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December 2, 2004
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Board votes to adopt Bloom's proposal for higher wages
The Board of Managers voted Saturday to approve President Al Bloom’s proposal on staff compensation.
The proposal includes an hourly minimum wage of $10.38 and the continuation of the benefit bank, which would amount to another 88 cents in hourly wages to be used for health or childcare benefit packages and a means-tested healthcare subsidy for those earning less than $14 per hour.
According to Chair of the Board of Managers Barbara Mather ’65, the debate before the vote lasted about an hour. …
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News
- Board to vote on Bloom's wage proposal
- Hike in produce prices forces cuts
- Students voice concerns about asbestos removal
- Student Council ends busy semester
- College receives two $2 million gifts
- Voice recognition months away from repair
- Dorm construction continues past deadline
- Prof. Bernard Saffran, 68, passes away
- Friends remember Robert 'Bobby' Berman '05
- A look back on the living wage
- Fifty-year old Swat murder once again in spotlight
- Students start fund to combat Sudan genocide
Living & Arts
- Fab with food
- Tips for Turkey Day
- A note to the culinarily inept
- Eat your heart out, Buffy McBuffalo Wing
- Style tips, brought to you by Kelloggs
- 'Winter Winter': Twice the intellectual fun
- '04 celebrities (and scandals) in review
- Oliver Stone's 'Alexander' too over-the-top
- Banhart, Swans redo meaning of 'folk'
- Editor's picks
Opinions
- Dining Services snafus
- Living wage a matter of values
- Realistic, relevant goals for Student Council victors
- Wage wars
- A big tent on pollution
- Bernie Saffran: Scholar, teacher, friend
- Honor Saffran with dorm name
- Pessimism distinct from apathy
Sports
- Lee's career-high night helps Garnet maul Bears
- Gustafson shines but Garnet drop three in OT
- Swimming tops conference foe Ursinus
- All I want for Christmas
- Bag the BCS
- Badminton battles Bryn Mawr early
- Ruggers compete with EPRU team
- Hobbs' All-American performance
- Drama - NBA style
- Swarthmore sports by the numbers
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