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...involvement in the labor movement began in 1990, when he was elected as Harvard’s shop steward for Local 254 of the International Service Employees Union. McCombe later withdrew his membership after a only a few years, arguing that the leadership did not adequately represent its members. He took the Harvard chapter with him and went on to found the independent HUSPMGU in 1996, when he received official certification from the National Labor Relations Board...
...labor movement at Harvard gained steam in the early 1990s, when the HUSPMGU confronted University three years in a row about pay increases. The two ultimately signed a contract promising the workers a nine percent increase in pay over the course of three years...
...person that sort of lit that torch” said James LaBua, the University’s deputy director of labor and employee relations, who represented the University during its frequent confrontation with the union...
...successes with the public, including its opposition to George W. Bushs 2003 entry into Iraq. However, the economy has faltered throughout the entire Schrder period, and the chancellors popularity has fallen to new lows, with significant SPD losses in 2004 and 2005 regional elections. His controversial 2003 program for labor and welfare reform met with widespread criticism. This past May, Schrder declared himself incapable of governing and requested an early election. Soon the summer months morphed into a hasty electoral campaign, pitting the self-abashing chancellorthough he remained the same photogenic, forceful orator he has always beenagainst newcomer Merkel...
...income tax. According to some commentators, this may have been the innovation which sank Merkels boat. On the other hand, it was apparent throughout the campaign that the changes Merkel represented were of style rather than substance. Even within the CDU, her proposals generated controversy, casting uncertainty on future labor reforms. Further, her liberalism was circumscribed, so that her immigration policy, for instance, remained protectionist. The pains that the relaxation of protectionist laws would provoke make genuine reform in Germany rather unlikely, and only a decisive CDU victory would have brought prospects for genuine change...