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...District 65 had lost its first bid to unionize the 900 or so clerical and technical workers in the Medical Area. After a protracted legal struggle with University attorneys over the "appropriateness" of the Med Area as a bargaining unit, the union finally gained the right to hold an election. Harvard lawyers argued that all University secretaries and technicians had the same community of interest; the union contended that because of the Med Area's location downtown, its clerical and technical personnel had distinct interests. Following three years of procedural twists and turns, the federal National Labor Relations Board ruled...
...away from District 65's side. The allegations were never substantiated, though the University's anti-union forces--led by Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University--readily admitted they had waged a vigorous campaign. Why was Harvard so opposed to the union getting a foothold in the Med Area? Publicly, officials like Steiner, associate general counsel for labor relations Edward W. Powers and head of personnel Daniel Canter all cited the negative effects of "fragmented" bargaining units. In other words, a union for secretaries in only one sector of the University would lead to an uneven benefit...
Privately, however, University administrators acknowledge that they feared an increasing likelihood of strikes if the union became established. Strikes always prove costly to Harvard, and in times of economic austerity the menace is even more acute. Imagine, if you will, a scenario in which the entire Med area is deprived of its secretaries--the effect would be paralyzing. And in their most ingenuous moments, Harvard officials concede their distaste for District...
...LATEST renewal of the dispute between Harvard and the union started in the spring of 1980, shortly after Fraser visited the 12 determined organizers on District 65's Med Area committee. The union began laying the groundwork for a second representation effort by quietly enlisting support and loudly associating itself with causes celebres. By that fall, they were fully immersed in the organizing drive, signing clerical and technical workers to cards (Under labor law, a union needs 30 per cent of the proposed unit to sign cards.) The union filed for the right to hold and election last December...
November 3, 5:43 p.m.--A juvenile was arrested at the Med School for assault and battery with a deadly weapon and assault and battery on a police officer. The officer said he approached the youth, who was standing near a bicycle with a chain in his hand and asked him to identify himself. The youth began to walk away with the bicycle, and when the officer repeated his question, the youth allegedly struck him in the chest with the chain...