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...April, the council heavily criticized the University's stance on a living wage, saying that Harvard should adopt the $10 wage the city implemented for all its full-time employees...
Because the BSC does provide so much support for mental health problems, the committee recommended that it adopt the standards established for UHS, including provisions for emergencies, after-hours care and service review to ensure quality...
...training are valuable benefits to workers, but they cannot account for the costs of food, clothing and shelter. Harvard must make clear whether or not the increased benefits will allow Harvard employees to live above poverty level in Cambridge. If not, then the University should adopt a minimum per-hour pay level for all workers. Perhaps such a calculation will be more than just a simple figure, one that takes into account the marginal value of benefits at various wage levels. For example, many subcontracted workers, particularly guards employed by SSI and janitors employed by UNICCO, currently earn wages...
First and foremost, council members on all sides need to adopt a greater willingness to compromise in embracing a shared goal. It is reasonable to expect that some council members will disagree with projects like the "Harvard Census 2000." But it is also reasonable to expect that these same members will temper their opposition in deference to student body support of a popularly elected officer's platform. It is a subtle, but important, difference. In the case of the census project, opponents would have done better to attempt to change the direction of the project--for example, by proposing changes...
According to Stan Ikenberry, the president of the American Council on Education, Rudenstine's recent commitment to adopt the recommendations of a faculty committee on labor issues has also shown national leadership...