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Leaders of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) say that any criticism of the union drive by supervisors can be intimidating to employees, who may fear repercussions in the workplace if they act against their bosses' expressed viewpoint...
...Harvard, supporters of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) continue to hand out election cards to secretaries and technicians. HUCTW needs more than 30 percent of the employees to sign the cards, and the majority of workers to vote for the union in elections which would follow before it can become the legally recognized representative unit of the clerical and technical workers...
...union claims correctly that several crucial issues are involved. According to Kris Rondeau, an organizer for the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW), they include pay equity, child care programs, parental leave, career advancement and job flexiblity programs. Despite my opposition to the union, I too support each of these programs...
...Rondeau stated at the meeting, the HUCTW "hasn't organized [this campaign] around the issues." Instead, she said, the union has made this campaign one of "power and participation...
...will be the best advocate for Harvard's workers? The University has certainly not shown itself to be a perfect employer. While members of the corporation will doubtless point out that Harvard has always followed federal guidelines for fair practices in employment, members of the HUCTW are equally quick to point out that the Corporation has always taken its best advantage of whatever rather "grey" areas of the law it could find...