Word: complains
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...place on Capitol Hill where most employees are black is the House folding room. Workers there complain that they are sometimes forced to labor 70-hour weeks under sweatshop conditions. A House committee found that the dingy basement room has poor air circulation and that it exposes workers to noxious fumes...
Although most Israelis seemed to support Rabin, some critics charged that the Defense Minister had needlessly risked war with Syria, which has troops stationed within firing range of Maydun. Rabin, moreover, had launched the Maydun attack without consulting the Cabinet, which caused several ministers to complain that they could not bear responsibility for an operation that they had not approved. Taking full responsibility, Rabin retorted that the siege was well within his portfolio...
Athletes say they have trouble getting access to the training room's modern equipment. "Sometimes I have to wait because other athletes are on the CYBEX," Gescuk says. And Smith, who is the trainer for the track teams this season, says "If there's anything I would complain about, we need more equipment for the number of athletes we have...
Athletes also complain that it is difficult to get an appointment with a physician. In the fall, Boland comes to the training room every day, but in the spring he only sees athletes on Wednesdays. Smith says this is because the fall sports produce more injuries. "Contact sports have to take more attention," she says. "That's where the liabilities demand...
Prison officials set a one-hour time limit on tutoring sessions, a restriction that compounds the tasks faced by the Harvard program. PBH organizers complain of a continual struggle with the prison administration for time and support--a struggle they say they usually lose. In recent weeks, for instance, the Deer Island administration has required all tutors to pass an exhaustive background check, which slows down the process of bringing teachers to the prison. "I think they just don't want 20 people coming here. [Bureaucratic red tape] is the greatest ammunition they can throw at you," says Deer Island...