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"The labor gains of the past months are a direct result of public humiliation," Offner says. "It didn't convince me that the University is committed to fair labor practices but that the tactics we are using are effective."
PSLM does more than plan and carry out rallies in support of its campaigns.
Much of PSLM's work centers around gathering signatures and leafleting members of the Harvard community, including students, Faculty, alumni and workers.
"A year ago [a living wage] was a very controversial thing," Offner says. "You couldn't find someone who questioned Marty Feldstein. The campus is now a place where these things are discussed beyond the level of Ec 10."
Offner says students in the living wage campaign began their involvement by speaking with workers to get a sense of the labor situation at Harvard.