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Similarly, some workers at Harvard-the same ones who are not unionized-are currently facing a pay reduction. By not paying them the $10 an hour that Harvard can afford and that would put those employees over the poverty line and by actually lowering their wages, Harvard stands to make its human rights record worse, not better. I am sincerely hopeful that Harvard will act in as enlightened a manner with respect to these other two campaigns as they have with the anti-sweatshop students. I know that I, at least, plan to keep watch until they...
...According to a press announcement from the attorney's office, prosecutors found that Kirks had submitted vouchers to the foundation and the hosting organization when traveling to speaking engagements. He then asked each organization to pay him and pocketed the additional reimbursement...
...measure really make? It will help nationally "only if we think all states will do the right thing with the money," says TIME Washington correspondent Ann Blackman. The effect is more likely to be spotty and uneven. The real issue in education these days, says Blackman, is teacher pay and teacher quality, and there in little is the bill to address these problems systematically. Even the major point of contention between the parties--a Democratic amendment, defeated in the House, for money to hire 100,000 new teachers--comes up short on the matter. The hiring of 100,000 teachers...
Arim Dube, a graduate student in economics visiting from the University of Chicago, spoke in support of the Living Wage campaign, which demands that Harvard pay a rate of $10 per hour to all its workers...
There are two ways the University can respond. It can, easily enough, pay simple lip service while avoiding any substantive action. Or it can commit to a sincere and constructive dialogue with students on these legitimate concerns. We will be watching; Harvard's decision will reflect how deeply the administration values student opinion on this campus...