Social Work Advocates Plan Rally Following Dissolution of Collaborative Group
The Daily Texan • By Joseph Sweeney • April 2, 2023
“On Friday afternoon around 30 social work advocates sat designing posters at Pease Park in preparation for their April 11 rally to protest low student worker pay in front of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work.
‘Unpaid labor = unpaid bills,’ said one sign, another stating, ‘We can’t put clients first if you put us last.’
These individuals are part of UT’s chapter of FED UP, the Field Education and Development Undergraduate/Graduate Placements, a group dedicated to improving the pay and field hours expected of social work students.
Beth Wagner, a core organizer for FED UP, said the organization established a working group with administration in fall 2022 to engage in conversations around low student pay, but it was dissolved abruptly in February by Social Work Dean Allan Cole.”
