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Donene Williams, president of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW), said the unions hoped to persuade the administration to stop contracting with non-union firms...
Williams blamed the decentralization of Harvard's decision-making process for what she called an uneven implementation of the agreement. In particular, she claimed that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences handed out more projects on a non-union basis to employers who pay substandard wages and who do not offer benefits like health insurance and on-the-job training...
...tell you the non-union contract awardwas made after considerations of quality andsignificant price differences," he said
Health care is the most significant issue, as management has asked that Local 6 workers begin paying 15 percent of their medical coverage--the same amount that non-union workers must pay. And, in addition to new vocation restrictions, union representatives have criticized the lack of wage increases, while the club has increased the workloads of many employees...
...result of the strike--which is the firstin the club's history--meals are being servedbuffet style and one dining room has been closed,according to an article in the New York Observer.The Club has hired 30 temporary non-union workersto replace those on strike...