200 rally for U of M to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour
University of Memphis workers, union members, students and alumni rally for a $15 minimum wage during a protest on campus Thursday, June 13, 2019. More than 300 U of M employees make less than $15 an hour. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Jayanni Webster and other members of the United Campus Workers and Communication Workers of America unions rally for a living wage at the University of Memphis on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The U of M recently approved increasing its minimum wage to $11.11 as part of across-the-board pay raises. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Lynn Marie Smith rallies University of Memphis workers, union members, students and alumni at a living wage rally on campus Thursday, June 13, 2019. U of M leaders say the university's benefits package puts compensation for hourly workers at more than $16 an hour. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Arthur Cheliotes, a member of the Communication Workers of America union, rallies with other University of Memphis workers, union members, students and alumni calling for a $15 minimum wage Thursday, June 13, 2019, on the U of M campus. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Union members call for the University of Memphis to pay a $15 minimum wage at an on-campus rally Thursday, June 13, 2019. The U of M faculty senate and staff senate both passed resolutions in 2018 encouraging the university to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis workers, alumni and living wage advocates gathered on campus Thursday, chanting, "We work, we sweat, put $15 on our checks."
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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