The administration officially dropped the parking fee proposal today because they realized how much this would hurt our hard-working staff and students. I am incredibly relieved that we protected our campus community from this unfair cost. We will stay vigilant to make sure these fees do not reappear in any …
June 25, 2018
Final supporters
Tell the administration at St. Mary's College of California why staff, faculty, and students DO NOT WANT parking fees.
Although St. Mary’s College administration claims that the parking fees are in response to an environmental impact report and that they are similarly instituted on other campuses, this is not entirely true. First, environmental measures have and can be taken in the form of rewards for carpooling, public transportation reimbursements, et cetera (more on the environmental impact report here: https://townofmoraga.worldsecuresystems.com/dept/p... ). Further, rarely are other colleges charging as much as the administration plans: $300/annual pass or $4 per day. [1]
The administration is missing the bigger picture.
Although some employees would be able to have reduced parking fees for fewer days on campus, many year-round service employees do not have that choice, and yet cannot afford a $300 fee—which is tantamount to a $300 pay cut.
Further, with college tuition rising, a parking fee would add to the inability of many students to pay for college and possibly increase future loan repayments.
A serious concern is that once instituted, the parking fee could then rise annually.
As such, we suggest that any parking fee BE WAIVED for faculty and staff earning less than $60K per year (figure arrived at with assistance of the Living Wage Calculator Bay Area for a single adult or an adult in a two-income home [2]), and BE WAIVED for any students receiving financial aid covering 40% or more of their tuition. For faculty and staff earning more than $60K, we suggest that any parking fees be linked to faculty or staff pay [3]—and that no one making less than 100K per year be asked to pay more than $150 per year. No student should be asked to pay more than $150 per year.
Join us in protesting this unfair pay cut for employees and fee increase for students.
Notes:
1. The administration is willing to discuss some discounts for parking, though it has not been made clear exactly how that would work or who would qualify.
2. A Living Wage is not a comfortable wage. It is the bare minimum not to fall into debt. More information is available from the MIT-derived algorithm here: http://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06001
3. A comfortable wage is closer to $80K/per adult in a two-income home in Oakland, California. More information about the need for a comfortable wage can be found here: “You’ll need this much money to live comfortably in these major cities” https://www.gobankingrates.com/making-money/money-...
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 26, 2018
April 26, 2018
Seeing this kind of movement confirms my fear that my colleagues and fellow students are truly hurting over these costs. This is no longer just my frustration because it is clear that our entire community feels the weight of this unfair policy.
Reached 100 supporters
April 24, 2018
April 23, 2018
Watching this sign count climb toward 500 reminds me of the coworkers I talk to every day who are terrified about losing a chunk of their paycheck to these fees. We are right on the edge of a milestone that will force the administration to pay attention to our struggle. Keep pushing because we need to hit that mark before our next meeting.
156 Comments
A flat fee for parking that doesn't take wages, salary, and financial aid into account is unjustly biased in favor of the SMC community members at the higher end of the compensation scale. I work here because I feel I'm making a difference, but I also took a huge pay cut in the process ...
I am a single mother. I have enough financial issues. Please don’t add on to it by making everyone pay $300 for a parking pass that may or may not be used because of the low parking spaces that are available.
As a student paying for her own education here, largely through financial aid and loans, this is just unacceptable. Tuition for next year is already increasing and adding this on top of everything is really going to make it difficult for many students to attend SMC.
As an Administrative Assistant I feel it is extremely unfair to have us pay for parking when we have not received a raise and our salaries are not competitive with the rest of the bay area job market. Having to pay parking will make many of us rethink about working at St. Mary's.
I agree that many of us don't have the ability to use alternative modes of transportation because we have children and need to have a car at hand in case of emergency. Also, going from 0 to $300? I think paying $10/mo for parking is feasible = $120/year.
Any parking fee should BE WAIVED for faculty and staff earning less than $80K per year (figure arrived at with assistance of the Living Wage Calculator Bay Area for a single adult or an adult in a two-income home [2]), and BE WAIVED for any students receiving financial aid covering 40% or more of their tuition. For faculty and staff earning more than $80K, any parking fees should be linked to faculty or staff pay—and no one making less than 100K per year be asked to pay more than $150 per year. No student should be asked to pay more than $100 per year. With college tuition rising, a parking fee would add to the inability of many students to pay for college and possibly increase future loan repayments.
Any parking fee should BE WAIVED for faculty and staff earning less than $80K per year (figure arrived at with assistance of the Living Wage Calculator Bay Area for a single adult or an adult in a two-income home [2]), and BE WAIVED for any students receiving financial aid covering 40% or more of their tuition.
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The administration officially dropped the parking fee proposal today because they realized how much this would hurt our hard-working staff and students. I am incredibly relieved that we protected our campus community from this unfair cost. We will stay vigilant to make sure these fees do not reappear in any …
June 25, 2018
Final supporters
Tell the administration at St. Mary's College of California why staff, faculty, and students DO NOT WANT parking fees.
