Word: contracting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) settled its contract with the University more than a year ago, the first public mention of the costs of unionization came just last week...
Money aside, the A's took a risk signing such a fragile superstar to a five- year lease. And in doing so, Alderson must have realized that Rickey Henderson would demand an expensive extension of his four-year, $12 million contract. If the A's win the Series again this year, other players will want their share. Building a strong franchise is tough enough in these days of free agency and oversize payrolls. Staying at the top is next to impossible. "Everybody thinks he's underpaid," sighs Alderson. Owners of other teams, of course, think Alderson is paying too much...
Harvard currently pays the city $969,170 annually as compensation for its tax-exempt affilated housing complexes such as Peabody terrace. While the contract governing the in lieu of tax contribution expired on December 31, 1988, Harvard has continued its payments for the last two fiscal years as if the old agreement were still in effect...
However, critics maintain that the system Sandoz came up with -- in which patients cannot get their weekly dose unless they provide Sandoz, or a company under contract to Sandoz, with a blood sample -- is no more than an elaborate form of gouging. "There are many, many ways to do the same job for a lot less money," said Harvard's Salzman. He and others argue that most hospitals and mental-health clinics could conduct the same testing at a lower cost. They point out that in Europe, where the blood testing is not mandatory, the drug costs only about...
...really depends on the country," Straus said. "Canada is very much like the U.S., so it's easy to find manufacturers already producing Harvard items and have them sign a licensing contract...