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...though. For along with the reduction in the size of the force naturally came a reduction in the size of the union, and a decrease in its ability to press its salary demands. And while trying to preserve its own position, the union has cast a suspicious eye on Gorski's plainclothes "special agents," who perform the same duties as the patrolmen but are salaried employees not eligible for union membership. Many members fear the University is trying to squeeze out the union by relying on the agents and the "scientific hardware," neither of which carry union cards. Some officers...
...union took to the new changes with all the enthusiasm of a shotgun bridegroom. With fewer officers to handle patrol duties--under Gorski's efficiency drive, the number of uniformed patrolmen has dropped from near 60 down to 46--the police had to handle larger beats, with only one officer in a patrol car instead of two. Letteri would like the department to reduce each officer's shift from eight hours to six and to increase shift overlaps--a move he says would allow the police to offer a more adequate level of protection. The officers downplay their own interests...
Many of the difficulties arise from a difference in perception more than anything else. Gorski attempted to reduce campus crime, and he saw the new scientific methods as the best way of doing so. To a remarkable extent he was successful, as Harvard's crime rate dropped more than 60 per cent during his tenure. The policemen certainly didn't mind that, but they did not appreciate Gorski's rather brusque way of handling the situation. To a great extent, what they resented most was how he made the changes, rather than what he changed. The problem grew worse because...
...change in police administration could get the talks moving again. Certainly, the union's personal distaste for Gorski was one of the most serious blocks to productive negotiations, and the appointment of a labor relations specialist as acting chief could go a long way toward smoothing the feathers that Gorski continually ruffled. But Lee is only an interim boss, and the patrolmen know that. Thus the problem won't end with Gorski's departure...
While Letteri is cautious about the future, willing to wait and see what Lee might be able to contribute toward a settlement, some of the rank-and-file are less optimistic. They are more interested in seeing what Gorski's permanent successor, whom the University will select before next fall, will do about the department's organizational structure. To them, the "morale question" is not something the University can resolve simply by appointing a more pleasant person than Gorski to run the department. They want the assurance that the union will stay secure, and that they will be able...