The city employs about 700 people and Toscano said he expects the number of city employees affected to be considerably lower than at the University. He said he prefers having the city stay out of the University's campaign. When the city finishes assessing the employee salaries they will know how much money will be required to raise the wages, he said. Starting Nov. 25, classified employees will receive a 4 percent increase and the remaining 2.25 percent will be based on satisfactory employee evaluations, he added. The University's living wage campaign is facing a much greater uphill battle than the city's, Calemine said.
Employees are afraid of speaking out.
But Gasuvik said the University does not tolerate any kind of retaliation against employees who join the campaign. Calemine said the University's campaign has been putting pressure on University administrators to affect change for the low paid employees. The Board of Visitors will address the Living Wage Campaign at their March 26 meeting. Pressing Esc will stop animations on this page. The Cavalier Daily, Incorporated.