PSLM member Aaron D. Bartley—a third year law student who has spent the past seven days inside Mass. Hall—said the result indicates serious flaws in the University’s treatment of its employees.
“Anyone who’s being employed by the University should not be so poor that they are eligible for Medicaid,” Bartley said. “They should be ashamed.”
In addition, the attempt to implement the recommendation simply was not realistic, Bartley said.
“The package of benefits they put together just wasn’t affordable for the people who really need them,” Bartley said. “If it’s too expensive for anyone to afford, it’s an empty recommendation.”
The expansion of the “Bridge” training program has proven more successful, but has still not yet met the goal of serving 500 employees per year stated in last spring’s report.
Currently, 250 employees are enrolled in the Bridge program, which includes literacy classes and education in technology.
The program—described in the report as a “win-win” situation—is free to employees. In fact, more workers signed up this year than could be accommodated, Price said, and further expansion is in the works for next year.
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