Although St. Mary’s College administration claims that the parking fees are in response to an environmental impact report and that they are similarly instituted on other campuses, this is not entirely true. First, environmental measures have and can be taken in the form of rewards for carpooling, public transportation reimbursements, et cetera (more on the environmental impact report here: https://townofmoraga.worldsecuresystems.com/dept/p... ). Further, rarely are other colleges charging as much as the administration plans: $300/annual pass or $4 per day. [1]
The administration is missing the bigger picture.
Although some employees would be able to have reduced parking fees for fewer days on campus, many year-round service employees do not have that choice, and yet cannot afford a $300 fee—which is tantamount to a $300 pay cut.
Further, with college tuition rising, a parking fee would add to the inability of many students to pay for college and possibly increase future loan repayments.
A serious concern is that once instituted, the parking fee could then rise annually.
As such, we suggest that any parking fee BE WAIVED for faculty and staff earning less than $60K per year (figure arrived at with assistance of the Living Wage Calculator Bay Area for a single adult or an adult in a two-income home [2]), and BE WAIVED for any students receiving financial aid covering 40% or more of their tuition. For faculty and staff earning more than $60K, we suggest that any parking fees be linked to faculty or staff pay [3]—and that no one making less than 100K per year be asked to pay more than $150 per year. No student should be asked to pay more than $150 per year.
Join us in protesting this unfair pay cut for employees and fee increase for students.
Notes:
1. The administration is willing to discuss some discounts for parking, though it has not been made clear exactly how that would work or who would qualify.
2. A Living Wage is not a comfortable wage. It is the bare minimum not to fall into debt. More information is available from the MIT-derived algorithm here: http://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06001
3. A comfortable wage is closer to $80K/per adult in a two-income home in Oakland, California. More information about the need for a comfortable wage can be found here: “You’ll need this much money to live comfortably in these major cities” https://www.gobankingrates.com/making-money/money-...
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 26, 2018
April 26, 2018
Seeing this kind of movement confirms my fear that my colleagues and fellow students are truly hurting over these costs. This is no longer just my frustration because it is clear that our entire community feels the weight of this unfair policy.
Reached 100 supporters
April 24, 2018
April 23, 2018
Watching this sign count climb toward 500 reminds me of the coworkers I talk to every day who are terrified about losing a chunk of their paycheck to these fees. We are right on the edge of a milestone that will force the administration to pay attention to our struggle. Keep pushing because we need to hit that mark before our next meeting.
156 Comments
I don't even hear any conversation about how parking would be guaranteed if fees are implemented, and so we'd be paying fees and still not have parking. I am opposed to parking fees, especially because we are not then guaranteed reasonable parking.
A flat fee for parking that doesn't take wages, salary, and financial aid into account is unjustly biased in favor of the SMC community members at the higher end of the compensation scale. I work here because I feel I'm making a difference, but I also took a huge pay cut in the process ...
I am a single mother. I have enough financial issues. Please don’t add on to it by making everyone pay $300 for a parking pass that may or may not be used because of the low parking spaces that are available.
As a student paying for her own education here, largely through financial aid and loans, this is just unacceptable. Tuition for next year is already increasing and adding this on top of everything is really going to make it difficult for many students to attend SMC.
As an Administrative Assistant I feel it is extremely unfair to have us pay for parking when we have not received a raise and our salaries are not competitive with the rest of the bay area job market. Having to pay parking will make many of us rethink about working at St. Mary's.
I agree that many of us don't have the ability to use alternative modes of transportation because we have children and need to have a car at hand in case of emergency. Also, going from 0 to $300? I think paying $10/mo for parking is feasible = $120/year.
Any parking fee should BE WAIVED for faculty and staff earning less than $80K per year (figure arrived at with assistance of the Living Wage Calculator Bay Area for a single adult or an adult in a two-income home [2]), and BE WAIVED for any students receiving financial aid covering 40% or more of their tuition. For faculty and staff earning more than $80K, any parking fees should be linked to faculty or staff pay—and no one making less than 100K per year be asked to pay more than $150 per year. No student should be asked to pay more than $100 per year. With college tuition rising, a parking fee would add to the inability of many students to pay for college and possibly increase future loan repayments.
Any parking fee should BE WAIVED for faculty and staff earning less than $80K per year (figure arrived at with assistance of the Living Wage Calculator Bay Area for a single adult or an adult in a two-income home [2]), and BE WAIVED for any students receiving financial aid covering 40% or more of their tuition.
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I don't even hear any conversation about how parking would be guaranteed if fees are implemented, and so we'd be paying fees and still not have parking. I am opposed to parking fees, especially because we are not then guaranteed reasonable parking.