Thirty-nine yeafterfter independence from France, Ivory Coast experienced its first military coup in December 1999 when a mutiny over pay turned into a revolt that brought Gen. Robert Guei to power.
Why are Catholic high schools, which pay teachers considerably less than what the public schools pay, turning away applicants -- and considered some of the best schools in the New York area?
Refusing to give up a dream, Mr. Thompson and his development director, Jennifer Trainer, went for months without pay, turned down lucrative job offers and, along the way, fell in love, married and now have an infant son.
On executive compensation, he said that Whole Foods implements a salary cap of 19 times the company's average pay, turning off the spigot after about $800,000.
Union housekeepers in several states, including Illinois and California, have won wages of more than twice the national median pay, turning low-wage jobs into real careers.
If the price paid turns out to have been too high, the directors are subject to criticism from those whom they still represent, while those they have benefited are no longer interested in them or in the company.
The participants, who were paid, turned out to be highly motivated, he said.
A little more than higher pay, it turns out.
The Equal Pay Act, which promotes equal pay for equal work, turned 50.
