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...employ workers through private contractors at comparable wages and benefits to those given to, “Harvard employees in the corresponding service sector.” Most of Harvard’s security guards are supplied by the security conglomerate AlliedBarton and earn wages starting at $12.67 per hour, which is noticeably less than the pay of many other Harvard employees and of security guards at comparable institutions. However, AlliedBarton was still able to pass its Harvard-mandated audit last year, and it’s unclear if the University has actually done anything wrong. But this murky issue...
...Service Employees International Union 615, the union that represents the guards, is asking for a minimum starting wage of $15 per hour...
...According to information provided by the Harvard Stand for Security Coalition, the minimum salary for security guards under the AlliedBarton contract is $12.68 per hour, compared to the $12.87 earned by guards hired directly by Harvard...
...events for Harvard College during the past year. At the expense of large scale programming, the CEB has focused far too much of its energy on small-scale events that fail to fulfill its mission of fostering undergraduate identity. Neglecting its promise of two to three campus-wide events per semester, the CEB decided against replacing the rained-out pep rally with another major event. Instead, the CEB devoted its attention to small-scale events—the “Freshmen Costume Catwalk” and a “Lion King Sing-Along...
...change is slow. Only 14 of the city's 115 high schools are being transformed, and only one grade at a time. Duncan plans to add another 11 next year, but "we're short of resources," he tells Gates and Golston. "New York City has $4,000 more per student than Chicago and Boston has $2,000 more...