Word: pittston
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...conflict moreclear than in the stocks the University holds. Asof June 30, 1990--the latest date for which listsof the University's major stock holdings areavailable--Harvard had holdings in at least fourcompanies for which members of the governingboards now serve: Atlantic Richfield, IBM, J.P.Morgan & Company and The Pittston Company...
...Campbell, vice president of operations for the Pittston Coal Group, one of the companies cited for alleged tampering, bristles at talk of cheating on dust samples. "I've never seen anyone tamper with the dust-sampling system. It angers me that people say they try to beat the system. It's there to protect people...
...Council's stances on issues ranging from the Pittston coal strike to divestment are completely ineffective, and they force students to question the legitimacy of a body which squanders precious time (and student money) on issues over which it has no control. Not only are the council's forays into political issues unjustifiable, then; they are also counterproductive, damaging administrative and student perceptions of the effectiveness of the Council...
Kitchin was the strongest proponent of one of last year's rare political endeavors: a council resolution supporting the workers in the Pittston Coal Strike...
Although he was congratulated by Perspective for his progressive views, Hornstein has since been a vocal critic from the right of the council who has opposed council stands on issues such as the University's investments in South Africa and its involvement with the Pittston coal miner's strike last fall...