Word: contracts
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...physical violence was brought to bean against me. Voters attempting to read out statements were taken aside by Union staff and instructed to ignore it on the grounds that we were a small group of cranks and anti-union activists. Voters were verbally instructed to vote for the contract even as they stood in line at the ballot boxes. There was not the least chance for any fair discussion of the issues. One voter, examining our statement, summarized the essence of the situation: "This is the first time anyone has told me I could vote...
There is much work for us to do in the next three years. Ratifying our contract was just the beginning. The writing of our constitution and by-laws must be of immediate concern to the whole union membership. We must provide for membership election of all officers and stewards. We must legislate regular membership meetings where important issues can be debated openly and fairly. We must institute a system of recall and accountability for leadership positions and decisions. And most of all, we must start turning to each other and our own selves--ordinary rank-and-file members--for ideas...
...University settling with the clerical worker's union is going to affect each and every other union when it comes to negotiations," said union president Richard Mederos, who is currently renegotiating the police officers' contract with Harvard. "What you gave them, you will have to give to the rest...
Under the current police contract, which expires July 31, police officers automatically receive the same benefits the University grants to other hourly-wage employees, including the clerical workers. These benefits--including life insurance. medical insurance and disability insurance--granted to the clerical workers will automatically become a part of the new police contract, Mederos said...
Negotiations between HUPA and the University are scheduled to continue tomorrow, after more than a month of delays. The last contract was ironed out in October, 1986, after 22 months of talks described by Mederos as "stormy...