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we actually did it and the parking rates are being rolled back. thank you for staying loud about this because it really paid off. keep an eye on things to make sure the university sticks to the new agreement.

December 16, 2012

Wayne State University, Roll Back Parking Rate Increases for Graduate Employees

Wayne State University, Roll Back Parking Rate Increases for Graduate Employees

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 10 months ago
Since August 10th, 2012, Wayne State University Administration has increased parking rates ranging from 18% all the way up to 333%. These increases disproportionately impact graduate employees, who make on average $17,409 in 2012. For some graduate employees, the increase in parking will cost them over 6% of their salary. Compared to the percent of salary an Administrator pays to park, a graduate employee pays 871% more. We, the undersigned, ask Wayne State University to roll back these rate increases to their previous July, 2012 rate. We also ask that the Wayne State University Administration negotiate with the Graduate Employees' Organizing Committee over future parking rate increases.

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October 2, 2012

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Mike Wang
13 years ago Featured

This is honestly ridiculous. Grad students are barely scraping by as it is and paying more to park at a place where we work is a slap in the face.

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Sarah Edwards
13 years ago Featured

WSU needs to stop treating grad workers like a piggy bank. 333% increase is insane.

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Elena Chen
13 years ago Featured

How is this even legal? we deserve better treatment than this.

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David Taylor
13 years ago Featured

Parking prices are already way too high for what we make. Fix this now.

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Kevin Frost
13 years ago Featured

PATHETIC. administrators making six figures while grad students pay a fortune just to get to their desks. GREEDY.

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Jessica Pratt
13 years ago Featured

I can barely afford rent and groceries on my stipend. parking costs are killing me honestly.

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