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According to University Director of Labor Relations Bill Murphy, Harvard has responded positively to the union’s reasoning...
Ideally, the “parity policy” would have protected in-house workers from cheap subcontracted labor, but according to labor activists, the University has flipped the idea on its head, using the policy as a way to drive down union wages...
...previous winter, demanding that the seniority of long standing part-time employees be taken into account when job openings arise. As of last February, union representatives were meeting regularly with University officials to discuss the subject of seniority, but if the strong SEIU presence at a recent May Day labor rally in Harvard Yard is any indication, the conflict remains unresolved...
Jaeger said the elevation of human resources to the same level of prominence as finance, alumni affairs and administration is an opportunity for a promising new era of labor relations at Harvard...
Jaeger, who sits on the search committee in charge of choosing candidates for the position, said that his union is paying close attention to the type of person who gets hired, as their personal approach to management will define the direction of the University’s labor relations...