Harvard Janitors to Vote on 16% Wage Increase
Harvard University janitors have been offered a 16% pay increase following a “living wage” campaign that included a three-week student occupation of administrative offices in Cambridge.
Union members were to vote on the deal today.
If approved, custodians will initially receive at least $11.35 an hour, retroactive to May 2001, union officials said. By October 2005, all janitors will be making at least $13.50 an hour. The starting wage is now $9.75 an hour.
University President Lawrence H. Summers issued a statement calling the deal “a good outcome for Harvard and for our employees.”
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