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...primary campaign and convention--for all the latter's stability, widely mistaken for conservatism--continued a gradual power shift of some importance, masked by the "good government" rhetorical appeal of Carter, who all along has sought support on the basis of his personal qualities rather than issues. The old AFLCIO labor bosses are on the outs, having supported Jackson; and the more liberal union leaderships, like those of the Auto Workers, State, County and Municipal workers, National Education Association, and the coal miners, have grown in power, having backed Carter and at least partially responsible for his victories in Iowa...
Harvard also faces negotiations with the Maintenance Trades Council (MTC), an AFLCIO umbrella union representing 353 Harvard workers. The present contract will terminate on December 7, and a major internal dispute in the MTC is likely to complicate the negotiating process. Most MTC members at Harvard belong to the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 877, which, at the moment, is at loggerheads with the four other labor units in the MTC--Local 103 of the electrical workers, Local 12 of the plumbers, the District Council of Carpenters, and District Council 35 of the painters. Harvard is watching the situation...
...Radcliffe subcommittee of the Harvard-Radcliffe SDS Campus-Worker-Student Alliance Committee with respect to conditions in the Radcliffe kitchens, I should like to make two comments. First, the College will, of course, carry on all wage and other negotiations through the Building Services Employees International Union, AFLCIO Local 254, as requested by the kitchen workers. It would be illegal as well as undesirable to negotiate with any othergroup. Second, we welcome reports of apparent inequities and suggestions as to possible improvements in working conditions from any concerned individuals and groups, including...
...letter, the workers said that they had voted last year to have AFLCIO Local 254 represent them and that they did not want the students to demonstrate on their behalf. "We are all active paying members [of the local] and in any grievances relating to employment and working conditions we wish to have the unions represent us and not the students!" the letter said...
...first persons to show an interest in the BGMA's problems was Eddy Sullivan, the business agent for Local 254 of the Building Services Employees International Union (AFLCIO). Sullivan's union represents all sorts of workers who maintain and service buildings. Nearly 2500 of the 5000 members in the local are employed by universities, and dealing with universities is Sullivan's self-professed area of expertise...