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Nowadays, the dress makes no sense to me. People wear an unaccountably expensive piece of junk, produced by a company that has excellent labor practices yet also allows its female employees to give blowjobs to the CEO while he is in meetings...
...down the state’s nuclear power plants. OTHER BALLOT INITIATIVES On ballot Question 2, voters rejected the proposal for “fusion voting,” which would have allowed more than one party to nominate the same candidate. The measure, which was backed by several labor unions, failed by a 30 percentage-point margin. But Cambridge voters turned down the proposal by a narrower 51-to-49 margin. The vote was much closer on a third statewide ballot question, a proposed law that would allow child-care workers in private homes to unionize. As of early...
...Weekend, though rally organizers said the timing of the protest was coincidental. The event ended with protestors casting black ribbons symbolizing their cause onto the steps of Memorial Hall. The SEIU has plans for another rally on Nov. 17. Friday’s protest was planned by the Student Labor Action Movement, the Harvard College Democrats, the Progressive Jewish Alliance, and the Black Men’s Forum...
...wage floor to inflation. The idea is to ensure that low-wage workers don't see their purchasing power decline every year as costs rise and their wages remain static. Washington, Oregon, Florida and Vermont have already enacted such indexes. Opponents argue that indexing could lead to spiraling labor costs, but a recent analysis by Michael Ettlinger of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a progressive research institute, suggests that there is minimal risk of the so-called "runaway wage" effect...
...Opponents of minimum wage hikes in all six states have consistently argued that raising minimum wages burdens employers with higher labor costs, leading to job cuts. A September paper by David Macpherson of Florida State University advanced that claim, arguing that a wage hike in Arizona could cause 4,627 workers to lose their jobs. But the paper relies on assumptions that many economists consider outdated and inaccurate. Recent studies have shown little evidence of such job losses in states that have raised their minimum wage in recent years. A letter signed by 650 U.S. economists, including five past presidents...