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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Raise your money the right way and benefit from that," he said...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dukakis Speaks at Institute of Politics | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

...1990s, though, temps tend to stick around longer and end up blending right in, doing everything from developing complex computer software to editing magazines. Since they often stay in one (sometimes high-level) position for the long haul, they've earned the name "permatemps." The deal is supposed to benefit both parties; the workers aren't tied to the job, and the company doesn't shell out for costly benefits. But many temps feel like second-class corporate citizens, denied company perks like health insurance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rise Of The Permatemp | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

...many of them are fighting to change that status. Just two weeks ago, a class action was filed against Atlantic Richfield for allegedly misclassifying oil-field workers as temps in an effort to exclude them from company health- and retirement- benefit plans. ARCO denies the charge and says the plaintiffs do not work for them but for oil-field service firms. In May, as Microsoft was handing full-timers a pay raise, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled that as many as 10,000 former temps should have been allowed to take part in the employee stock-purchase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rise Of The Permatemp | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

...museum and national monument. In the nearby hinterland, the Mediterranean-style wine lands provide travelers with more evidence of change: a growing number of wineries are run by workers descended from former slaves. Such black entrepreneurship is a beacon for the travel industry and the economy. "We can benefit by using our own culture for tourism," says Paula Gumede, who runs an agency that takes visitors on tours of Cape Town's black townships. "People at grassroots level need to claim tourism for their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa's Makeover | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

What is the benefit of repeating a grade to a slow learner or a child with a learning disability? You can't successfully use standardized tests for individuals with different learning styles and disabilities. I'd like to see government types in the classroom for a year. I bet they would then have a different perspective. KAREN J. HARRELL Beaufort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 5, 1999 | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

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