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Strike enters 12th day

Living Wage members meet University administration today; seek compromise

Members of the Living Wage campaign will meet today with University administrators for the second time this week to further discuss the campaign's goals on the 12th day of its hunger strike.

David Flood, Graduate Arts & Sciences student and member of the campaign's negotiating team, said the campaign wants to talk at today's meeting about the definition of a contract worker and the time schedule for the possible implementation of a living wage for contract employees.

"At heart, we're making a moral demand of the University," Flood said. "We recognize that they can't wave a magic wand, [but we want] a firm commitment

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