Word: reductionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: The crisis that threatened the launch of Europe's common currency was defused late Monday after EU leaders reached a compromise deal that meets Germany's concerns for a stable euro and French demands for job creation. The agreement will free up hundreds of millions of dollars for...
The change in operating hours was particularly upsetting to some students, who last year had called for an extension of hours--not a reduction.
The reduction would have cost workers up to $700 more each year in premiums and would save the University about $200,000, according to the Union.
But on Feb. 14, after months of protesting, HUCTW and the University inked an agreement to halt the reduction of part-time worker health benefits for another year.
Professor of Sociology Mary C. Waters, a member of the Faculty Council subcommittee on summas, says that the policy changes will not translate into a definite reduction in summas totals.