C IO . ▁The ▁C CL W ▁organized ▁the ▁successful ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁Miami - D ade ▁County ▁living ▁w age ▁ordin ance ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁The ▁ordin ance ▁requires ▁Miami - D ade ▁County ▁and ▁its ▁contract ors ▁to ▁pay ▁all ▁employees ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁p eg ged ▁to ▁infl ation : ▁$ 1 2 . 6 3 / hr ▁with ▁benefits , ▁or ▁$ 1 5 ▁without ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ). ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁Living ▁W age ▁Camp aign ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁released ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁dem ands ▁to ▁University ▁administr ators ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁policy ▁at ▁the ▁University . ▁These ▁dem ands ▁included ▁a ▁requirement ▁that ▁the ▁University ▁" exp licit ly ▁address " ▁the ▁issue ▁by ▁Feb . ▁ 1 7 . ▁Although ▁University ▁President ▁Ter esa ▁S ull ivan ▁did ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁dem ands ▁in ▁a ▁mass ▁email ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁community ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁the ▁Camp aign ▁critic ized ▁her ▁response ▁as ▁" int ention ally ▁mis leading " ▁and ▁v owed ▁to ▁take ▁action . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁the ▁campaign ▁announced ▁that ▁ 1 2 ▁students ▁would ▁begin ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁to ▁public ize ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁low - pa