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...mean either fewer resources devoted to other programs or a need for increased revenue, higher fees or tuition. Collective bargaining is the appropriate mechanism for arriving at a contract, not limits pre-determined by excited students. Apparently, collective bargaining worked this time since the university expressed satisfaction and the janitors?? union ratified it by a 270-8 vote. But PSLM member Matthew R. Skomarovsky ’03 insists, “It could be said that whereas workers accepted the wages in the sense they agreed to the contract, by no means did workers think that those...
...janitors?? contract is only the beginning of a much stronger student-labor movement on campus. PSLM has not come out of these negotiations placated, but instead is ready to expand its vision and fight even harder for a more just campus...
...janitors?? contract itself shows the need for a stronger student labor movement. After months of pressure, including the arrest of nine people in an action of civil disobedience, Harvard was still able to keep wages at $11.35 per hour, basically settling with the union for the same wages proposed in their unofficial offer before the demonstration. This outcome shows the strength of the University’s resistance to change. Most janitors feel that $11.35 per hour is not enough money, as do many PSLM members and other activists. Under the new contract, some janitors, denied a raise...
Fortunately PSLM is taking its role as the righteously indignant third wheel in this negotiation process seriously, with fiercely-worded statements about the inadequate nature of the new contract and the unresponsiveness of the administration to the janitors?? needs. My concerns are alleviated, and I can only hope that PSLM members will redouble their efforts over the next few months, or at least until their Goldman internships begin in June...
...intimidation—only a day before, the administration had announced its “interpretation” that students occupying buildings would be subject to suspension. Intimidating e-mails to students are hardly the best way to begin a new, more cordial relationship with PSLM now that the janitors?? contract has finally been settled...