So they have an on-campus one and then a couple other ones, myself included. “I think a lot of student workers would be able to focus more on school and more on their specific on campus job, whereas like, right now, most of my fellow student workers are working two or three jobs. UCCS is also the only school in the CU system that hasn't raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The petition was handed over in April for higher pay.Īccording to the union, 95 percent of UCCS student workers and 70 full-time UCCS staff make less than $15 an hour. The campaign collected over one thousand signatures from students, staff, and community members. United Campus Workers Colorado (UCWC) also created a petition to urge the university to raise the minimum wage to $15. I definitely am an advocate of the $15 minimum wage,” said Ford. I’m sure they would give more they could,” said Molina. Her and Molina both say $14 is not enough though. Valentine said there are nearly 2,000 student workers on campus, who work jobs like at book store, coffee shops or dining facilities, the admissions office, or in marketing.ĭuring the school year, many of the students work up to 25 hours a week, including Amanda Ford. Yes, we want to make sure our students are able to continue their education,” said Valentine. The price of gas is going up, the price of rent is going up.

“With the high cost of everything these days, you know, our goal is to help our students be successful in schools. But with a few changes like an increase in tuition and more state funding, they were able to bump the minimum wage.

“I’m going to be able to work a lot less, it’s lot less stress on my car, and I’ll be able to just walk from home because there's more incentive to work because of the $14.”Ĭhris Valentine, a spokesperson for the university, said they didn't have it in the budget last year to increase pay. So i let them know i had to look for other opportunities.”īut with the increase in minimum wage, Molina says he’s looking to get a job on campus starting in the fall. “I did the budgeting and I was not able to make rent at all with that. “I was hired last semester, but I quit because of the low wage,” said Molina. The last raise was in January when minimum wage was bumped to $12.92 an hour.ĭennis Molina, a junior on campus said, the low pay prior to now encouraged him to find a job off campus last year. Starting July 1, student workers who have a job on campus began getting paid a minimum of $14 an hour. COLORADO SPRINGS - Student workers at UCCS are getting paid more after they pushed for higher pay during the past school year.

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