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But that process has been plagued from the start by an ever-escalating battle between outgoing Provost Jerry R. Green, the director of Harvard's benefits task force, and the leaders of several unions, especially the 3,600 member Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW). Many laborers, like...
"Harvard's trying to participate in a national debate on universal coverage," Childs says, "and at the same time is trying to undercut benefits here."
Childs says he expects the unions to preserve a greater measure of security for their workers.
Still, the president acknowledged that cutbacks will be felt by all. And with statements like that, Childs and other ill-informed workers are bracing for a blindside to their benefits.
"Harvard's not doing very good by workers today," Childs says. "People are demanding and need more insurance."