SGA cabinet urges increase in staff wages

Student Government Association President Chelsea Hudson told the House of Student Representatives Tuesday night that SGA will support a letter addressed to Chancellor Michael Ferrari encouraging a task force to improve the $8 minimum wage for staff members.

Hudson said the SGA administrative cabinet made an executive decision last Friday to join the Staff Assembly and Faculty Senate in addressing the issue.

Since the letter to the chancellor was drafted before Tuesday, Hudson told the House that the administrative cabinet is given the right to make decisions for SGA when there is a time constraint.

Hudson said Staff Assembly is drafting the letter.

“We are not bringing the issue to Ferrari’s attention, since he is probably aware of it,” Hudson said. “But we hope it will place focus on importance of the issue. Students need to support this issue.”

Ferrari will be receiving the letter this week, Hudson said.

— Emily Turner