| Response
to Maryland Stadium Authority: Stop Passing the Buck
August 15, 2007
RESPONSE TO MARYLAND STADIUM AUTHORITY: STOP PASSING
THE BUCK
For immediate
release
We are disappointed
by the Maryland Stadium Authority's (MSA) passing of the buck
on living wages. Rather than address the issue of poverty
wages at Camden Yards now, the MSA passes the buck to other
state agencies and claims there is not enough time for action.
The MSA can and
should act on its own accord by rebidding the cleaning contract,
with a living wage included in the request for proposals (RFP).
The MSA has known
in writing for six months of the Sept 1 deadline. Face-to-face
talks started in April. The MSA did not inform the United
Workers that the deadline would likely be missed until Aug
7.
There's no excuse
for passing the buck or delaying action. The MSA can and should
act on its own and take the lead on living wages. The MSA
has had over six months to get the information required to
rebid the cleaning contract and include living wages in the
RFP.
After three years
of broken promises, now is the time for the MSA to take the
lead on living wages. It's time to include Camden Yards in
Maryland's living wage legacy.
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