University president takes $90,000 pay cut to give 24 minimum wage workers a raise

Aug 06, 2014 09:48

A university president is putting his money where his mouth is.

Raymond Burse, who leads Kentucky State University as interim president, will give up $90,000 of his salary so that 24 low wage workers on campus can earn $10.25 an hour.

"I did it to bring the lowest wage employees up to a level where I think they should be," said Burse. ""These are the ( Read more... )

good news, education, kentucky, totally awesome

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wrestlingdog August 7 2014, 21:45:00 UTC
I hope more people follow this precedent.

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