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Only Holcombe, Alan Balsam, chief shop steward for local 26 of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union, a few of his bolder co-workers, and a number of students have spoken out in his case to date. Powers has taken Holcombe and Balsam to task for attacking the suspension with a "publicity barrage." It remains doubtful, however, just how effective such actions, as the student boycott of Sunday's North House brunch, which many of the participants said they took part in because of peer pressure, will be in the long...
...weeks end, Balsam said his petition had already received nearly 300 signatures, and that "things will really begin happening" next week. Meanwhile, Holcombe says, he will continue to plot his strategy and, in his words, "find myself a soapbox and holler...
Central to Holcombe's personal reinstatement drive is his contention that he will not be able to obtain a fair dispensation of his case through such channels. Edward W. Powers, director of employee relations, has repeatedly stated that he deplores Holcombe and Balsam's tactic of making public the details of the dispute before an internal University investigation is completed...
...taken his case to his co-workers and the students. And, according to Alan Balsam, chief shop steward for Local 26 of the Hotel Restaurant Employees Union, the drive to reinstate Holcombe is rapidly building momentum...
...Alan Balsam, general shop steward for the Harvard dining hall workers, said last night the student groups' endorsement is "helpful" and "indicates that the entire Harvard community is watching this case...