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Summers’ decision will reopen contract negotiations to boost wages for the school’s 1,000 lowest-paid workers to at least $10.83 to $11.30 per hour. PSLM members criticized the decision for failing to implement a mandatory base wage for workers which adjusts annually to inflation and cost of living increases...
Screenings are planned for Stanford, Princeton and American Universities, and the film is slated to “kick off” a new living wage campaign in Memphis, Tenn...
Last week, University President Lawrence H. Summers announced his decision to accept the major recommendations of the Katz Committee and to implement a wage increase for many of Harvard’s poorest workers. His choice is a wise one, as it will result in tangible and immediate wage increases for Harvard’s lowest-paid workers...
With Summers’ decision, the University will not only reopen union negotiations to increase wages for the school’s 1,000 lowest-paid service employees but will also regulate the wages of outsourced workers with a parity wage and benefits policy. Even though his verdict comes up just short by not guaranteeing all Harvard’s workers a living wage, the outcome demonstrates Summers’ leadership on this issue and his ability to work constructively with others who have interests in Harvard’s wages. Moreover, the decision requiring wage parity and wage raises...
...Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies also deserves praise. An inclusive committee comprised of faculty members, employees, students and administrators, the body was an exemplary method of producing the consultative findings. Summers should continue to take into account evidence and viewpoints on the living wage and other issues from these groups and other members of Harvard’s diverse community...