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U. Senate supports living wage
Catherine Couretas
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Front Page
"I think it would be good for us to take the moral high road and pass this resolution," said Sheldon Davis, a mathematics and statistics professor. "I think that in the short term it would be good for us to pass this."
Stephen Nimis, a professor of classics, agreed.
"I think that the administration should do the best they can in trying to make the best for everybody," Nimis said.
Senior Director of Human Resources Carol Hauser spoke to the senate as well, providing facts about employment at Miami compared with other public universities in Ohio as of the fall of 2007. This information included what Miami staff are being paid now.
"At Miami, we want to have competitive salaries," Hauser said. "Every two years, the university looks at the starting wages and entry level wages for classified staff and we line ourselves with those wages."
Hauser went on to explain that classified staff is paid by the hour, as opposed to unclassified staff that is not paid by the hour.
"We want our employers here to be able to have career paths," Hauser said. "We want to have a stable work force here at Miami."
Hauser continued to say that Miami does not have maximum salaries, using the example of some of the food service workers who make nearly $20 an hour.
"All of us prepare for our careers and we expect to make a salary in relation to certain things," Hauser said. "We expect our salary will be related to how we are prepared academically and how long we've been working."
Stephen Nimis, a professor of classics, agreed.
"I think that the administration should do the best they can in trying to make the best for everybody," Nimis said.
Senior Director of Human Resources Carol Hauser spoke to the senate as well, providing facts about employment at Miami compared with other public universities in Ohio as of the fall of 2007. This information included what Miami staff are being paid now.
"At Miami, we want to have competitive salaries," Hauser said. "Every two years, the university looks at the starting wages and entry level wages for classified staff and we line ourselves with those wages."
Hauser went on to explain that classified staff is paid by the hour, as opposed to unclassified staff that is not paid by the hour.
"We want our employers here to be able to have career paths," Hauser said. "We want to have a stable work force here at Miami."
Hauser continued to say that Miami does not have maximum salaries, using the example of some of the food service workers who make nearly $20 an hour.
"All of us prepare for our careers and we expect to make a salary in relation to certain things," Hauser said. "We expect our salary will be related to how we are prepared academically and how long we've been working."
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Brian Burke
posted 4/09/08 @ 9:53 PM EST
How about unclassified staff? I do not see any mention of this in the article. Many of these people are in the professional ranks (i.e. people with 4 year bachelor degrees) and are grossly underpaid. (Continued…)
Peter Citera
posted 4/13/08 @ 12:32 PM EST
Once again a feel-good resolution coming out of University Senate. Why does this not surprise me? Revenues are historically low so.... let's arbitrarily increase salaries $2/hour across the board! It amazes me how practicality goes by the wayside when a cause-titled bill comes up for debate. (Continued…)
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