Word: relationship
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Initially, there were doubts among many of us as to whether we could really make a case for a relationship between our three campaigns. There is substantial overlap between the two labor campaigns, and many were unsure as to where the Coalition Against Sexual Violence fit it. But we have a lot more in common with the coalition than any of us thought. Gender is a crucial element in labor issues; thus virtually all codes of conducts acknowledge specifically the abuse and discrimination to which women in sweatshops (not to mention decent workplaces) are subjected. What it boils down...
...anti-sweatshop policy. What the students didn't hear, which is also in that statement, is the two or three times in which the president graciously acknowledged the work that has been done with students this year on the sweatshop issue and the hopes of the administration that the relationship with us will continue to be fruitful and productive. As a member of the anti-sweatshop campaign, I was both very appreciative and very thankful for that acknowledgement. I would like to hold it up as the model that must prevail for both the Living Wage Campaign and the Coalition...
...sexual harassment," this too should be taken with a grain of salt. Creating a hostile environment with lewd or suggestive comments is one thing. Two consenting adults having a secret affair outside of the office is different. So long as Lewinsky did not feel compelled to have a relationship with the president and did not receive special privilege over other female workers in matters relating to the office because of the relationship, a claim of sexual harassment is ridiculous. It is a matter of internal politics, not a matter of discrimination and public concern. It is certainly no concern...
Silber's controversial tenure as Chair has been marked by his ill-advised comments on the results of teacher testing and, more recently, about proposed revisions in special education programs. His poor working relationship with the teacher unions and his public bashing of the system he was supposed to oversee are remnants of his negative leadership. Additionally, his ongoing role as a chancellor at Boston University has raised concerns about that school's influence over state education programs. His departure from the Board is long overdue...
...endorse the causes behind today's demonstrations and challenge the administration to give each group a fair and separate hearing. The issues raised here strike at the heart of the University's relationship with the world, with its employees and with its own students...