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Brian S. Rider, the chief negotiator on behalf of the janitors, had left the negotiations on Monday demanding that the starting wage increase to $19.50 per hour over the next five years. Harvard had countered with a six-year agreement that would have gradually increased janitors?? starting hourly wage...
...supports custodial workers” and “affirms that workers at Harvard deserve to be paid at a level commensurate with that of other universities in the area.” This language adopts and tacitly supports SLAM’s arguments that janitors?? wages and benefits are not sufficient, even if it does not specifically endorse SLAM’s proposed $20 an hour solution. The resolution also “calls on the University to honor the explicit promises it made to custodial workers in 2002.” Though the notion of honoring...
...bill, which was voted on ahead of yesterday’s expiration of the janitors?? contract with the University, pledged UC support for efforts to improve the lives of workers at Harvard. Last night, the union and the University reached a tentative deal that will go before the union membership for ratification tomorrow (Please see story above...
Today, the Harvard janitors?? contract expires. The treatment, wages, and benefits that janitors currently receive are unjustifiable; with a new contract, Harvard has the opportunity to show workers, students, and the larger public that it cares about the living conditions of these important members of our community.Currently, employees at the bottom of Harvard’s income ladder work for meager wages. A minority of them receive full-time employment at Harvard. Many must work two or three jobs to support themselves and their families. Harvard’s wages compare poorly to those of its local peer...
With the contract between Harvard’s janitors and the University set to expire at midnight tonight, the two sides remain at odds over potential wage hikes.During yesterday’s negotiations, Harvard put forward a six-year agreement that would gradually increase janitors?? starting wage to $17 per hour, according to union officials.But Harvard’s proposal falls short of the union’s last demand, for a raise in the starting wage to $19.50 over five years. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615, represents most of Harvard’s janitors. Under...