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...union representing Harvard’s janitors reached a tentative agreement with the University last night, drawing up a six-year contract that will gradually raise the starting wage for custodial workers to $18.50 per hour...
Today, the Harvard janitors’ contract expires. The treatment, wages, and benefits that janitors currently receive are unjustifiable; with a new contract, Harvard has the opportunity to show workers, students, and the larger public that it cares about the living conditions of these important members of our community.Currently, employees at the bottom of Harvard’s income ladder work for meager wages. A minority of them receive full-time employment at Harvard. Many must work two or three jobs to support themselves and their families. Harvard’s wages compare poorly to those of its local peer...
...With the contract between Harvard’s janitors and the University set to expire at midnight tonight, the two sides remain at odds over potential wage hikes.During yesterday’s negotiations, Harvard put forward a six-year agreement that would gradually increase janitors’ starting wage to $17 per hour, according to union officials.But Harvard’s proposal falls short of the union’s last demand, for a raise in the starting wage to $19.50 over five years. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615, represents most of Harvard’s janitors. Under...
Harvard janitors demonstrated in advance of the expiration of their contract yesterday, joining with student supporters to rally in Harvard Square and outside of a speech by University President Lawrence H. Summers at the Harvard Club of Boston. The students and janitors gathered by the Science Center at 3:30 p.m. yesterday, then turned to march through Harvard Yard to Holyoke Center. The group ignored a warning by Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd and two University police officers that they were not registered protesters and were not permitted to proceed. The protesters then rode buses...
...fall term, and CLC members will be able to petition to join other UC committees. The council also passed a resolution last night in support of increased wages for Harvard custodial workers. The janitors’ union is currently in negotiations with the University. Its existing contract is set to expire tomorrow. The UC resolved “that workers at Harvard deserve to be paid at a level commensurate with that of other universities in the area” and called “on the University to honor explicit promises it made to custodial workers...