[Livingwage] Living Wage at the Public Health District

[Belden Fields]

Dear Members of the Living Wge Coalition,

         I have responded to Dave King, but I thought you all might be 
interested in seeing that we have had a real impact beyond the County 
Nursing Home.
Belden Fields


>From: "Dave King" <dking at cuphd.org>
>To: <a-fields at uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Living Wage Rate
>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:48:48 -0500
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>Mr. Belden Fields:  Your e-mail address was given to me by Carol Elliott, 
>Cunningham Township Supervisor and Secretary of the C-U Public Health 
>District's Board of Health.
>
>About two years ago our C-U Public Health District (CUPHD) adopted a 
>living wage resolution, essentially saying that all salaried permanent 
>full-time CUPHD employees should be paid no less than the living wage rate 
>for Champaign County.  We've adjusted our minimum wage rates once, but 
>need to update them again this year.  Can you tell me what the current 
>living wage rate is for Champaign County or, better yet, how we can 
>determine this on an annual basis?  Thank you.
>
>Dave King, Public Health Administrator
>Champaign-Urbana Public Health District & Champaign County Public Health 
>Department
>phone 217-352-8486, ext. 115
>fax 217-352-0126
>