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...admission was untimely, coming days before the 17th anniversary of the disaster at the plant, when one of four reactors exploded, killing 31 workers and spewing radiation over much of Europe in the world's worst nuclear accident. TIMEeurope.com: Ukraine in TIME Strike Two ZIMBABWE The government raised minimum wages and set new transportation fares after 70% of businesses shut down in a massive three-day strike organized by Zimbabwe's Congress of Trade Unions. The strike was called after the government tripled the cost of fuel because of a shortage. As commuter and bus fares doubled, workers faced having...
...University say that neither viewpoint completely reflects their experience. Harvard is an unquestioned leader when it comes to fringe benefits: in addition to its tuition assistance, it offers easy access to health insurance and free English courses on paid time. And in the wake of the Living Wage campaign, it’s keeping pace on lower-end salaries. But the concerns raised by PSLM remain salient for many of Harvard’s unionized employees, who fear losing their jobs to outsourced competition. Others complain that Harvard leaves them out to dry in the summer, when their services...
...Massachusetts State Legislature prohibited university employees from receiving unemployment insurance while their services were not needed during the summer. The summer layoff issue was addressed, but not resolved during the living wage negotiations. This failure has led dining service employees to apply for jobs through the University, such as cutting lawns or performing custodial services. “We’re an industry with a lot of single parents,” says Childs, explaining how vulnerable many of his union members are to being laid...
...highlights Harvard’s ongoing outsourcing practices as the primary cause of salary deflation and job insecurity for workers. “It wasn’t always the case that Harvard workers were below a living wage,” says Fenstermacher. “It has happened because of outsourcing...
...certification ensures consumers that their coffee importer meets a strict list of criteria aimed at protecting the individual farmers. The mark ensures that farmers received competitive prices for their product. An importer must pay a minimum $1.26 per pound—a price that guarantees farmers a decent living wage. Fair Trade programs are able to pay the higher rate by reducing the market role played by the intermediary—essentially cutting out the abusive middleman...