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According to “Weekend Survey Shows Lack of Support for Sit-In,” (News, April 30), student support for a living wage for all Harvard workers “has dropped significantly in the last year.” Based on the details in the story, I draw some different conclusions. First, the survey method makes it impossible to know what students believed about a living wage last Sunday. And second, we cannot conclude that levels of support have changed...
Because of pressure from the PSLM's sit-in and a grievance filed , the union forced the company to change its mind and continue pay 120 workers at the higher board rates, Loux said...
...fact quite eager to begin serious discussions between students, faculty, workers and administrators about a living wage, and have been publicly requesting such discussions since the sit-in began...
...Harvard dining hall worker I know is taking what little vacation she has—from both of her jobs—so that she can fast and show her full support of the sit-in. She already earns a living wage...
...reasons to fear reprisals for speaking up; many members of the living wage campaign are familiar with the experience of engaging a worker who is afraid to talk for fear of being fired. For that reason their enduring support has been one of the most remarkable parts of the sit-in so far. And for that reason, their meaningful inclusion in any committee is vital...