Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are trying again to pass a requirement that workers paid with student fees earn a living wage.
Students overwhelmingly passed a referendum last spring that required workers at the Wisconsin Union, University Health Services and the Division of Recreational Sports to be paid a living wage, as defined by the city. That now comes out to $10.23 per hour.
But the Student Judiciary overturned the referendum on a technicality, said Josh Healey of the Student Labor Action Coalition. So now, the group is trying a different tactic to enact the change.