Word: union
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Endorsements: National Organization for Women, Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus, Lavender Alliance, Cambridge Civic Association, Greater Boston Labor Council, Service Employees International Union, Painters and Allied Trades District Council 35, Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 40, Iron Workers Local 7, Firemen and Oilers Local...
Endorsements: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 40 Carpenters' Union, Greater Boston AFL-CIO, National Association of Governmental Employees...
Endorsements: Cambridge Civic Association, Cambridge Lavender Alliance, Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus, Carpenters Union Local 40, Painters and Allied Trades Union, Local...
...this were not enough, Harvard increasingly employs subcontracted labor, including guards from Security Systems Incorporated and janitors from UNICCO Service Company. These workers, many of whom were hired after union buyouts over the summer, do not have local union representation or access to health and other benefits. Without the guarantee of a $10 living wage, subcontracted laborers are among the lowest paid members of the university community. Although Harvard has not released figures, estimates suggest that subcontracted workers comprise the largest number of underpaid employees, perhaps as many as 1,000 people. The Living Wage Campaign--a coalition of students...
...more immediate concern to Moscow, though, is the fact that the Chechnya issue is now beginning to dominate its discussions with Western leaders. Last week, it took over the agenda of a meeting between Putin and the European Union, which had been scheduled to discuss economic assistance. And now Washington is stepping up its criticism, urging Russia to solve its conflict with Chechnya through dialogue. "Chechnya threatens to displace Russia's preferred concerns at the top of the agenda in its dealings with the West," says Meier. Even more alarming for the Kremlin is the fact that Washington is casting...