The Council would then have the responsibility of eliminating the wage compression improprieties. An investigative committee should be established to scrutinize the college's budget and find a practical, financially sound remedy for wage inequity at Earlham. This committee should work closely with the Budget and Welfare Committees, and involve staff, faculty, students, administrators, and Board members in its research and recommendations. The committee should issue a report in April in time for the community to respond and before the Board meeting in June. Conclusion Earlham has a history of struggling with challenging issues of economic and social justice.
Economic inequality presents some difficult moral questions to our community.
1.1 Earlham College Student Handbook 1999-2000, p. 5. 4.4 Freeman, Richard Solving the New Inequality 1999. The Perils of the Growing American Wealth Gap. 7.7 Brownstein, Ronald. Government Should Work Harder to Serve Legions of Working Poor.