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...Coop's labor problem: Workers at the Harvard Cooperative Society were supposed to vote this week to join the United Food and Commercial Workers local 1445; it would have been the second such election in 18 months. In early 1981, a unionization bid fell short, but this summer a judge ruled that the Coop had been guilty of a series of unfair labor practices, ranging from unlawful coercion against the union to harassment of employees. Sensing a similar misbehavior, the union last week called off the election...
Sooner or later, there will be another election, and the antiunion Coop management should control its instincts and abide by fair labor guidelines. If it doesn't the Coop's members-- among them most undergraduates--should loudly protest. Coop workers deserve unionization, which seems the best way to combat the irregular promotion schemes and low wages that some workers complain about...
While not conceding the union's charges, the Coop decided that it wasn't worth the time, money, or effort to appeal the decision...
...Coop management for now has seemingly beaten back an attempt to get organized labor into the Coop. But union officials vow to continue the flight in behind-the-scenes ways, and they hope to one day get an election they...
...Harvard Coop gives dividends to people in the Harvard community, but regular citizens can't join.... The mayor can only listen to their complaints all year long.... but when I put my money into a tie, Harvard students get the dividend...