In an update on a story Democracy Now covered Thursday, the University of Miami says it will raise minimum wages and provide health benefits to its contract employees — including striking janitors and other workers. Some 200 janitors have been on strike for three weeks. The non-unionized workers — who are mostly Haitian and Cuban immigrants — earned as little as $6.40 an hour and were not provided with health insurance. Under the new policy, workers will receive a minimum wage of at least eight dollars an hour and will be offered health care benefits. Although the janitors officially work for a company named UNICCO, they were calling on the University to pressure the company to provide them with a livable wage and health benefits. While union leaders applauded the decision, they said the strike will continue to protest UNICCO’s labor practices.