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...arrive at it. And it doesn’t help that the PSLM articulates the living wage issue in such biased terms that dissenters are in risk of being branded lunatics, Nazis or—worst of all—Republicans. Even the term “living wage?? is so loaded that it eliminates any hope for sane discussion. Who could be against giving people a “living wage??? Does that mean PSLM’s opponents advocate a “death wage?? instead? They must be pretty rotten people...
...deans and administrators are wont to complain, increasing an operating budget by $10 million—the most expensive estimate for the living wage??s cost—is no easy task. But neither is raising $1 million in a day, as Rudenstine managed to do during his capital campaign heyday. Giving the lowest-paid workers a big raise will cause friction with the workers just above them on the pay scale, perhaps requiring a small raise for the second group as well. But if the University really wanted to increase its budget, it could—causing...
...protest. Poverty also imposes limits on organizing that are not often appreciated: as Ed Childs, chief steward of our dining hall workers union, said, “we’d like to organize more with some of the workers who don’t have a living wage??but none of them have phones. The only way to reach them is on the job.” Despite organizational obstacles, dozens of workers have courageously demonstrated outside Mass Hall this week. We sit inside, turning our unequal privilege into power and solidarity...