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...April 2, Berry, the University's director of dining services, fired Darryl Hicks, a cook and labor union shop steward in the Harvard Union dining hall. In the letter informing Hicks of his termination, Berry--affectionately dubbed the mealtime messiah by many students--cited Hicks' "unacceptable performance and conduct as an employee" and "numerous prior warnings...
...started with one Harvard Union cook who charged racial discrimination and lost his job three months later. Now, others are coming forward with a catalog of complaints. Harvard Dining Services officials have denied allegations of harassment and intimidation. The battle lines are being drawn...
...this week, Hicks received a pledge of support from fellow HDS shop stewards at the University, who are circulating a petition demanding his reinstatement. In addition, most workers interviewed in the last two weeks have backed the fired cook, and organized student support is growing...
...students' reactions came after a former cook at the dining hall charged management with promoting a racist and discriminatory atmosphere. The employee, Darryl Hicks, was fired on April 2, about three months after he filed complaints with state and federal agencies saying he was harassed on the job because he is Black...
...members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Labor Alliance (HRLA) said yesterday they will circulate a petition to marshall student support for the cook, Darryl Hicks, who was fired on April 2 by Dining Services Director Michael P. Berry...