Word: cooped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...March 31, 1980, Coop General Manager James Argeros announced that the Coop would offer an alternate cap and gown rather than boycott those of Cotrell & Leonard. The International Ladies Garment Workers' Union had brought the issue to Argeros' attention last October in a letter informing him of the horrendous working conditions at Cotrell & Leonard and of a National Labor Relations Board's complaint against this company (for unfair labor practices). Five months later, Argeros finally responded--but not with the boycott requested by the ILGWU and by some Harvard students. He resolved instead that the Coop would provide an alternate...
First, the Coop has provided either inadequate of inaccurate information to individuals who were ordering their caps and gowns. The Coop's salespeople have often failed to mention the reasons for offering an alternate. Moreover, when pressed to present these reasons, salespeople have been unable to do so. Thus, the Coop, which supposedly desired that students have a choice, has not fulfilled its responsibility of explaining to students what that choice is. This responsibility is not extraordinary. After all, salespeople are expected to know the products they sell. They should most certainly be informed about the difference between the alternate...
Students have repeatedly informed Argeros of his salesforce's inaccurate statements. Yet, he remains unconcerned. Further, by prohibiting information about the alternate cap and gown from being placed in the Coop, Argeros blocked efforts to compensate for the Coop's misstatements...
Third, the Coop has openly abandoned its neutral position on the issue by encouraging students to purchase Cotrell & Leonard gowns. The most fiagrant example of this was in the April 11 Crimson, in which Argeros called the class committee's unanimous decision to recommend a boycott of Cotrell & Leonard "unfortunate." Argeros acted most improperly in commenting on this, or any other, decision regarding which cap and gown to order. If the Coop really intends to offer students a choice, then it should not prejudice this choice by such public comments. Mr. Argeros has revealed his pro-Cotrell & Leonard bias...
...senior class committee voted unanimously earlier this week to encourage seniors to wear the alternative gown the Coop is providing this year...