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...people. But for generations, workers have been fighting for better lives. We want fathers and mothers to be home at night to have a meal with the family; we want parents to spend time with their children on a long holiday. Nobody is in favor of a 50-hour workweek, only 12 days of vacation a year or American-style soup kitchens for those who cannot cope. Hans-G?nther Tappe Steinheim, Germany...
...people. But for generations, workers have been fighting for better lives. We want fathers and mothers to be home at night to have a meal with the family; we want parents to spend time with their children on a long holiday. Nobody is in favor of a 50-hour workweek, only 12 days of vacation a year or American-style soup kitchens for those who cannot cope. Hans-Günther Tappe Steinheim, Germany You noted that European attitudes toward work will have to change in the new global economy. I am European, and I think our attitudes toward work...
...area is $82,600. This number is slightly higher than the U.S. Census Bureau’s last median income estimate for all of Massachusetts (in 2003), which showed that the state had the second highest median income in the nation. At $20 per hour with a 40-hour workweek and two weeks of vacation, two Harvard janitors would pull in $80,000 a year for their family. In essence, then, SLAM is demanding that janitors at Harvard should make nearly the median wage in Boston for doing unskilled labor, when janitors across the state make an average of only...
Gore estimates he spends about three-quarters of his workweek on Current TV and most of the rest of his time on Generation Investment, where he helps the firm's stock pickers identify long-term issues that could drive the markets. He also serves as an adviser to Google--he "has helped us understand the geopolitical role we play, the importance of building community," says CEO Eric Schmidt--and sits on the board of Apple Computer. At Apple's last quarterly meeting, the former Vice President led a discussion on stock-option "burn rates" and other esoterica of employee compensation...
Icahn insists that the flight attendants must make $100 million in concessions if TWA is to become competitive. His demands: 17% wage cuts and a two-hour increase in the workweek, which now consists of some 20 in-flight hours. TWA flight attendants currently make an average of $35,000 a year, or 40% more than the industry norm. The union will accept 15% wage reductions but refuses to work as many hours as TWA is requesting...