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...have repeatedly supported the concept of a living wage that takes into account external measures of need. Harvard has the responsibility to ensure that its employees are not impoverished. In his statement reacting to the HCECP report, Summers expressed a concern for the welfare and living standards of Harvard’s service workers. This concern should lead him not only to adopt the committee’s recommendations, but also to adopt a policy of paying wages that allow employees living in the Boston area to afford the basic necessities of life...
...Summers to provide an organized forum through which students can make their voices heard. The town-hall-style meeting held by former President Neil L. Rudenstine during the “Days of Dialogue,” though not ideal, would still be superior to a single e-mail account...
...course, with the election season looming, no one wants to run as the guy who spent the rainy day savings account. But at least that would be spending money for its original purpose. Blowing 25 years of tobacco money on the first recession that comes along makes the entire settlement a lie. Tobacco companies misled smokers for years about the consequences of their products. The settlement freed them from the threat of devastating lawsuits, but with the understanding that their own money would be used to keep the next generation away from cigarettes. Now that's being abandoned in statehouses...
...adopting these recommendations, and taking the concurring views of the workers and students into account, Harvard will improve the quality of lives of its employees, and serve as a strong model for millions of other hard-working men and women across America,” he said...
Such was the case for Tom Padgett, a lab technician at a subsidiary of energy-trader Enron. As Enron's high-flying stock dived from $90 to less than $1, his account balance fell from $650,000 to $11,000. Last week two Democratic Senators, Barbara Boxer of California and Jon Corzine of New Jersey, introduced a bill to limit 401(k) assets to no more than 20% in a single stock. Many plans have more than 50% in one stock; some, more than 80%. Workers everywhere are on notice that the risks are great for anyone with one large...