Word: contract
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...enjoys a right that is basic in the capitalist world but is still a rarity in China. The 21-year-old spindle operator is free to quit her job at the No. 10 cotton mill in the northeastern coastal city of Qingdao. Reason: she has a five-year labor contract with the government that allows her to seek work elsewhere when the agreement expires...
...introduction of labor contracts may have the most far-reaching consequences. Under the lifetime-employment system, which the Chinese call the "iron rice bowl," workers can shirk their duties without fear of dismissal or reductions in pay. Their jobs are assigned, often regardless of ability or skill; indeed, most aspects of their careers are controlled by their bosses. "Because of these practices," says Qingdao Mayor Guo Songnian, "workers are slouchy and enterprises are sluggish. The job-contract system aims gradually but substantially to solve this problem...
...boom in upscale help is partly a function of a cost-conscious economic climate. Newly minted lawyers in large cities, for example, can make more than $50,000 a year. Says Anthony Griffin, a partner at St. Clair: "Hiring temporary lawyers enabled us to expand and contract without overextending ourselves...
...stall tactics should come as no surprise; the University has a long history of failing to negotiate promptly or in good faith with its employees. In addition to stonewalling, Harvard negotiator Edward Powers has threatened to withdraw retroactive wage increases that are often granted employees working under an interim contract after a new contract is approved. The University seems determined to force the union to give into its demands...
...Harvard patrolmen do a good job protecting all of us. Under contract provisions which are standard for police unions, the patrolmen are barred from striking, picketting or taking job actions which would threaten the public safety. All they can do is bargain with the University in good faith. Harvard should do the same...