executive Team, and All members of the Arizona Board of Regents
Dear University of Arizona community,
We need your support to ensure dignified wages and jobs. UCWAZ believes that all campus workers in Arizona, whether university employees or contracted laborers, must be paid a thriving wage, not a poverty wage. This goes hand in hand with the University of Arizona’s mission to continuously improve and innovate. We cannot solve grand challenges unless our basic needs are met.
Across our communities, we have seen significant increases in housing costs, gas, and food expenses. The current inflation rate is ten percent in Arizona, and workers' wages are not increasing to meet the increasing expenses of living in the area. These costs do not include any medical emergencies or unexpected expenses, or situations we will all face at some point in our lives.
According to the university's salary data, at least 43% of the workforce at the University of Arizona is making less than $25 an hour; 4,000 employees in our university are not making enough to survive in our communities. We are lecturers, instructors, custodians, research specialists, administrative assistants, coordinators, food service workers, and graduate and undergraduate students. We are ready for the administration to take responsibility by allocating resources to establish a thriving wage for all workers without department cuts, layoffs, non-renewals, third-party contracts, or increased workloads.
By increasing the wage floor for these workers to $25 per hour, we know that at least 4,000 workers will benefit. Raising the wage floor at the universities aligns with the recent pay raise for other Arizona state employees that was passed in the 2023 state budget. Furthermore, as one of Pima County's largest employers, the university's bold steps to create a higher wage floor would provide the economic stimulus and people-first leadership that Arizona needs.
The university works because we do.
Sign our petition to demand the University of Arizona raise our wages to at least $25 an hour by 2025.
If you are a campus worker and would like to learn more about this campaign, visit ucwarizona.org and join us to build power and solidarity!
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To:
Dr. Robert C. Robbins - UArizona President, Dr. Liesl Folks - Senior Vice President and Provost, UArizona Executive Team, and All members of the Arizona Board of Regents
From:
[Your Name]
I urge every single individual targeted in this letter to increase wages for campus workers and to meet the demand of $25 an hour by the year 2025 that UCWArizona is bringing forward.
UCWAZ believes that all campus workers in Arizona, whether university employees or contracted laborers, must be paid a thriving wage, not a poverty wage. This goes hand in hand with the University of Arizona’s mission to continuously improve and innovate. We cannot solve grand challenges unless our basic needs are met.
Across our communities, we have seen significant increases in housing costs, gas, and food expenses. The current inflation rate is ten percent in Arizona, and workers' wages are not increasing to meet the increasing expenses of living in the area. These costs do not include any medical emergencies or unexpected expenses, or situations we will all face at some point in our lives.
According to the university's salary data, at least 43% of the workforce at the University of Arizona is making less than $25 an hour; 4,000 employees in our university are not making enough to survive in our communities. We are lecturers, instructors, custodians, research specialists, administrative assistants, coordinators, food service workers, and graduate and undergraduate students. We are ready for the administration to take responsibility by allocating resources to establish a thriving wage for all workers without department cuts, layoffs, non-renewals, third-party contracts, or increased workloads.
By increasing the wage floor for these workers to $25 per hour, we know that at least 4,000 workers will benefit. Raising the wage floor at the universities aligns with the recent pay raise for other Arizona state employees that was passed in the 2023 state budget. Furthermore, as one of Pima County's largest employers, the university's bold steps to create a higher wage floor would provide the economic stimulus and people-first leadership that Arizona needs.