University of Miami workers demand higher wages, better working conditions
Workers at the University of Miami in the Service Employee’s International Union (SEIU) are demanding higher wages and better working conditions in advance of a new contact at the beginning of September.
There are currently some 650 custodians, food service workers, and groundskeepers employed by the University through their subcontractors ABM Industries and Chartwell. Their average pay is a mere $10.50 per hour, a poverty-level wage at one of the wealthiest universities in the country, and currently far below the $15/hour Florida voters approved last fall, but which will not take full effect in 2026.