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...another protest against AlliedBarton??s wages—currently at $12.68 for security guards—three non-Harvard affiliates were arrested by the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) for blocking traffic on Mass. Ave early yesterday afternoon...
...Eleven undergraduates began a nine-day hunger strike that ended last Friday after University administrators said they would soon publish an audit examining AlliedBarton??s compliance with Harvard’s Wage and Benefits Parity Policy. The policy requires outside contractors like AlliedBarton to pay their employees wages comparable to those received by in-house, unionized employees who perform similar jobs. Currently, in-house guards are paid 19 cents more than those contracted from AlliedBarton. But students are demanding that Harvard also mandate a “living wage” for the guards, which the SEIU sets...
...University also agreed to meet with students and other community members to access AlliedBarton??s wages and benefits for Harvard workers.But some of the students expressed regret about not being able to accomplish more from their protest...
...letter released Friday, Vice President for Human Resources Marilyn Hausammann reaffirmed the University’s commitment to fair practices for its service workers, and agreed to meet with students and other members of the community to discuss AlliedBarton??s wages and benefits on campus...
...MORE INFO: VPs Agree to Meet with Strikers (May 11, 2007): High-level University officials agree to a meeting with students to discuss the issue. Representatives from SEIU 615 also reject AlliedBarton??s offer of a 32-cent raise during negotiations, and as a second hunger striker is hospitalized, student protesters threaten an “escalation in tactics” if Harvard does not intervene in the negotiations...