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...this month the conflict will move to a different arena. No longer will supporters of a union for the University's 3400 support staff stage rallies and petition drives. Rather, representatives of the newly recognized Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) will retire to the boardroom with Harvard administrators to hammer out the union's first official contract...
Later in the month, organizers at the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW)--which now represents a support staff that is 83 percent female--said that campus safety could become a bargaining issue when the University and HUCTW sit down for their first contract negotiations. Adding safety to HUCTW's longstanding advocacy for better child care services indicates that the union's agenda will be weighted heavily toward women's issues...
Fortunately, the University has held to its unspoken promise. Harvard has so far taken extra steps to work with the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) before it is required to during contract negotiations. Earlier this month the University and HUCTW resolved to work together on a grievances committee. And for the past two months the two groups have been getting to know one another in a series of transition meetings...
After 17 years of organizing, we give HUCTW a rest...
Other employees around campus agreed that building security was an important concern, but most thought that it should be dealt with separate from contract negotiations, since it affects everyone on campus, not just HUCTW members...