Word: crews
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...forced to compete against the allure of the $2,000 reduction in student aid loans or a dramatically lightened work-study schedule Dorm Crew leaders say their group has adopted a strategic and business-oriented outlook...
...Crew leaders and workers say their concern about vacant spots stems from a commitment to performing their jobs well. They also acknowledge that in the end, their positions--and their paychecks--depend on the group's ability to perform its cleaning duties...
...Dorm Crew will weather this storm, Wolfreys says, but he admits the group is aware its services can be performed by others...
...number of Houses already outsource some of their custodial functions to private contractors like Unicco, but Dorm Crew workers say they do not perceive outside groups as a serious threat to their organization's operations...
...according to Wolfreys, the group's contracts with the Houses dictate that the group is paid only for work it actually performs. Therefore, hours that are not filled due to vacant positions--or for any other reason--mean lost revenue for Dorm Crew. Crew leaders are aware that some of this revenue normally would have gone to pay for overhead expenses like rent on the group's Weld Hall office and Wolfreys' salary...