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FAMU workers call attention to poverty-level wages

AFSCME President Lee Saunders 

FAMU workers call attention to poverty-level wages

Retiree: Betty Tolen

Retiree: Betty Tolen

Legislative Report Feb. 7, 2022

February 7, 2022 

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Legislative Report Feb. 7, 2022

Advocating for increases in starting and longevity pay

A Florida Phoenix article reports: 

Union leaders argue that increasing the starting pay for low-paid state workers could help alleviate staffing shortages at agencies by attracting new workers.

Advocating for increases in starting and longevity pay

FAMU Workers Protest Poverty Wages

Local 3343 at Florida A&M University held a protest Tuesday, Febuary 1 to call for management to bargain a fair contract for underpaid workers. See a brief overview of some of the resulting press coverage of the event. Remember, when we fight, we win! 

FAMU Workers Protest Poverty Wages