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...intervene in the negotiations currently being conducted by AlliedBarton and SEIU, we believe that it has a moral obligation, as an AlliedBarton client, to promote the welfare of those of its employees that work on campus. Harvard should make clear that, as an employer, it supports the institution of fair grievance procedures, hiring full-time, instead of part-time, workers when possible, and the payment of a higher wage—all of which are part of Stand For Security’s demands.It’s important to note that Harvard is already a relatively generous employer...
...bothering to track the kids who fell through the cracks. Getting a more honest accounting became a top priority for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which was instrumental in persuading the Governors of all 50 states to agree in 2005 to start measuring graduation rates in a fair and consistent way. Ask Melinda Gates to name the foundation's top achievement in education so far, and she doesn't hesitate to answer, "Getting the nation to look at graduation rates in the right...
Inside Siemens, the habits of Germany Inc. have been dying for a long time. In fact, the company has changed so much that it's fair to ask whether Siemens is really a German company anymore. Siemens has businesses in the U.S. ranging from water technologies to medical equipment that employ 104,100 people and generate $31 billion in sales, some 26% of revenue. Asia, where Siemens is building low-emission coal-fired power plants in Shanghai, accounts for 15% of the company's sales. In Europe, excluding Germany, Siemens has 127,400 employees and nearly a third...
...wrote in his letter that with renewed support from University deans and the alumni Board of Overseers, “it seems only appropriate and fair to offer all interested parties an opportunity to be heard so that we may have a full range of arguments and views...
...that several sources have expressed themselves on the subject of calendar reform, it seems only appropriate and fair to offer all interested parties an opportunity to be heard so that we may have a full range of arguments and views. Accordingly, I am soliciting the opinions of all members of the Harvard community, since all will be affected in one way or another by a resolution of the issues. Please send me your thoughts on the subject by the end of this month, either by e-mail to calendarreform@harvard.edu or by writing to me, care of Massachusetts Hall ("Attention: Calendar...