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Report Calls for Dramatic Expansion of Worker Health Benefits, Job Training

Committee rejects living wage proposal

"We are in broad principle in agreement with the living wage campaign, but we didn't think what they were proposing was practical," Mills said.

Letter of Recommendation

The report, to be distributed to administrators, faculty, staff and the public, presents basic findings of fact and contains recommendations in three major areas--health insurance, job training and subcontracting guidelines.

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The committee calls for the University:

- To provide health insurance for all Harvard employees working more than 16 hours per week;

- To refuse to contract with firms that do not provide health insurance for their employees at Harvard;

- To institute new educational and job training opportunities for all entry-level workers with paid leave time;

- To enhance the benefits received by casual workers;

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