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...After nine days of asceticism that saw two participants hospitalized and no movement by the University on the protesters’ main demand—that Harvard get involved in negotiations with the guards?? contractor—the preparation almost seemed worth it. Despite the health problems and the absence of a full victory, the strike became a defining action in a year that Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 says was characterized by “a greater air of student activism on campus in general...
...unsubstantiated allegations. Without offering any concrete evidence, the campaign has accused AlliedBarton of “a rash of [retaliatory] terminations,” “de facto union busting,” and other such nefarious deeds. Other SfS complaints include the security guards?? “low morale” and “stress” resulting from the company’s “aggressive” negotiating tactics. SfS’s response? Bringing protesters to meetings and staging a hunger strike—some might consider these...
...Students, who have led their own protests in an effort to raise security guards?? wages, say they will support the guards?? decision to strike—if it comes to that...
...another protest against AlliedBarton’s wages—currently at $12.68 for security guards??three non-Harvard affiliates were arrested by the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) for blocking traffic on Mass. Ave early yesterday afternoon...
Pressuring the University to intervene in stalled contract negotiations between subcontractor AlliedBarton and the security guards?? union, the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM) called a “hunger strike,” and organized daily rallies in Harvard Yard. After two participating students had been hospitalized, the leaders abruptly ended this ritualistic nine-day forced-starvation last Friday, citing that the University had consented to “two key student demands.” In a vain attempt to save face, SLAM greeted these so-called concessions—to audit AlliedBarton and subsequently to meet...