United Campus Workers (UCW) gathered on Oct. 27 to launch their campaign to increase UK student minimum wage to $15 an hour.
According to their website, United Campus Workers of Kentucky is the “wall-to-wall...
Amidst the turmoil of the pandemic, UK president Eli Capilouto will soon get a significant pay raise. The announcement was made on Dec. 14 in an email from Robert Vance, the chair of the Board of Trustees.The...
Every day of the pandemic, custodian Cory Pollard had to come into work, sanitizing campus to protect students, faculty and staff from COVID-19. He and his coworkers never got a break, he said, because...
UK announced on Thursday, May 20, 2021, that it would be raising its minimum hourly pay for nonadministrative and nonacademic employees to $15 by 2022, according to a press release sent by the United...
United Campus Workers, a coalition of UK employees, marched across campus in the afternoon of Nov. 12 as part of their campaign to demand a meeting with UK President Eli Capilouto.“No justice, no peace....
College is obviously a significant cost that students rarely pay for themselves without parental assistance, scholarships or student loans. Since 1979, working your way through college has become almost...
Starting on Jan. 1, the minimum wage in 21 states and several cities will increase.Since Congress has not made any changes to the nation’s minimum wage since 2009, states and local governments have started...
While the U.S. presidential race has all the spotlight now, there are still many other important political races going on, including the race between the Kentucky U.S. Senate candidates Jim Gray and Rand...
[email protected] the May 17 primary approaching and the race for the Democratic candidate for president coming to an end, Sen. Bernie Sanders urged Lexington to take back the American dream from corporations...
In his last State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama spoke on several issues that could have major impacts on college students nationwide including the minimum wage and college tuition.Obama spoke...
