photo by John Sonderman 'Dear PoPville, Staff members at AU plan to go on strike next week. Sylvia Burwell makes an extravagant salary--well over a million dollars. All the while, a large number of staff make well below what is considered a living wage in the District. On top of that, they're
next week. Sylvia Burwell makes an extravagant salary–well over a million dollars. All the while, a large number of staff make well below what is considered a living wage in the District.
On top of that, they’re charged to park at work everyday and are required to pay parking tickets that increase with each ticket received. AU leadership has hired a lawyer known for aggressively fighting unions and have been resistant to increasing wages . Staff will be going on strike soon and with the academic year approaching, students will definitely be impacted. AU’s slogan is that “Change Can’t Wait” but a lot of people feel that a more accurate slogan is, “Change Can’t Wait…unless you work at AU.”
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