Signs created by bilingual AP members: “Compensate for Racialized Labor” and “Retroactive Bilingual Pay Now.”
Sign “Recognize language equity. Pay bilingual employees.”
There are just days left until July 1st when administration is contractually supposed to implement bilingual pay. This new benefit is a piece of what we won days before the second-ever strike vote in PSU history. With just two weeks until administration is supposed to have this benefit up and running, academic professionals are facing a concerning amount of procedural obstacles in accessing bilingual pay despite these concerns being shared in multiple labor-management committee (LMC) meetings and the Board of Trustees. In this context, we’ll be doing a sticker-up action at commencement around the pushback academics professionals are experiencing in accessing bilingual pay.
Email cristina.restad@gmail.com or jonathan@psuaaup.net to coordinate dispersing stickers and talking points for students, parents, and alumni to your department about equitable, accessible bilingual pay.
