Catholic university raises minimum wage to $15 per hour

[UrbScotty]

A Catholic university in Pittsburgh has raised the minimum wage for its employees to $15 an hour as part of a plan to increase wages for its lowest-paid workers, the university announced.

The wage increase, effective July 1, affects about 100 non-contract employees at Duquesne University, which has a total workforce of about 2,100, including about 1,600 full-time and about 500 part-time employees.

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One employee who has benefitted from the wage increase is Karen Matthis, a full-time residence life employee. Matthis, who has worked at Duquesne for about six and a half years, spoke to NCR while awaiting a shop estimate on the cost to fix her car.

"Last year at this time, I would've panicked when the car was in the shop," said Matthis, whose five adult children live at home while they complete graduate studies and seek employment. "But this year, it [the wage increase] gave us some options."

http://ncronline.org/news/people/catholic-university-raises-minimum-wage-15-hour

[rug]

1. Putting their money where their mouth is.

[shenmue]

2. A good move

[goldent]

3. Excellent!

Other Catholic organizations should follow suit.

[IrishAyes]

4. Walk the talk.

BTW, UrbScotty, did someone in GD really call you sanctimonious? That's a hangout for a lot of jerks, y'know. Pay them no mind. Some people would call others sanctimonious or worse if they were told it's wrong to kick dogs.