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LONDON: Never mind the posturing over Sinn Fein?s readmission to Northern Ireland peace talks -- today?s meeting between Gerry Adams and British prime minister Tony Blair revealed that the two sides are in fact close to agreement on a final settlement over the territory?s future, says TIME?s London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand...
...Although the meeting had been called to discuss Sinn Fein?s readmission, discussion moved quickly onto the issues that remain to be resolved as part of a comprehensive settlement. ?The real news is that they?re within sight of an agreement on a new political framework for Northern Ireland,? says Hillenbrand...
Back on Mass Ave., the Harriet Tubman House turns out to be an immigrant settlement, one of the United South End Settlements Houses. Two college students behind the counter in the lobby say the settlement house system was founded at the turn of the century to organize language classes, job files and job training for recent immigrants. "As you can see by the architecture, this lovely building was built in the late sixties," the woman working the desk says in her best tour guide voice. The second student continues, "We still have language classes, but now there...
...money settlement is terrible. Voting for this contract extension guarantees that most of us will have to live paycheck-to-paycheck for the foreseeable future. There is no question of Harvard's ability to pay. Harvard has over $12 billion! The Massachusetts economy is reportedly running even stronger than the U.S. economy, which is also reportedly very strong at present. We should be negotiating for at least 8% raises...
...proposed contract extension is NOT a Harvard management "final offer"! By voting down a poor money settlement, Harvard workers are virtually certain to get a better money settlement in the next round. Taking this action in our own immediate interest presents no danger to us and will only strengthen our negotiating hand...