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Clerical and technical union organizers said nothing was said about the current UAW effort because they don't feel it remains a significant competitor for worker support. "The UAW is sort of here, but they don't have the support of any of the employees," said organizer Kris A. Rondeau. "It's a moot point," she said...
...Rondeau said there had been past layoffs in public health research areas, such as nutrition and epidemiology. "There have been some layoffs in the past as a result of research money being cut back," she said. "But usually the departments just let people go temporarily, and then they try to rebuild...
...Rondeau wants Harvard to cut back in areasother than personnel. "Harvard technical workersare very low-paid, so, if we are lucky, whenresearch funds are cut, it may be more profitablefor departments to cut back in other areas," saidRondeau...
...Rondeau said she has little influence in thedecision because research workers are notunionized. For the past decade, HUCTW's leadershave been trying to organize Harvard's clericaland technical workers, the only group of Harvardemployees not represented by a certified union...
Harvard has not yet laid off any researchworkers, Rondeau said...