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...hour wage cut. Although such a statement is outrageous, so is the notion that a wage level can be scientifically determined. The federal poverty line is an inappropriate measure for the Boston area and is an inexact number itself. The very idea that one can “scientifically determine?? some wage that will prevent poverty is ridiculous...

Author: By Matthew Milikowsky, | Title: It’s Time For the Activists To Call It Quits | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

...inability to “scientifically determine?? an appropriate wage number is partly a result of having families with different numbers of children and wage-earners. PSLM never discusses whether Harvard should have to pay a worker with more children more money or why Harvard should have to factor this into their wage scales. Of course, leafing through PSLM literature I found their own research yields the scientifically precise living wage figure of $11 to $22 per hour. These numbers leave a wonderfully wide area in which to advocate for ever higher wages. Are janitors being offered only...

Author: By Matthew Milikowsky, | Title: It’s Time For the Activists To Call It Quits | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

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