But it is the administration’s 400 employee statistic—as opposed to the 1,500 worker figure pushed by PSLM members—that has won the attention of national media covering the ongoing Mass. Hall occupation.
Stories in both the Associated Press and the Boston Globe cited the number released by the University.
“It’s the University’s number that has been picked up first,” Maclean said. “It’s really disturbing to us that people are assuming the University’s numbers are true just because they are the University’s numbers.”
Benefiting Workers
In response to the continuing Mass. Hall occupation, University officials continually cite the report released last spring that recommended increased health insurance, education and access to campus facilities for workers.
The committee did not recommend raising wages.
“Our bottom line is that education is a better way to lift people out of lower paying job than an arbitrary wage scale,” Wrinn said. “The students simply disagree with that.”
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