Patricia Mccourt

This May 1, members of United Campus Workers of Mississippi (UCW-MS), a union representing faculty, students and staff across the state, are delivering petitions to university administrators demanding a living wage. Why would workers, especially those who so clearly serve the public good, be paid any less than a living wage? Like any social issue the truth is complicated. But one reason is that the state, like any other employer, pays low wages because it can.