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...House, Ridge supported minimum-wage laws, voted to cut national defense spending, and, most relevant to his vice presidential aspirations, consistently supported a women's right to an abortion. According to the Congressional Quarterly, an influential Washington weekly magazine, Ridge voted with President Reagan only 40 percent of the time...
...training are valuable benefits to workers, but they cannot account for the costs of food, clothing and shelter. Harvard must make clear whether or not the increased benefits will allow Harvard employees to live above poverty level in Cambridge. If not, then the University should adopt a minimum per-hour pay level for all workers. Perhaps such a calculation will be more than just a simple figure, one that takes into account the marginal value of benefits at various wage levels. For example, many subcontracted workers, particularly guards employed by SSI and janitors employed by UNICCO, currently earn wages...
...floor can be ignored entirely. The committee neglected to propose any alternative method by which to determine if this total compensation actually places a worker above the poverty line in Cambridge. Regardless of how a worker's compensation is computed, it needs to be placed in relation to this minimum level. The job of computing the appropriate level of compensation falls on Harvard's shoulders. The committee's job--and the University's commitment to its workers--will not be complete until such a good-faith assessment has been made...
...most common nitty-gritty issues that Boston legislators face--fighting with universities over everything from campus expansion to minimum wages for workers--Demakis says he has largely steered clear of town/gown conflicts...
...scholarships focused on specific areas of the country and guaranteed financial aid for students with minimum academic requirements...