Skelos had not been enthused
over the initial wage hike to begin with, but today said there should be
discussions such as workers
compensation and regulatory reform with any minimum wage conversation as well.
Day after day, certain themes sounded in scheduled presentations from the podium, in questions and comments from the audience, in breakout session
discussions, and in informal chats in the halls and
over meals: the uneven quality of mentoring; the failure of many universities to provide services to postdocs; the difficult and uncertain transition from postdoc positions to real careers; postdocs» often ambiguous status and often inadequate
compensation and benefits; and the deteriorating position of postdocs from abroad.
On costs I wonder whether we'll see some
discussion of user fees in ongoing debates
over establishing a court (The EU left this open in their negotiating directive so long as any fees were not linked to arbitrator
compensation).