The activists who recently won a living wage policy at Georgetown University have planned a celebration rally tomorrow from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Copley Lawn on Georgetown’s campus. After workers and students worked for over a year on lobbying the university and 20+ activists launched a 9-day hunger strike Georgetown recently adopted a Just Employment Policy which will mean a $2 increase per hour for the university’s lowest paid employees, as well as other benefits. Scheduled speakers include AFL-CIO President John Sweeny and Metro Washington Central Labor Council President Jos Williams, among others.

Meanwhile, over at Howard University, things aren’t nearly as hunky-dory: the Hilltop reports that maintenance workers have staged an impromptu protest rally over a variety of complaints about the university administration:

Wages are a major issue of discussion in these negotiations, but according to Brown, staffing problems also need to be addressed. Al Adams, a power plant worker and union member, agreed with Brown.

“You can’t keep working a person understaffed and underpaid,” Adams said. Citing the example of how the number of engineers has dropped from 60 to under 20, Adams stressed that students should get involved in the protests so that service workers can better meet the students’ needs. “If it used to be 15 [workers] and now it’s five, how are you getting the same service?” Adams asked.

The photo is by Kim Wolf.