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...three weeks in late April and early May, the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) was the first topic of conversation on campus. “What do you think of the sit-in?” became a common question before class and during meals, and the controversy provoked heated exchanges both in dining halls and on the pages of campus publications. The Massachusetts Hall sit-in and the attendant media campaign catapulted PSLM and the living wage into the national media spotlight—and got more students and faculty talking about the status of Harvard?...
...workers with wages that allow them to live decently in their community. None of Harvard’s workers should live in poverty. Public awareness and condemnation of its wage policies is not something that image-conscious Harvard can easily tolerate, and by focusing attention on the issue, PSLM was able to force Harvard to reconsider what had been described as a closed issue...
...unfortunate that PSLM chose to diverge from its past tactics when it initiated the sit-in. Unlike the PSLM “occupation” of Byerly Hall last spring, which sought to raise awareness of the living wage without interfering with registration for Pre-Frosh Weekend, this action was a blatant disruption of University life. The protesters sought to compel Harvard to agree to PSLM’s demands through their control of administrative offices—a tactic that was inappropriate for the cause...
...cross-section of professors who will be on the committee and the presence of student and union representatives promises that the committee will consider seriously the proposal for a living wage. Nevertheless, all members of the committee should approach their duties with an open mind. Those who sympathize with PSLM should put aside the rhetoric that demonizes the administration and try to work for the best possible outcome for Harvard’s workers. By the same token, those who do not believe in wage floors must not dismiss the idea of a living wage out of hand...
...PSLM member confronted Guerrero and her colleague, she recalls, about signing a statement supporting the sit-in. When Guerrero’s colleague said that it wasn’t her place to sign anything, the PSLM member became angry at them...