Things are heating up at Georgetown University where on March 14th administrators will vote on proposals supported by the Georgetown Living Wage Coalition. After the university reneged on promises in the past, the students aren't taking any chances, holding a major rally this week.

In connection with the campaign the independent student publication the Georgetown Voice has published a cover story with detailed portraits of four of the workers pushing for the wage increases:

" ... I am a woman of faith, and I am a woman of justice. I know that what we are paid is an injustice. I have worked in other buildings before, and I have worked with a union. I know the kinds of wages that other workers get, and this is not enough. It's not right. I came to this country to work. I know that it is only with hard work that you can get ahead. You have to earn all the good things in your life. I am not afraid of working, but I know when something is unjust. I earn about $600 every pay check-that's every two weeks, so every month I earn around $1200. My rent for my home is over $1500 a month! And I only have two little bedrooms, for six people. We have to pay our bills.... I am very lucky that no one in my family has been seriously ill, because I don't know how we could pay for hospital expenses. Living here is very expensive. It is hard to get through the month. ... "

The image is from the coalition's website.